Mercure Resort Queenstown

Travel Blogs from Queenstown

Gondolas and Gold

A travel blog entry by albertine

Everyone should start their day strolling around the base of a glacier! We took a walk around the Fox Glacier this morning, admiring that element that I hoped not to see this calendar year – snow! This glacier and its neighbor, Franz Joseph Glacier, are reportedly the most accessible glaciers in the world due to their low altitudes.

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Queenstown

A travel blog entry by carolsiqueira75

The most beautiful view ever!

OMiGodLookAtDatView

A travel blog entry by dave_and_si

Gentle reader. I know that generally we post our diary entries when we leave a town, but I wanted to show you the view from our hotel window. When we arrived yesterday afternoon (Sun 19/6) I spent an hour on the balcony just trying to take it in. The view is too big to see in one go, you have to do it in stages. We English overuse superlatives to …

A real jewel

A travel blog entry by geoffandpaula

Oh my god, a twisting, turning switchback drive along the Crown Range Road which took us up to 1121 metres above sea level, New Zealand’s highest road with views to match and higher than Snowdon's peak. We were held up on the top while road crews repaired the road below us which was no hardship. Then down the switchback into Queenstown …

Words and photos can`t describe today`s scenery!!!

A travel blog entry by gillb1954

Tuesday 27th November

We got up at 6.00am, sun was shining and we were on the road by 7.00am as we had an almost 8 hour drive to Queenstown. Once off the main coastal area and into the hills the scenery was absolutely stunning. It was a mix of the best bits of Snowdonia and the Lake District (on a sunny clear day!) with the mountains of …