Skyline Queenstown's gondola and luge open daily at 9 or 10 a.m., though closing hours vary depending on weather conditions and the season. Mountain bikes can be rented on Bob's Peak as well.

#1 Skyline Queenstown U.S. News Insider Tip: The views are beautiful, but the gondola cables and luge tracks can get in the way of photos.

Queenstown is small, but there’s lots to do, even after you spend 5 hours staring at the gorgeous mountains. Here are 12 things from food to hiking to where to get a good cup of coffee and more.

Whoosh, by contrast, is a New Zealand-born venture developing an autonomous cable-pod technology, though it has not yet deployed a full-scale prototype. A Doppelmayr gondola tower in Paris.

In Queenstown, we caught a 12-seater plane for a quick 50-minute flight, hopped off for a two-hour cruise (which included a buffet lunch), and then flew back. We left at 9am and got back by 2pm.