The Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre is a museum & theatre tribute to Sir Edmund Hillary, showcasing transport, climbing & local history.
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Jul 13, 2024
Save your money and look at most of it from the cafe! We thought we would attend the museum and with prices being high we thought we were in for an experience. We spent maximum of 20mins inside looki… Full review by Chris H
Apr 7, 2024
This small museum provides a good deal of information about Sir Edmund Hillary's exploits as a mountain climber and explorer of Antarctica. Very interesting displays of equipment and memorabilia, alo… Full review by Expially D
Mar 15, 2024
Walked into the museum and almost instantly saw a film where a small boy was being horribly beaten. There may be some context to this but it so unnerved me we left after 15 minutes and it’s bothered… Full review by Maureen W
Hi ..I'm struggling to find a link to book a stargazing tour here ? All the links keep taking ne to book a room at the hermitage hotle which is sold out for my dates ? How did you book the stargazing ? Many thanks, J
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It's not something you should book until you get there due to weather. We always book the stargazing tour once we have arrived in the village and know what the weather is going …
It's not something you should book until you get there due to weather. We always book the stargazing tour once we have arrived in the village and know what the weather is going to be like as it's no use booking that particular tour if it's going to be cloudy. We booked through the hotel.
We will be in Mt Cook on Friday 21st April. How crowded will it be?
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After Easter is really the start of the low season, apart from the school holidays, but unless it is raining most people will be outside walking and the Centre is unlikely to be too …
After Easter is really the start of the low season, apart from the school holidays, but unless it is raining most people will be outside walking and the Centre is unlikely to be too crowded. I last went in high season on a rainy day & it wasn't full even then. It is quite a small space however.
Hi, I'm planning to visit New Zealand for the first time and I think I will be on South Island between Earth Day and Astronomy Day (22 to 29 April 2017). Which is the best road to drive in the dark sky reserve if I want to observe the night skies on a road trip from Abel Tasman National Park to Queenstown?
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Hi, I have photographed at Lake Pukaki recently and its amazing, just from the dam wall, the whole sky is filled with more stars than you would ever see in city areas. Out of …
Hi, I have photographed at Lake Pukaki recently and its amazing, just from the dam wall, the whole sky is filled with more stars than you would ever see in city areas. Out of Wanaka and Queenstown townships are also great. If you look up Aurora Australis forecast when you are there you may score an Aurora as well, keep in mind its usually only visible using a camera using a long exposure.
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