Suburb in Queenstown, New Zealand
Shotover Country
Shotover Country is a suburb of Queenstown in the South Island of New Zealand.
It has around 810 sections and was originally 202 hectares when first rezoned from rural to residential.
The suburb began in 2012 when sections first came up for sale. The postcode of Shotover Country is listed as Lower Shotover.
How locals move
Getting around Shotover Country the local way
- Get inQueenstown Airport also provides for private jets and other aircraft, and there is a huge number of helicopter take-offs and landings each day.
- Get inTaxis into town cost about $35-45 while Supershuttle shared vans will take you straight to your accommodation for $26 for one or two people (Mar 2019).
- Get inNational sightseeing tour operator GreatSights New Zealand has daily tour options to Queenstown from Christchurch via Mt Cook and operates daily services to the West Coast including (Fox Glacier Franz Josef and Greymouth).
- Get aroundThere are a number of tour operators to be found in the CBD of Queenstown.
- Get aroundTransport from Queenstown's CBD to adventure activities is often part of the tour package.
- Go nextMore distant tourist destinations such as Te Anau and Milford Sound are a day trip away, with many tour operators providing bus tours and flights.
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