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All 224 places by distance →One day from Queenstown
5 stops, one loop, back by 2:45 pm
90 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Queenstown
- Madeiraviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Hangklipviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Xonxa Damdam · 45 min
- Nonesis Nek Passviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Bongolo Damdam · 45 min
- Back in Queenstown
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Queenstown?
Bongolo Dam (dam, about 7 km), Nonesis Nek Pass (viewpoint, about 15 km), Christ the King Cathedral (church, about 1 km), Madeira (viewpoint, about 6 km), Xonxa Dam (dam, about 32 km), Hangklip (viewpoint, about 18 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Queenstown?
89 places on Spotwander: 34 hill stations & viewpoints, 40 churches, 4 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 5 wildlife, forests & gardens, 2 museums.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Queenstown?
Bowker's Kop, about 2 km by road; Madeira (6 km) is next.
Which is the nearest church to Queenstown?
Wesley Methodist Church, about 1 km by road; St. Columba's Presbyterian Church (0 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Queenstown?
Start in Queenstown, visit Madeira, then Hangklip, then Xonxa Dam, then Nonesis Nek Pass, then Bongolo Dam, and drive back — about 90 km by road in all.