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Where the Action Is
THIS MONTH: Queenstown, New Zealand
Where? Suite Two of the exquisite five-room Eichardt’s Private Hotel, in the center of Queenstown, New Zealand. Originally built in 1870, this lovingly restored property is now supervised by co-owner and general manager Victoria Shaw.
What? Your front-facing windows look over Lake Wakatipu, with the aptly named mountain range the Remarkables soaring sky-high beyond.
Why? You are in one of the world’s most extreme sports centers, where you can’t wait to get out and bungee jump, mountain bike, hike and water ski.
The WOWfactor: Take a break from all that activity with a leisurely lake tour on the TSS Earnslaw, a twin screw steamer built in 1912, moored only 100 yards from the hotel.
(Mary Gostelow is editor-in-chief of WOW.travel, the online magazine of kiwicollection.com. She is also a regular columnist for enRoute magazine.)
Getting there
We offer daily service to Auckland via Sydney, with convenient connections to Queenstown, in co-operation with our Star Alliance™ member airline Air New Zealand. As of December 14, 2007, enjoy non-stop service between Vancouver and Sydney on the new state-of-the-art Boeing 777. Book now. And take advantage of our great deals on car rentals.