Skyline Gondola Queenstown

I think I have said this before but..... I will say it again.... NZ is WOW, and none more so than our latest stop, Queenstown.

The drive from Te Anau to Queenstown included more fantastic scenic views ... including our first view of the The Remakables ... WOW.

Approaching Queenstown alongside the mountain range, we stopped at …

We headed into Queenstown with plans to meet our friend from Buenos Aires. A three hour lunch and catch up session later we parted ways for a bit but decided to meet again for some drinks in the evening. We headed around some of the shops and down to the harbour front, which is lovely, before cooking some tea and getting ready to go out. We …

Happy end! Nach langen Tagen des Hoffens und des Bangens kam doch noch kurz vor Schluss mein Handy in Queenstown an. Dummerweise hatte ich es im Backpacker beim Franz Josef Glacier liegen gelassen. Nun bin ich natürlich tierisch froh, mein ... zweitbestes Stück wieder in Händen zu halten. Hurra! So ganz schlimm war die Zeit ohne …

So . . . you might think we've taken enough photos of snow-capped mountains -- wrong! Lot's more today. First, a quick tour with Lawrence (McSkimming) with great photo ops.

Then, at noon, we boarded the TSS Earnslaw -- an original coal-fired passenger steamship (first launched Oct 19, 1912 . . .it's her 100th anniversary and …

Today is an adventure day!! Good news it was not an early start! the walk back last night was ********* my ankle than i thought, especially because I took the long way.... A few of us were headed to the zip trek. We got to take the gondola up the hill again and sign in for the zip line. Our start time was 1:40 and we got into our harnesses around 2 …

20th - 25th January 2012

Queenstown

On the way to Queenstown we saw some really beautiful scenery at several of the stops which included Wanaka, we also got to see some people do bungy jumping. One of the stops was at thunder creek falls which was this really nice waterfall, but if you stared at it for too long when you looked …

Many of the Drop bears booked in to go to Milford Sound the morning after we arrived and needed to be ready to go by 6.30 am!!!!!! It was early, but as we found out - well worth the effort. We left when it was still dark and snoozed until we got to Te Anua where we had the opportunity to eat, drink coffee and stock up for lunch. the scenery along …

After a quick stay in Wanaka after returning from the West Coast, Jesse and I were off to our final destination, Queenstown. Queenstown was the reason why I decided to travel to New Zealand and was the catalyst for choosing to spend six weeks in New Zealand (after some research and discussion). Queenstown is considered by most to be the extreme …

Hey Guys, Well those stars sure were a blessing as the weather has definitely changed for the better and we have had a truly amazing week. We woke the next morning to blue skies, YAY! We took a trip down to the lake at our camp site, and it completely blew us away. The mountains in the background and them reflecting in the water, we stood with our …

Wow! Queensland is just stunningly beautiful and a trip to Milford Sounds makes it even better. A lovely little town with a lovely friendly atmosphere. Enjoy the pictures and the nice little video …

... ridiculous amount of activities! It started on our first morning with a Ziptrek through the trees from the top of the Skyline Gondola back into Queenstown.  We met up with my friend Laura the night before and it turned out that we had booked the ...

... was extremely impressive, with music, dancing, food and shopping. Perfect. The following day we walked to the top of the Skyline Gondola for impressive views of the city, a hot chocolate, and some carrot cake. After being encouraged by Rob not to buy ...

... a town out of the old wild west. We grabbed some freshly made chocolate from a store and made our way back to Queenstown to go up to the Skyline Gondola to get a view of the town. Once up there we embarked on our Luge part of the trip and bombed down ...

... doorstep. Unsurprisingly the Remarkables was closed today due to high winds so we ventured along the road and, as in Rotorua, Queenstown had it's own Skyline Gondola cable car up to the neighbouring Bob's Peak with a luge ride at the top, but a notice ...

... facilities were spot on, but you had to pay for a hot shower, although it was only $1 for 6 mins which was plenty of time. The Skyline Gondola was quite near to the campsite so we went on it to the top of Bob's Peak. We paid $33 for the return gondola ...

... was flooded!! damn!!! :o( So after being let down by a sodding river flood we decided to go on the "Skyline Gondola".The Gondola cableway whisks you smoothly up 450 metres as Queenstown drops away below. Breathtaking views from the top extend almost ...

... the Long White Cloud -- man where they not kidding! Mom and I put on rain gear and went into town. We drove to the Skyline Gondola and checked in with the Parapenting company. They said to check back around 12 or 1pm. I did learn that "parapenting" and ...

... day in Queenstown we had such a gorgeous day...started out with the usual coffee's and stuff...then decided we should take the Skyline gondola...great views and sites  (see pics) spent about 3 hrs up there ...back to Pat's..a little rest and the to ...

... ich nichts mehr gegessen :-)  Nach einer Erkundungstour durch die Innenstadt haben Gino und ich uns dazu entschlossen mit der Gondelbahn ("Skyline Gondola") auf den "Bob's Peak" zu fahren, von dem man einen tollen Blick über die Stadt und den See ...

... night at Aspen Lodge and stayed up late talking to a British couple who were travelling and looking for work in New Zealand. Monday, I relaxed in Queenstown having a look around the shops and lying on the lakeside beach, which, much like Wanaka, was ...