Paradise Pictures will enable you to capture Paradise in all its glory.
Theoretically, it’s only a 40-minute drive from Queenstown to Glenorchy at the head of Lake Wakatipu, but no visitor has ever made it in that time. The scenery is just too magnificent, so photo stops are obligatory. To get the very best images you can, of subjects and views you wouldn’t find on your own, you should do a tour at the top of the lake with Laurence Belcher of Paradise Pictures. For five or so hours, he will escort you around Glenorchy, suggesting shots and angles that will stun your Instagram followers, and give you a whole new respect for, and knowledge of, what your camera is actually capable of doing.
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Queenstown has been badly hit by the lack of tourists over the last year. “The further you are from Auckland, the tougher it gets. You have to get on an airplane, and it’s pretty expensive.” Regions reliant on tourists, such as Queenstown and the West Coast, had asked the Government for more assistance and been turned down. A couple of weeks ago, after it became clear there was no support package for tourism generally, Boult said he had asked the Government for a date when trans-Tasman travel would begin, but had not been given one. “Businesses are looking down a pretty dark hole. If we have a date, many of them will find a way to survive.”
Hotel review: Camp Glenorchy eco cabins
3 Feb, 2021 03:00 AM
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Camp Glenorchy, the perfect base camp from which to explore the stunning valley. Photo / Bernado Barbarosa
Camp Glenorchy, the perfect base camp from which to explore the stunning valley. Photo / Bernado Barbarosa
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Camp Glenorchy, Glenorchy, Central Otago
Beautifully designed, immaculately kept luxury cabins with more green credentials than you can shake a sustainably grown stick at.
Location
A 45-minute drive along Lake Wakatipu from Queenstown in the picturesque town of Glenorchy, which sits in a glacial valley, the camp offers 360-degree views of the surrounding Humboldt and Richardson mountain ranges. It s hard to imagine the whole area was at one time sitting beneath a gigantic river of ice.
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From $80 helicopter trips to $123 ski plane adventures, some big specials are being offered for Kiwi tourists over the summer break.
Substantial specials – such as $80 helicopter trips and $123 ski plane experiences – are being offered for Kiwi holiday makers over the summer break. Many of the big specials are coming from hotspots hit hard by border closures – like Aoraki/Mt Cook and Queenstown – because many Kiwis traditionally head elsewhere for their summer break, to places like Northland or Coromandel. Here are five of the best specials on offer. $80 helicopter flights: Glenorchy
You will get a bird’s eye view of Lake Wakatipu on your flight