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Kiwis encouraged to try out an electric vehicle
and support sustainable tourism businesses in South Island
through new Go Electric Eco
Tour
Under the shadow of the
COVID-19 pandemic, governments, destination managers,
operators and visitors across the globe have been called on
to reimagine the tourism industry. From the formation of a
global Future of Tourism Coalition to the recent launch of
the Tourism Futures Taskforce interim report in New Zealand,
sustainability advocates are demanding that we place
destination needs at the centre of tourism’s new future.
But what does this look like in practice in Aotearoa New
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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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Hotel review: Camp Glenorchy eco cabins
3 Feb, 2021 03:00 AM
4 minutes to read
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
NZ Herald
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.