>Queenstown has a lot of activites, you don't have to hit the night clubs :)
> http://www.queenstown-nz.co.nz/information/Activities/
>It is (for most tourists) the gateway to Milford sound.

An excellent way to Milford Sound is to stay and Te Anau (said as Tea 
Ah-now) (another YHA) and take the post bus. He will collect you from the 
hostel, and take you back in the evening. He has several mini-busses he uses 
depending on how many people he has that day, and adjusts the mail delivery 
to be on the outward or return trip, depending on what the boating companies 
tell him about the weather conditions at the sound. Also tends to be cheaper 
than taking one of the tourist busses, and can also get you to the earlier 
boats if he thinks that is the way to go. He is also amenable to stopping 
off at various points for photos, and has pre-selected points such as at the 
tunnel mouth to Milford. The receptionist at the hostel will know who to 
call to make the booking with the Post van.

While at Te Anau, take a boat trip across the lake, which drops you at the 
far end of the lake where you change to a bus, which takes you over to 
Doubtful Sound. This sound is the outfall from a power station which is 
inside the mountain you cross, On the way back the bus goes down into the 
generator hall inside the mountain. Those who have a paranoia of confined 
spaces are allowed off before going down the tunnel. At the Sound there is 
another boat trip which takes you down to the open sea. Plenty of sea lions 
and sometimes porpoises to see as well as the stunning scenery. You can only 
do this trip by starting with the boat trip. 

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