Blog Entries tagged 'queenstown'
Travel Blogs Entries tagged 'queenstown'
- New Zealand - Queenstown, Milford Sound, ArrowtownSunday 7th February 2016 Flight over the Southern Alps, Milford Sound and Arrowtown Milford Sound Scenic Flight and cruise We had bought our breakfast to eat in so we were ready to go. The conditions were perfect- warm with no cloud. Hav Posted by PetersF in New Zealand | Mar 20, 2021
- New Zealand - Mt.Cook to Queenstown; EarnslawSaturday 6th February 2016 Bendigo Country; Mt. Cook to Queenstown, Lindis Pass, Kawarau Mt Cook to Tarras We had a leisurely get up before heading back down Lake Pukaki towards Twizel (sadly pronounced Twy-zel, not Twi-zel). The colour of the Posted by PetersF in New Zealand | Mar 20, 2021
- A week-end to hike in Queenstown, NZ If you had to visit only one place in New Zealand (that's not ideal but let's assume), it would be Queenstown. It's on the edge of Lake Whakatipu, surrounded by mountain ranges that will leave you literally speechless. [img=https://photos.travellersp Posted by sam_travels in Sam Travels the World | Jun 17, 2019
- Monday 18th Feb - Queenstown to Wanaka 112km ( 1 hour 28 ) Checked out of our motel early and heading into Queenstown to meet our bus for our Skippers Canyon Jet tour. Meet time was 8.20 and when we Posted by kez64 in New Zealand Feb 2019 | Feb 18, 2019
- The Highest Mountain I've Ever Climbed I woke will, cleared away the condensation from the windows and had him look out on the amazing lake views. The beauty encouraged us to get up and climb the beautiful mountain we could see in front of us. We Posted by FarandFree in New Zealand | Mar 29, 2019
- Sunday 17th Feb - QueenstownOur hotel in front of the Remarkables and with the morning clouds down low - Up and left home just after 9am and drove ou Posted by kez64 in New Zealand Feb 2019 | Feb 17, 2019
- Saturday Feb 16th Te Anau to Queenstown Checked out and went back in to Te Anau for a last look around - the little town is full on tourist hub but it is nice and quiet down by the lake. [img=ht Posted by kez64 in New Zealand Feb 2019 | Feb 16, 2019
- Friday 15th Feb Te Anau Day 2 Up very early today - 5.15am - left to head into Te Anau for our Milford Sound tour. It is 240km each way and the drive can be quite dangerous, so we decide Posted by kez64 in New Zealand Feb 2019 | Feb 14, 2019
- QueenstownWe only had one full day in Queenstown, which was just enough for us as we weren't planning any of the adventure activities it is famous for. It would have been nice to have some time to go up to Posted by pkaplicz in New Zealand and Sydney 2019 | Mar 1, 2019
- Around QueenstownOn 15th we drove to a few different vineyards on the outskirts of queenstown in the Gibbston valley (on the road out to Cromwell). We found most of these wineries only sell wine to take away rather than to sit in Posted by Louisejhcowan in Chris and Lou’s NZ Van Adventures | Jan 27, 2019
- Lake Manapouri to Queenstown via Milford SoundFrom the swing bridge we drove to Manapouri which is just below Te Anu. We walked along the lake and stayed in the ground of a motel. It was a sunny day so also did some jobs on the van. [img=https://photos.travellerspoint.com/960524/8DFD6899-1809-42BB Posted by Louisejhcowan in Chris and Lou’s NZ Van Adventures | Jan 14, 2019
- The Place for Adrenaline JunkiesQueenstown is beautifully embedded in the surrounding mountains and is, despite its altitude of only 300 above sea level, a ski and snowboard resort. It was in this very town bungy jump was born and the list of adventurous things Posted by bejjan in New Zealand and Australia | Oct 19, 2018
- Stay and Work or Go On?My Deep South trip and the good times with the small group we were were now over. We arrived back in Queenstown where I stayed in a different hostel this time. From my visit at Lake Wanaka a bunch of Posted by jan.wegener in Jan Goes Down Under | Mar 31, 2015
- QueenstownWe left Wanaka behind us and head to Queenstown. Making our way around Lake Dunstan, we grabbed some lunch and bound for the Kawarau Gorge. There, the scenery transformed into rugged rocky terrain. Early in the days, this posed Posted by jan.wegener in Jan Goes Down Under | Mar 25, 2015
- Ski countryRob is still traumatised from writing the last entry so it's back to me to carry on our journey past Franz Josef, first stop being 10 minutes along a windy mountain road (the only road that runs along the west Posted by KulaRing in KulaRing Supermoon | Feb 19, 2016
- Multiple Perspectives on Te Anau Sadly it was our last day in Fiordland today and with the help of our host we had already decided to make the most of it. She was very helpful when we went to check out Posted by Gill's Travels in Round the World in 140 days | Nov 18, 2015
- Planning Your Trip Around Your Stomach We had more or less geared today around the fact that the hostel was serving a roast dinner this evening "better than your mother can cook". So before we went out we booked ourselves Posted by Gill's Travels in Round the World in 140 days | Nov 16, 2015
- The Best of Queenstown Without the Adrenalin Rush After a great deal of deliberation about what we were going to do in Queenstown, we eventually decided on a tour that seemed to suit. Part of the problem is that we really aren't adre Posted by Gill's Travels in Round the World in 140 days | Nov 16, 2015
- Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park surrounds Travelling back from Cradle Mountain, we made a point to stop at any points of interest and going just that little bit further to see the nearby towns. Even the little thin Posted by charlystyles in Charly & Eric's adventure | Feb 1, 2015
- Ice and AdrenalinOn our way to Queenstown we stopped at the Franz Josef Glacier - a glacier that is called that way, because an Austrian first climbed the Franz Josef Mountain and named it (being a good Austrian) after the then rulling Posted by tastingtheworld in Tasting the world | Jul 27, 2014
- Our Second Superb Week in New Zealand... After an amazing 6 days to the start of our New Zealand camping roadtrip, we left the spectacular Milford Sound and drove the four hours up to Queenstown. Both Ben and I really loved Posted by AmyRossiter26 in Amy's Travelsome Adventures | Apr 19, 2014
- Queenstown, Southland, New Zealand===Franz Josef - Queenstown (352km / 219m)=== What should have been a 6 - 7 hour drive through some of New Zealand's most stunning scenery from Franz Josef to Queenstown actually turned into 7 hours of driving through a low cloud Posted by Nick-n-Charlie in Our Honeymoon World Tour | Jan 21, 2014
- Queenstown===Arrival...=== [img=https://photos.travellerspoint.com/596544/P7176826.jpg thumb=https://photos.travellerspoint.com/596544/th Posted by Goannaray in Exploring with Goannaray | Sep 3, 2013
- Mt Field National Park to Queenstown===Mt Field NP - Lake St Clair=== [img=https://photos.travellerspoint.com/596544/P7166721.jpg thumb=https://photos.travellerspo Posted by Goannaray in Exploring with Goannaray | Sep 1, 2013
- Storming the South IslandWe kicked off our southern adventure in Nelson, a town in the north east corner of the island that attracted us chiefly because of its proximity to the famed Abel Tasman National Park, New Zealand's smallest national park but also Posted by kate1401 in The World Ahead | Jun 20, 2013
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