Six Wild Days in Queenstown

New Zealand · 6 days · Untravel editors

By Untravel editors · Published 11 August 2026

Bungy, jet boats and après-everything — the adventure-capital trip for a crew that came to send it. Big days, big nights, and one fiord cruise to remind you why you came.

6 days and 9 stops — Queenstown and Wānaka, with two moves between them. It opens with land and lakefront. Every stop carries the note that put it on the list. Read it all here, no app and no account.

The 6-day New Zealand itinerary, day by day

Day 01 · Queenstown

Land and lakefront

Eat · Queenstown · Lakefront · burger

Fergburger

Drop bags, the famous burger, lakefront beers — the easy landing.

Drink · Queenstown · Evening · bars

Queenstown bar strip

An easy first night scoping the bar scene — the whole town is walkable.

Day 02 · Queenstown

Send it

Do · Queenstown · ~NZD $192

Kawarau Bridge Bungy

The world's original commercial bungy (~NZD $192).

Do · Queenstown · ~NZD $123

Shotover Jet

Canyon jet boat (~NZD $123). Skydive over the lake if the group's feeling brave. Celebrate after — the bar strip is small but goes hard.

Day 03 · Queenstown

Milford reset

Do · Queenstown · Full 12–13 hr day

Milford Sound

The full 12–13 hour coach + cruise day. Even an adrenaline crew needs the jaw-on-the-floor scenery day. Quiet night to recover.

Day 04 · Queenstown

Gondola + luge + more

Do · Queenstown · ~NZD $78

Skyline Gondola

Gondola + luge (race the group, ~NZD $78), then more adventure if the legs are up for it — paragliding, the Nevis swing for the truly unhinged. Big night out.

Transfer · day 4 → 525 km apart

QNS

Queenstown

WNK

Wānaka

Day 05 · Wānaka

Wānaka day-trip

Do · Wānaka · 16km · day-trip

Roys Peak Track

Drive over the Crown Range — a Wānaka lake swim, Roys Peak if anyone's keen (16km; closed Oct 1–Nov 10).

Drink · Wānaka · Evening · night out

Last big Queenstown night

Beers at Federal Diner in Wānaka, then back for the last big Queenstown night out.

Transfer · day 5 → 625 km apart

WNK

Wānaka

QNS

Queenstown

Day 06 · Queenstown

Out

Do · Queenstown · Morning · out

Lake Wakatipu

Recovery brunch, lakefront walk, fly home.

The questions everyone asks

When is the best time to do this 6-day New Zealand itinerary?

Dec–Feb is the window this route is built around. Within each day the timing is as deliberate as the month: 5 of the 9 stops are morning-first and 3 are after dark.

How do the 6 days split between Queenstown and Wānaka?

5 in Queenstown and 1 in Wānaka — 6 days and 9 stops in total. The days are self-contained, so you can drop one from either end without unpicking the rest.

How much travelling is there between towns?

Two moves across 6 days: Queenstown → Wānaka (about 25 km), Wānaka → Queenstown (about 25 km). Everything else runs out and back from wherever you are staying, so you unpack two times.

What is actually on the list?

9 stops: 6 things to do, 1 places to eat and 2 bars. Among them Fergburger, Shotover Jet and Roys Peak Track. Each one carries the note explaining why it is on the list and when to go.

How do I save this New Zealand itinerary to my phone?

Scan the code above, or open this page on your phone and tap Save. The 9 stops land in your Untravel bucket grouped into Queenstown and Wānaka, notes attached. Put your own dates on it and the 6 days rebuild around them.