Four hundred and fifty metres straight up from the edge of town to a terrace with the whole of Lake Wakatipu, the Remarkables and Walter Peak in one view.
The Skyline gondola climbs about 450 metres from the edge of town up the face of Bob's Peak, a lower shoulder of Ben Lomond, in a few minutes.
From the terrace at the top, the town is a toy below you, and Lake Wakatipu bends away between the Remarkables and Cecil and Walter Peaks. It's the classic Queenstown view.
The top station has a restaurant, the luge tracks winding down the hill, and the launch site for paragliders. The Ben Lomond track starts behind it.
Ride up in the late afternoon and come down after dark, or walk up the Tiki Trail through the forest in about an hour and skip the ticket.
An evening on Bob's Peak.
Ride up from the base station on the edge of town, or walk the Tiki Trail.
Take in the lake, the Remarkables and Walter Peak.
Ride the luge down the hillside tracks and the chairlift back.
Eat at the top station as the light goes off the mountains.
Ride down with Queenstown lit below.
.jpg?width=960)
The base station is on Brecon Street, a short walk uphill from the centre.
Gondola, luge and dinner are sold separately or in combinations; booking online saves queueing.
Photographs from Wikimedia Commons under their licences.
.jpg){kind=link}
