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Combine an iconic Sky Waka Gondola return trip with a scrumptious high tea 2020m up!
This epic combo gets you to new heights on New Zealand's premier Sky Waka Gondola, topped off with a scrumptious high tea from 2020m up!
You'll discover the beauty of this glorious region, starting at the base station and travelling 1.8km up to a height of 2020m above sea level, giving you majestic views into the clouds, past waterfalls and ancient lava flows along the way.
On the 12 minute journey, you'll discover the Central Plateau in all its glory from your cabin, each spacious enough to hold a maximum of 10 people.
Top off this amazing journey with an exceptional and unique high tea experience from up high, indulging in a delicious range of tasty delights and your choice of tea or coffee.
The ultimate Sky Waka Gondola experience for international travelers and locals alike, offering a unique way to soak up the stunning beauty of Aotearoa.
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jamilag from New Zealand wrote on 02 April 2024
The best High Tea experience!
Food was good. The best view for a high tea. Highly recommended ๐๐ผ
Tim King from New Zealand wrote on 18 March 2024
Great experience
Recommend this experience. Good food, great service and spectacular views.
Noir from New Zealand wrote on 06 April 2024
Skip the high tea
The view from the cafe was amazing. The high tea was a let down. My tea came out 1 hour after the food. I asked for it 3 times. The food was a poor quality and stale. Would definitely recommend getting the gondola up but skip the high tea and have some hot chips instead.
Louise Bray-Burns from New Zealand wrote on 26 April 2024
High Tea ride
The ride up to the Cafe was lovely despite the weather being very misty. Some amazing landscape below us. The high tea was not good. The drinks came far ahead of the food, and the food came well after our booked in time. It looked like we had the scraps at the end if the day. The sandwich bread was very dry and a cheese and tomato sandwich was unwhelming. The sweet offerings were dry and some were not made to share such as the lemon cream. The one person in our group who was gluten free got a lovely selection, but the rest of us were really disappointed.
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jolandad from New Zealand wrote on 08 April 2024
High up in the clouds
The gondola / high tea combo was a good value deal for a unique celebration with overseas family (especially the 2pm deal through bookme) . Despite the top of the mountain being completely clouded in (no one can control mountain weather) we really enjoyed the feel of the space and the set up. Staff was attentive, quick to take our drinks order (huge pots of tea to keep you going and a good variety) and quick to deliver our high tea. It was a nice mix of savoury and sweet and everything (except the scones) tasted fresh and delicious. Only room for improvement in my view was the balance of savoury vs sweet and the number of items. Being a party of 4 adults and a child we were served two identical trays, so felt like there wasn't enough items to share for each and every one of us.