Glenorchy is a small settlement at the northern end of Lake Wakatipu in the South Island region of Otago, New Zealand. It is approximately by road or boat from Queenstown, the nearest large town. There are two pubs, a café and a range of small shops in the town catering mainly to tourists but also to the small resident population. There is also a small airstrip which caters to small planes.
The locality of Paradise is nearby.
The Dart River / Te Awa Whakatipu and Rees River flow into the head of Lake Wakatipu at Glenorchy, and Blanket Bay, an indentation in the coast of Lake Wakatipu, is just to the south of the settlement.
Naming
Glenorchy was named after Glen Orchy, a valley in Argyll, Scotland.
Demographics
Glenorchy is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement. It covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km<sup>2</sup>. It is part of the much larger Glenorchy statistical area.