Our Location

Kinloch is located on the South Island of New Zealand at the head of Lake Wakatipu, 45 kilometres due north of Queenstown. Kinloch is surrounded by mountains in every direction: The Humbolt range to the west, and the Richardson range to the east, the stunning view up the Dart River to the north, adjacent to solitary Mt. Alfred. Kinloch Lodge sits on the lake front and is directly across from Glenorchy. Mt. Aspiring National Park begins close by just before the start of the Routeburn track and the start/finish of the Greenstone/ Caples tracks is just 12 km down the road.

How to Get Here

From Queenstown, Kinloch Lodge is reached by a 35 - 45 minute drive from Queenstown to Glenorchy followed by a 26 kilometre scenic drive from Glenorchy that will bring you around the top of the lake to Kinloch Lodge. The road from Glenorchy to Kinloch is a well graded unsealed road for the last 9 kilometres. People arrive at Kinloch by car, bicycle, jet-boat, kayak, motorcycle or minibus. Transfers can be easily arranged from Queenstown, and a 5-minute boat or 30 minute kayak trip across Lake Wakatipu can also be arranged, please see Kinloch Lodge's Transfers page for more information.


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