Hippo Lodge Backpackers

4 Anderson Heights, Queenstown, South Island, 9300, New Zealand | Hostel

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All kinds of sillyness

A travel blog entry by brummy1

10

24/12/03 Awoke fairly early and headed into town to investigate and maybe see if there is any sillyness to do here on xmas day. After a quick wander i came to the conclusion that there was not a whole heap to do xmas day, but the town was quite cool, full of oudoors shops and the like. So i completed my xmas shopping for B&B and headed back to …

Back already

A travel blog entry by brummy1

4

30/01/04 And we're back. After a really good couple of days in Milford and Te Anau (i'll ignore Invercargill here, suffice to say it's a bit of a pit!),we got back in the car and headed home to queenstown and the familiarity if the Hippo. So what's happened since then?!, well i've quit my job as i'm leaving fairly soon (well in theory....) and that …

Leaving NZ

A travel blog entry by brummy1

4

23/02/04 Well after a most emotional fair well to QT i headed in the direction of Dunedin on the infamous Tragic Bus. Arried, after going via a number of fairly random and spectacular places, at the Adventurer Backpacker. Something of a Tottenham Hotspurs of hostels, achieving middle table respectability with a selection of average and functional …

Wellington to Queenstown - Day 260

A travel blog entry by christosp

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This afternoon we flew to Queenstown via Christchurch. We're carrying 26kg each in our backpacks which we confirmed on the scales at the airport, ouch! The first flight was delayed and we only had a half an hour to play with to catch our connecting flight. We spoke to the flight attendant about our predicament on the first flight and he spoke to …

Routeburn Track to Queenstown - Day 267

A travel blog entry by christosp

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3

The tramp is officially over with 107km covered in Mount Aspiring and Fiordland national parks. A good effort I reckon! It certainly wasn't easy but very enjoyable and well worth the effort. Defiantly the best way to appreciate New Zealand's majestic landscapes is to hit the trails, I don't think there's any other way. We only had a short 3km, 45 …

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This hostel, located on 4 Anderson Heights, Queenstown, is near Segway on Q, The Helicopter Line Queenstown, Lord of the Rings Tour, and Challenge Rafting.
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    TravelPod Member ReviewsHippo Lodge Backpackers Queenstown

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    Reviewed Mar 6, 2013
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