Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown

Around Wakatipu Lake, you can shop and eat a variety of food from various restaurants to souvenir shops, so it was the most frequently visited place among Queen's Town travel schedules. We had New Year's Day 2023 here, which was enough to enjoy a small fireworks show and a pretty sunset, and it was such a pretty place to wrap up the journey.

A place where you can find panoramic views of the Lake very so wonderful and see how blue waters and forest are original. Any habitat and species, life and growth this is located .

These pictures were taken in December. Breathtaking view! Take the cable car so you can see the lake, the mountains and the city of Queenstown. So relaxing up there. You can have a picnic up there. There are plenty of areas to sit down. Then hike up to even see a better view of the lake. So gorgeous!

Lake Wakatipu is the New Zealand’s longest lake at about 84 kilometres long. It is also New Zealand’s third-largest lake (after Lake Taupo and Lake Te Anau) at 291 km². Lake Wakatipu is also so deep that it actually dips below sea level! The surface of the lake sits at 310m above sea level, but at its deepest point, the lake is 380 metres deep. Its name comes from Maori, Whakatipu wai-māori, which could mean “growing bay” or “bay of spirits”, depending on the translation of the historic Southern dialect. Lake Wakatipu fills a deep valley carved into the mountains by ancient glaciers. Views from Fernhill of an impressive trio - Queenstown, Lake Wakatipu and the Remarkables. In Queenstown, there's always a new vista around the corner. The Dart and Rees Rivers flows into the northern end of Lake Wakatipu; the Kawarau River, beginning near Queenstown, handles its outflow. The lake occupies a single, glacier-carved trench and is bordered on all sides by tall mountains, the highest of which is Mount Earnslaw (2819 metres). Settlements around the lake shore include Queenstown and the villages of Kingston, Glenorchy and Kinloch. Because of its unusual shape, Lake Wakatipu has a 'tide' (more correctly, an unusually large seiche or "standing wave"), which causes the water to rise and fall about 10 centimetres every 25 minutes or so. Maori legend links this phenomenon to the heartbeat of a huge monster named Matau, who is said to be slumbering at the bottom of the lake. Cruising across Lake Wakatipu on a restored steamship is a blissful way to appreciate the magnificent alpine scenery. The T.S.S. Earnslaw cruises the lake every day. Complete with a bright red funnel, white hull and kauri timber decks, this vintage steamship is a New Zealand icon. The Spirit of Queenstown Scenic Tour is another way to appreciate the beauty the of this lake. The tour takes you across the lake to the isolated Mt Nicholas High Country Farm and into the aqua shallows of Bob’s Cove. Lake Wakatipu offers year-round trout fishing - the mouths of the Greenstone and Lochy Rivers are particularly rewarding. In summer, the lake's beaches are popular for swimming. The Lake Wakatipu Ride, part of the Queenstown Trails, is a leisurely way to experience this stunning part of the country * Some photos courtesy of Internet. Thanks!

Very beautiful & scenic lake. You can access the lake via many locations, including a 30 mins trial. However, I chose to stop by near Wilson place. There is a small parking areas for cars, and you can enjoy the tranquil of the lake.