For one of the best views of the Wakatipu Basin, head up to the summit of 1748m Ben Lomond, one of Queenstown’s most accessible yet challenging day tramps. From the top of the gondola, a well-signposted track leads through exotic forestry to tussock-clad slopes. This isn’t a climb for the faint-hearted – the track rises […]
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