Kawarau Jet Queenstown

Main Town Pier, Marine Parade Queenstown , South Island, New Zealand - Phone: 61 3 409 000; 0800 KAWARAU (52 92 72)
  • Traveler Rating 4.00
    28 reviews 5 travel blogs 1 photo

    Attraction Type:

    Group tour/boat

    Popularity

    13of 41 attractions in Queenstown

TravelPod Member ReviewsKawarau Jet Queenstown

  • Fast & Furious

    5

    jackdonoghue45 7 contributions Beverly, United States Jun 25, 2010

    Boats were unbelievably powerful and maneuverable.. owuld run at speed in a puddle

    This review is the subjective opinion of a TravelPod member and not of TravelPod.com.

Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Visited this Attraction Kawarau Jet Queenstown

  • 1

    Queenstown

    25 photos

    Arrived at the hotel, the Rydges Lakeland Resort, MAP, GPS(45 02 06.85S, 168 39 07.27E) in the early evening. The hotel was right in the center of town with all guest rooms facing Lake Wakatipu, across the street,The rooms were nice, but the view was fantastic. At dinner a great fireworks show, totally unexpected, started outside the windows. This …

  • 2

    Happy New Year

    13 photos

    Our site at Queenstown was a bit of a shock to the system compared to the facility laden, laid back atmosphere of Wanaka, the site was ok, although was not very attractive, facilities were fine, but unfortunately we got plonked next to the noisy neighbours, and having put up with it for a couple of nights, we got fed up and asked to move on New …

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  • 1

    Queenstown

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    ... the jump. If you ever have the chance make sure you do it at least once in your life! Tues 28th March Went on the Kawarau Jet this morning, which was Sara's treat. It consists of a two hour jet boat ride around the lake and onto the Kawarau ...

  • 2

    The Adventure Capital of New Zealand

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    ... in Vudu cafe and then ended up blogging. Then the sun came out and off we went. The first on the agenda was jet boating with Kawarau jet. It is supposed to be better than the overrated shotover jet and it is cheaper. It leaves from the main pier in ...

  • 3

    Queenstown

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    ... morning, The mountain views from the room were unbelievable. Had a very good breakfast, then walked down to the Queenstown Wharf to board the Kawarau Jet boats. The walk was only about 1/3 mile. It was a chilly morning with frost and ice on the ...

  • 4

    Happy New Year

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    ... 15 minute walk from our campsite down to the main town for a Jet Boat ride. These things have become obligatory when visiting New Zealand and you see them everywhere, especially in and around Queenstown. The most famous one being the Shotover Jet, but ...

  • 5

    New Zealand - From Queenstown to Christchurch

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    ... went on the luges, it was like the ones in Rotorua but this time we went on the advanced track!! We also went on the Kawarau Jet boat, which goes through Lake Wakatipu, Kawarau River and up Shotover River. The boat goes 85kmph and did 360 degree turns in ...