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22 | CENTRAL OTAGO<br />
SOUTHERN HOLIDAY DESTINATIONS SPRING-SUMMER 2<strong>02</strong>3-2<strong>02</strong>4<br />
Benger Garden Cafe<br />
Enjoy lunch, coffee, and drinks from Benger<br />
Garden Cafe now.<br />
Homemade cakes and gourmet pies.<br />
Beautiful big outdoor seating area with bird aviary.<br />
Lovely garden and dogs welcome.<br />
Safe play area for kids and great atmosphere.<br />
We also offer catering options.<br />
Benger Garden<br />
Chalets<br />
• Brand new accommodation<br />
• Dog friendly<br />
• Self-contained<br />
• Free Parking<br />
• Free WiFi<br />
• Air-conditioned<br />
• Kitchenette<br />
• Flat-screen TV<br />
• A continental breakfast is<br />
available daily at the cafe within<br />
walking distance<br />
• Enjoy the garden with a<br />
barbecue<br />
• We offer dinners on request,<br />
cook them and drop them off at<br />
your unit<br />
Benger Garden<br />
Cafe & Chalets<br />
PH 03 446 6878<br />
5095 State Highway 8, Ettrick, Central Otago<br />
E: info@bengergardencafe.co.nz<br />
www.bengergardencafe.co.nz<br />
Experience gold panning<br />
in Central Otago<br />
Traveling close to Cromwell and<br />
Queenstown? Don’t miss the Pure Gold<br />
Experience with tours, gold panning and<br />
an old mine at Goldfields.<br />
You will feel the thrill gold panning and<br />
the possibility of finding GOLD amongst<br />
virgin ground through the technique of<br />
gold panning, where valuable nuggets<br />
are still to be found. Enjoy a tour of<br />
Goldfields and gain insight as to “how<br />
the gold was won” as well as the action<br />
of gold mining machines.<br />
The Goldfields Mining Centre is a<br />
special place where visitors can gain<br />
an appreciation of the life and working<br />
environment of those early miners<br />
who struggled against the harsh and<br />
sometimes dangerous conditions along<br />
Central Otago’s famed Kawarau Gorge.<br />
A chance to strike it rich<br />
While panning for gold it is not unusual<br />
to find grains of gold, some visitors have<br />
PURE GOLDEXPERIENCE<br />
Experience the thrill of finding<br />
GOLD, there’s something for<br />
everyone at the Goldfields<br />
Mining Centre.<br />
GOLD PANNING<br />
A chance to ‘strike it rich’. Take the<br />
opportunity to pan for gold in virgin<br />
ground which has been sourced from<br />
an area known to be rich in gold.<br />
GUIDED TOURS<br />
Learn how gold was won,<br />
explore the shafts and tunnels.<br />
been lucky enough to locate small<br />
nuggets ranging in value from $50<br />
through to $300.<br />
Your guide will provide you with a<br />
gold pan, show you where to obtain<br />
your gravels, and show you the right<br />
technique for “panning for gold”. The rest<br />
is over to you!<br />
Walk through and see the replica<br />
Chinese Village and miner’s store<br />
of period long since gone. Chinese<br />
migrants (mainly Cantonese) were<br />
drawn by the gold rush of the 1860’s<br />
and left everything familiar to them<br />
to come to a foreign (and sometimes<br />
hostile) country that few of them ever<br />
returned from. See how they lived and<br />
learn how they became an important<br />
part of New Zealand history.<br />
Open hours<br />
Sept to april 9am - 5pm<br />
May to august 10am - 4pm<br />
GOLD MINING<br />
See the powerful sluice gun<br />
demonstration alongside the<br />
functioning stamper battery used<br />
to crust the gold bearing ore.<br />
CHINESE VILLAGE<br />
The replica<br />
Chinese Village<br />
illustrates the<br />
life of early<br />
migrant miners<br />
and learn how<br />
they became an<br />
important part<br />
of New Zealand<br />
history.<br />
Kawarau Gorge<br />
Close to Cromwell &<br />
Queenstown<br />
PH: 03 445 1038<br />
GOLDFIELDSMINING.CO.NZ
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