Jetboating at speed is one of the popular 'sports' in Queenstown. There are several companies operating here with the Shotover and the Kawarau rivers being used extensively. This activity is not for the faint-hearted and it is important that you hold on! Some boats have a heated handrail for you to hold onto. These boats are powered with lpg and are specially built for the job they do. Other sports include paragliding, hanggliding, paraponting, rafting, 4wd safaris hiking, and in winter shiing and snowboarding on the many fields that surround this basin.