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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18542, 12 April 1930, Page 3

TIMARU--m. COGK--QUEENSTOWN APRIL-wiAY 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. feft m 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 RIVER. Through the fertile Tarras flats runs the Mount Cook-Queenstown road. Tailings on the river bank tell of the old gold dredging days. v#?.. ri'-wi QUEENSTOWN AND THE REMARKABLES. Queenstown is a delightful little town which provides opportunities for a lazy 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. m ■ ' ON LAKE WAKATIPU. Fishing, sight-seeing, by launch and steamer add charm to a holiday spent in Queenstown. TIMARU MT. COOK QUEENSTOWN, Only £5/10/-. Imagine the contrasts: Sea-coa:t 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. j During April and May the Single , : fare, Timaru to Queenstown (or vice | versa), will be reduced from £B/10/jto £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 653. Box 633.