Sundown, Queenstown

Jetboats, Helicopters & Free Fall

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February 5th 2007
We'd booked ourselves onto a jet-boat combined with heli ride, and bright and early we emerged from our hostel via the nearest bakery to catch the bus. The 'Shotover jet' is basically a fast boat that takes the passengers on a zoom-through ride in the Shotover river canyon... hurtling through a steep sided canyon while getting drenched was certainly a good wake up! The heli ride gave some awesom ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Queenstown

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more