Skyline Gondola, Restaurant & Luge
Brecon St, Queenstown
Skyline Gondola, Restaurant & Luge - a must see during your visit to Queenstown, New Zealand.
One of the first sights to captivate visitors to Queenstown is the distinctive outline of the Skyline complex high above town.
Located an easy 5 minute walk from central Queenstown and exclusively accessed by scenic gondola, Skyline Gondola, Restaurant & Luge is a 'must-see' attraction during your visit to Queenstown, New Zealand.
Stunning Views
The best views in the region are found here spread out in a spectacular 220 degree panorama, with breathtaking views of Coronet Peak, The Remarkables mountain range and across Lake Wakatipu to Cecil and Walter Peaks. It's truly magnificent and awe-inspiring!
Dine in Style - add a bit of Culture
Of course there's more to do than just admire the view! Enjoy a sumptuous dinner in the Skyline Restaurant, serving up a Taste of New Zealand buffet of legendary proportions.
Or sit back, relax in the bar and take in the views. Plus there's casual dining available during the day in the Skyline Cafe.
Add a touch of New Zealand's indigenous culture with the live Kiwi Haka maori performance - an authentic and powerful experience.
Adventure, Action & Fun
Thrillseekers will find plenty to keep them busy too.
Hurtle down the winding downhill Skyline Luge - it's the fastest fun on wheels! Take in the challenge of AJ Hackett's Ledge Bungy or Swing, or take off on a tandem parapente flight.
And what's a holiday without a spot of shopping at the Skyline Souvenir Shop!
Various walking tracks can also be accessed from Skyline, from an easy 30 minute walk to a full day hike.
Venues with a Wow Factor
Look no further if you are wanting a conference or incentive venue with a difference. Skyline offers extensive private function facilities ideal for meetings, themed dinners, special events and weddings.
Gondola
Fast convenient access to the best views in the region!
Reputed to be the steepest lift in the Southern Hemisphere, the gondola carries visitors high above Queenstown to the Skyline complex located on Bob's Peak.
Situated an easy five minute walk from central Queenstown, the gondola is an all weather tourist attraction in its own right. Sit back and relax as the views from the gondola unfold while you journey to the Skyline complex.
The best vistas in the region are found here, spread out in a spectacular 220 degree panorama.
Numerous observation decks around the complex offer breathtaking views of Coronet Peak & The Remarkables, over Queenstown and across Lake Wakatipu to Cecil and Walter Peaks. Truly magnificent and awe-inspiring.
Gondola Quick Stats
- Bottom Terminal Elevation: 340m
- Top Terminal: 790m
- Vertical Rise: 450m
- Total Length: 730m
- Incline Angle: average of 37.1 degrees
- Average Speed: Variable to 3.5m/sec
- Capacity: 700 people/hour in twenty six4 person cabins
- Operating Hours: Open daily from 9.00am until late
Restaurant
Sumptuous Taste of New Zealand buffet and spectacular views of Queenstown!
By night you can enjoy dinner at Queenstown's most spectacular location.
The Skyline Restaurant serves up a mouthwatering Taste of New Zealand buffet of legendary proportions every night of the year.
Feast on South Island salmon, seafoods, salads, roast meats and delicious desserts - and feast your eyes on the most spectacular scenery in the country. Tiered seating guarantees stunning views from every table!
It's the ideal place for that special night out, and the best spot in Queenstown to watch the sun go down! Live entertainment is a regular feature too.
They are also open for year round (closed late May to late June).
The view may just be the best you're ever seen....
...naturally, you'd expect the food to match!
Being fully licensed means they have an extensive range of New Zealand and overseas wines, beers and spirits to choose from. Plus there is a good range of non alcoholic beverages too.
The Skyline Restaurant seats 330 people over three levels and is open for Lunch from 12 to 2pm year round (closed 19th May through to the 30th June) and Dinner from 5.45pm (all year round).
Reservations are essential with dinner sitting times available at 5.45, 6.00, 6.15, 6.30pm (must vacate table by 7.45pm) OR 8.15, 8.30, 8.45pm (Allow 15 minutes for gondola ride)
Skyline Bar
Sit back and relax with a drink or cocktail from the Skyline Bar and take in the spectacular scenery - guaranteed to be the best views from any bar in town.
It's adjacent to the Skyline Restaurant and ideal for a pre-dinner drink.
Luge Adventure
Queenstown adventure & fun for all ages and abilities!
The scenery's a blur!
Hurtle down a winding downhill track through the trees.
Race through the bends, or pull in for a breather and enjoy the panorama.
Burn it up on the advanced track or cruise sedately down the scenic track.
Then hop on the chairlift and do it all again.
Skyline Luge - it's 800 metres of fast-paced freedom.
Once is never enough!
From grandkids to grandparents - the Skyline Luge is fun filled gravity ride for all ages and abilities! Choose from two tracks, one scenic and gentle, the other advanced and adventurous.
- The Scenic track is a leisurely ride with gentle gradient, easy bends and dips with several rest areas giving riders plenty of opportunity to stop and take great photographs and enjoy panoramic views.
- The Advanced track has a steeper gradient and is a more adventurous ride with the thrill of banked corners, a tunnel, dips and hollows.
Situated behind the Skyline complex, the Luge tracks wind 800 metres down through the trees, with spectacular views of Queenstown & The Remarkables, to finish beside the main complex.
The two-seater chairlift takes riders and luge carts back to the top to do it all again, because once is never enough!
It's safe too. You're in full control! A unique braking and steering system on your three-wheeled luge cart means you can alter course and speed at will. Go fast, go slow, stop to take photos, you decide.
A walking track also accesses the top of the luge with overhead bridges the perfect spot to watch or take photos of friends and family flying past. Or take the chairlift for an aerial view, then walk down, the choice is yours.
Luge Quick Stats:
- Two Tracks: 3 metre wide reinforced concrete, both 800m long.
- Carts: 3 wheeled polythene weighing 30kg.
- Hours: Open 9.30am until approximately 30 minutes before dusk (weather permitting).
- Capacity: 1000 people/hour
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