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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18541, 11 April 1930, Page 3

TIMARU--MT. COOK--QUEENSTOWN APRIL-MAY EXCURSIONS £5/10/- FARE ■ MOUNT COOK AND THE RED LAKE. The Red Lake, on Mount Sebastopol, is a glorious picnicking spot not far from the Hermitage. THE HERMITAGE, MOUNT COOK. This first class, fully licensed hostel assures travellers of creature comforts. Air like wine and glorious scenery completes their sense of well-being. • •/ HOCHSTETTER ICE-PALLS. “Imagine a colossal cascade of ice, 4000 feet high and a mile wide—a thousand Niagaras frozen into one.” CROSSING THE MOLYNEUX RIVEI Through the fertile Tarras flats run the ’Mount Cook-Queenstown roa< Tailings on the river bank tell of th old gold dredging days. QUEENSTOWN AND THE REMARKABLES. Queenstown is a delightful little toy which provides opportunities for a la; holiday, or for every kind of sport. THE ROUTEBURN TRACK. Lake Wakatipu is surrounded by wild and beautiful country, glimpses of which are caught from the tourist routes. ON LAKE WAKATIPU. Fishing, sight-seeing, by launch and steamer add charm to a holiday spent in Queenstown. TIMARU—MT. COOKQUEENSTOWN Only £5/10/Imagine the contrasts: Sea-coast, snow-capped Alps and Southern Lakeland. Excellent Service Cars with comfortable seats, plenty of window space and leg room, make travelling a joy. At Queenstown connexion is made by car or rail to Dunedin. No retracing of steps. EXCURSION FARES. During April and May the Single fare, Timaru to Queenstown (or vice versa), will be reduced from £B/10/to £5/10/- —a wonderful opportunity for you. Only available for six weeks longer! HOTEL ACCOMMODATION. At the Hermitage, Mount Cook, and the White Star, Queenstown, tariffs are from 20/- per day. Further details of this trip gladly given by— THE MT. COOK TOURIST CO. of N.Z. LTD. 295 STAFFORD STREET. Box 633. Box 633.