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Queenstown is the most popular ski destination in New Zealand and it’s no wonder…this alpine town has so much to offer! From Queenstown you can access three ski resorts, Coronet Peak (22 mins), The Remarkables (40min) and Cardrona (50min). There is accommodation for all budgets here too, ranging from budget hostels to waterfront hotels and luxury apartments. After a day of skiing or boarding you can enjoy some of the many bars and restaurants in town late into the night. Queenstown is a regarded as the adventure capital of the world, so make the most of your days off  and enjoy activities like bungy jumping, jet boating, luging, skydiving and heaps more.

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    Lizzie was so helpful, gave us some options and advice to help us pinpoint where we wanted to go. And once we had booked provided some really helpful travel advice and answering questions we had. Easy to deal with, everything was smooth and we had a great time.
      
     
      
     
     
     
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    Calum was awesome at helping us every step of the way with our trip. We got a great deal on the accommodation and ski lift, and we will definitely come back to Mountainwatch next time based on his excellent service.
      
     
      
     
     
     
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    I booked my Japan ski holiday through Mountainwatch. Very professional and when we arrived in Japan all was laid out for us. The accommodation was even nicer than expected. KIrsty was very good to work with and made things very easy!!!! will book again next season.
      
     
      
     
     
     
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    Great experience booking through this company, our contact Anna was brilliant, and organised a fantastic ski trip for us. The travel was all clearly laid out, the accommodation was lovely, the ski field was fantastic, great range of local dining options and bars.
      
     
      
     
     
     
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    Mountain Watch are great, well organised and excellent advice on locations and accommodation. Highly recommended!
      
     
      
     
     
     
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    Thanks Kirsty for helping arrange our family trip to Myoko for Xmas 2025, we had an amazing time
      
     
      
     
     
     
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    Thanks Kirsty, once again your arrangements for us in Japan worked very well. We’ll have no hesitation about touching base with you before we make another booking….. not sure if we’ll be organised by June, but we’ll see. Have a great season yourself and keep up the good work at MountainWatch. Regards Jan and Tom
      
     
      
     
     
     
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    Our trip to Hakuba and Tokyo was so smooth and easy thanks to the help of Justine. Hotel was great and in a perfect location and it was very smooth having all our extras like lessons and rentals booked and sorted before we arrived. Would 100% book through Mountainwatch Travel again!
      
     
      
     
     
     
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    This is the second year that Kristy has organized travel arrangements for a skiing holiday to Furano in Japan, for us. It is the second time that those arrangements have been fulfilled seamlessly. No hassles, as planned and on time. Perfect, and will use Mountainwatchj Travel again. John Durham
      
     
      
     
     
     
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    We booked through Anna O’Malley for our stay in Nozawa onsen Village in Japan. Seamless service, prompt, and pricing reasonable. The Shimataya View Hotel, was a lovely stay. Room size was large, great views, and Amazing service from Staff. Momoi and Eloisa couldn’t help enough- from dinner reservations to organising luggage to Tokyo. Property is older, though clean, well maintained. 10 min walk to slopes, 5 min walk to village centre. I recommend Mountain Watch, and this property. Photos are the view from our room.
      
     
      
     
     
     
       
     
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