Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 03-442 2299;
www.rdtours.co.nz
)
Half-day 4WD tours head through a high-country
sheep station in a remote valley between Mts Earnslaw and Alfred (adult/child $185/92).
Full-day tours include LOTR sites around Paradise (adult/child $295/150). Prices include
pick-up from Queenstown.
Sleeping & Eating
Kinloch Lodge
LODGE, CAFE $
( 03-442 4900;
www.kinlochlodge.co.nz
;
Kinloch Rd; dm $35, d with/without bathroom from
$140/85; )
Across Lake Wakatipu from Glenorchy (26km by road; five minutes
by boat), this wonderfully remote 1868 lodge rents mountain bikes, offers guided kayak-
ing and provides transfers to tramping trailheads. The Heritage Rooms are small but styl-
ish, with shared bathrooms. Rooms in the YHA-associated hostel are comfy and colour-
ful, and there's a post-tramp hot tub. The excellent cafe-bar is open for lunch year-round
and for à la carte dinners in summer and set dinners in winter.
DOC Kinloch Campsite
CAMPSITE $
(
www.doc.govt.nz
;
Kinloch Rd; adult/child $6/3)
Right by the lake and Kinloch Lodge, this
standard DOC campsite has toilets, a barbecue and pure lake water for drinking. Head to
the lodge for hot showers ($6) and meals.
Mt Earnslaw Motels
MOTEL $$$
( 03-442 6993; mtearnslaw@xtra.co.nz; 89 Oban St, Glenorchy; r $120; )
Springtime
flowers enliven the gardens of this unassuming but tidy seven-room motel. The well-
priced units have comfy recliners, small kitchens and large beds, but won't win any
awards for style.
Glenorchy Lake House
B&B $$$
$$$
( 03-442 7084;
www.glenorchylakehouse.co.nz
; Mull St, Glenorchy; r $325-380; )
After a
day's tramping, recharge in the spa pool of this lakefront B&B. Other little luxuries in-
clude Egyptian cotton sheets, flat-screen TVs and nice toiletries. Transfers to the Route-
burn and Greenstone Tracks are available.
Glenorchy Cafe
CAFE $$$
(Mull St, Glenorchy; mains $10-20, pizzas $25; 9am-5pm Sun-Wed, to 9pm Thu-Sat Jan-Apr,
10am-5pm Sun-Fri, to 9pm Sat May-Dec)
Grab a sunny table out the back of this cute little
