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Educational development
These lifts offer a challenge to fear of heights
helping round personalities and you see great views that assisting with
geographical appreciation. These mechanical lifts also offer opportunities
for you to learn about engineering, tourism, environmental impact and safety
management. At the top of each
gondola there are excellent viewing platforms, gift shops, snack shops, restaurants
and more thrilling activities such as Luge rides, chair lifts,
paraponting and even bungy jumping.
KANES
guides explain the various fascinating geographical features and how they
were formed. You can also talk with the operators of the lifts to improve your understanding of tourism,
business management, physics, science, mathematics/engineering, safety requirements and
management
Gondolas
These are 4 person enclosed capsules that are suspended on a
moving cable. They are located at Christchurch, Rotorua
and Queenstown where there are wonderful views of the
towns and their scenic areas.
KANES usually include at least one of these rides in every tour.
The
Christchurch Gondola
This gondola takes you to the top of the volcano rim and provides you with
access to superb panoramas of the volcano, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Alps and the city
of Christchurch.
There is also a cafe, souvenir shop and its exciting Time Tunnel.
Rotorua Gondola
North island adventurers can
ascend up the side of a ryolite dome volcano for great views over the city and
its nearby caldera (crater) lake. At the top there is access to a
luge ride that race down a concrete track as
fast as you dare (yes it has good effective breaks) then take a chair lift
back to the top.
Chairlifts
These offer another thrilling challenge and are part of the fun
of luging and skiing.
take your
group
there -
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