Type of Attraction
Description
The Skyline Queenstown gondola that takes visitors to Bob’s Peak, the prominent hill above Queenstown, part of the Ben Lomond mountain. Bus company owner Ian Hamilton had a road cut in 1961 to drive tourists to the viewpoint. Two years after Hamilton died, Jon Dumble purchased his shares and took on two business partners for Skyline Tours. The company built a chalet on Bob’s Peak that opened in January 1964. The following year, they received planning permission to build a gondola. Skyline Enterprises launched as a public company and purchased Skyline Tours. Dumble became the company’s first managing director. The gondola system opened officially on Nov. 17, 1967.