Mercure Resort Queenstown

... and enjoyed them in a picnic area along Lake Wakatipu on the way to Queenstown.  After checking into the Mercure Resort Queenstown, we walked into town and browsed the shops and enjoyed the views of the Remarkables Mountain Range all ...

... 'ßig kürzere, aber kurvige und steilere Strecke der Cardrona Valley Road (einem der größten Skigebiete in NZ) nach Queenstown, anstatt über den ausbetonierten State Highway über Cromwell zu jagen. Es ist eine wirklich ganz tolle Landschaft, wie aus ...

... ! (not just me then!).  We saw 2 very young boys, no older than 10, both of whom did the jump! Back at Queenstown it was a lovely sunny day.  It’s a beautiful town set around a lake, with a great atmosphere, lovely restaurants and cafes ...

... ll totally be back there on my next NZ trip. After that excitement, we headed to FergBerger for lunch (delicious!), and then explored Queenstown.  Did the Gondola ride up to the Skyline area, where we took lots of pictures and rode a chair ...

... a good night though. On Friday I had to cancel my volunteering again, but this time it was because I had an interview at the Mercure Resort. Over the last week or so I had been chatting to the personal manager at the Mercure via email, and we had finally ...

The most beautiful view ...

... offices - called i sites - useful. They are staffed by usually cheerful and helpful folks and can book both accomodation and tours. The Queenstown branch was extra helpful securing us a B & B deal at the Mercure - with lake view! This turned out ...

... nbsp; There is bungy jumping (an activity for the insane in my opinion but which was invented just outside of Queenstown), paragliding, skydiving, parachuting, jet-boating, white water rafting and river surfing.  To further enjoy the beauty of nature ...

... to see in one go, you have to do it in stages. We English overuse superlatives to the point where they become devalued. Queenstown is truly magnificent. Dave's gone off to Milford Sound today, having got up at something stupid o'clock to do so. I'm ...

... 19 JUN DUNEDIN / QUEENSTOWN Transfer by coach from your hotel to Queenstown. On arrival into Queenstown you will be transferred to the Mercure Resort, Sainsbury Road for a four night stay MON 20 JUN QUEENSTOWN TUE 21 JUN QUEENSTOWN ...

This sleepy town on the shores of Lake Wanaka is some 100Km to the north of Queenstown. We are staying at the Oakridge Resort about 3Km north of the Lake. We traveled back on the Queenstown road towards the Airport to visit the Wanaka Transport & Toy ...

12th December We flew to Queenstown, via Christchurch, picked up our car.  The chap at the Avis counter was very friendly and announced that he lived in Malvern!!  The car was newer than the one in the North Island but otherwise the same. We ...

After our time in Queenstown, it was time to leave the town of adrenaline for a little quiet time in Wanaka before our last big adventure on the glaciers. Wanaka is a beautiful little town situated by a lake. There isn't much to do there except take ...

... a mosaic of golds and oranges and reds.  The resulting reflections were stunning. They At Wanaka I had booked us into the Mercure Oakridge Resort (great deal on Wotif.com) It was a little hard to find, being on the back road to Queenstown and not on ...