Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
DON'T MISS
It would be a shame to come all this way to NZ's southern lakes without actually get-
ting out on the water. Fortunately Queenstown's 'Lady of the Lake' will happily oblige.
Steamer Wharf, Beach St, Queenstown; tours from $55)
plies the waters of Lake Wakatipu on lake
tours and excursions to the high-country Walter Peak Farm, where you can see sheep-
shearing and deft dog demonstrations.
Built in 1912 (the same year as theTitanic), theEarnslawstarted life transporting
sheep, cargo and passengers to surrounding high-country stations, but now is one of
the oldest tourist attractions in Central Otago and the only remaining passenger-car-
rying, coal-fired steamship in the Southern Hemisphere. Despite her age, the old girl
still works 14-hour days in the summer months and cruises for 11 months of the year.
DOC Offices
8.30am-5.30pm)
St, Wanaka; 8am-5pm daily Nov-Apr, 8.30am-5pm Mon-Fri, 9.30am-4pm Sat May-Oct)
8am-5pm daily
Dec-Mar, 8am-5pm Mon-Fri Apr & Nov, closed May-Oct)
Te Anau-Manapouri Rd;
8.30am-4.30pm, to 6pm 9 Dec-16 Mar)
GATEWAY TOWNS
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Queenstown (
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Glenorchy (
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Te Anau (
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Wanaka (
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