{"id":16993,"date":"2013-12-04T09:27:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-04T09:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/expedition-x-summer-season-launch\/"},"modified":"2013-12-04T09:27:00","modified_gmt":"2013-12-04T09:27:00","slug":"expedition-x-summer-season-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2013\/12\/expedition-x-summer-season-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Expedition X summer season launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Local front line staff inflating their packrafts at the Expedition X summer launch party_media\" data-mce-src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Local-front-line-staff-inflating-their-packrafts-at-the-Expedition-X-summer-launch-party_media-150x150.jpg\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Local-front-line-staff-inflating-their-packrafts-at-the-Expedition-X-summer-launch-party_media-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\"><span><span>Queenstown\u2019s newest water and land based activity operator Expedition X launched its summer tours last night\u00a0<\/span><b>(Monday December 2)\u00a0<\/b><span>with a lake front party co-hosted with Jucy Cruize.<\/span><\/span><br \/><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>The weather didn\u2019t disappoint, with a stunning summer evening perfect for many local frontline staff to get out on Lake Wakatipu and try packrafting.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>Expedition X director and head guide Arno Marten was on hand to demonstrate inflating the packrafts and water safety skills.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>Jucy\u00a0Cruize, which will be the main booking agent for Expedition X packrafting tours, provided guests with tasty nibbles and cold drinks.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>Mr Marten said it was a \u201cgreat opportunity\u201d to familiarise local booking agents with packrafting as it is the only operation of its kind in New Zealand.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>\u201cIt\u2019s a fun and different summer activity and it\u2019s the perfect way to explore Queenstown\u2019s amazing landscapes,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>\u201cIt was great to be able to show our amazing frontliners just how easy it is to inflate the rafts and how it takes just a few minutes to get used to handling them in the water. Everyone had a great time!\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>Tours will run on the Kawarau River daily, departing from Queenstown with all equipment, training and food supplied.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>To ensure a safe and enjoyable experience, trips are tailored to suit each group on the day and their preferred level of adventure.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>Mr Marten has extensive experience as a former river boarding assessor and guide, an adventure athlete, swift water rescue trainer and assessor, dive instructor, paraglide tandem pilot and instructor, and outdoor leader.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>For more information or to book tours visit:\u00a0<a data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.expeditionx.co.nz\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.expeditionx.co.nz\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.expeditionx.co.nz<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Queenstown\u2019s newest water and land based activity operator Expedition X launched its summer tours last night\u00a0(Monday December 2)\u00a0with a lake front party co-hosted with Jucy Cruize. The weather didn\u2019t disappoint, with a stunning summer evening perfect for many local frontline staff to get out on Lake Wakatipu and try packrafting. Expedition X director and head [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16993"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16993\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}