Walter Plateau Ranch, there are a lot of things to see, mainly two: one is the cute sheep. The sheep shearing show in the performance square, a hairy sheep, with the help of the beautiful shepherd's knife and the sheep dog, has been bare and cute for a while. Shepherd dogs in the grazing area drive sheep. Several sheep dogs drove a group of lambs into the enclosure, so that tourists could feel the little bits of sheep up close. The second is the beautiful villa. On the east side of the ranch pier is the villa area, the most eye-catching "Colonel's House" built in 1902. Under the mountains, on the clear water, the white walls reflect the red roof, the greenery is lined with flowers, the lake waves are shooting the beach, the scenery is beautiful to the extreme.

Steamboat ＋ Walter Plateau Ranch half-day tour, is a classic trip to Queenstown. Walter Peak, located on the opposite side of the lake southwest of Queenstown. The Walter Plateau Ranch is on the west side of the mountain. The ranch is one of the oldest plateau pastures in New Zealand. It covers an area of hectares during its heyday. After several changes, the current area is hectares, and more than 40,000 Merino sheep, Romney sheep and small meat cattle are kept. Since 1991, the owner of the ranch leased 162 hectares of land on the lake to the travel agency, and opened up a "grass tour" tourism project. Therefore, many tourists will feel "the plateau is not high, the pasture is not big" when visiting. The pasture tour has a lot of points and is beautiful. First, the view of "grassage". The "shearing show" is lively and interesting. A hairy sheep, assisted by the shepherd's knife and collie, has been bare and cute for a while. "Shepherds drive sheep" is vivid and intuitive, and a few collie dogs ＋ a group of lambs, let tourists feel the little bits of sheep. "Animal feeding", you can contact alpacas, lambs, calfs at close range, pat ~ too late. The second is to view the "view". When you go to the pasture, take a 45-minute voyage by steamboat, or take a 30-minute voyage by speedboat, along the lake and mountain scenery, I can't wait to say. Upon arrival, the east side of the ranch pier is the tourist area and the west side is the villa area, the most eye-catching "Colonel's House" built in 1902. Because of the tight time, I gave up close contact with small animals and went to the villa area to explore the red roof with white walls, greenery lined with flowers, and the scenery was beautiful to the extreme. In the courtyard, in front of the porch, on the green, in the flowers, by the bench, by the lake beach, stroll around and enjoy the pat, and you can't stop. The third is to taste "food". During the ranch tour, you can choose to enjoy afternoon tea or BBQ buffet. Tea and meals, the variety is not rich, but the taste is authentic and delicious, plus the environment is elegant, the atmosphere is harmonious, it is also a good experience.

景色真的太美了，还看见了可爱的羊，非常有趣

赶在蒸汽船进行年度检修之前，在雪后初晴的午后开心地去买了船票。瓦尔特峰是我在皇后镇最喜欢的一座山峰，日落时异常美丽。总是遥遥相望，这次终于在对的时间一亲芳泽。一路的航行非常享受，窗外2016年的第一场雪让四周山脉一夜白头，舱内却温暖如春。一位老太太很淡定地弹起了轻柔的钢琴曲，从基督城组团来皇后镇旅游的高中生们则叽叽喳喳地围坐一圈，大方地随着旋律哼起歌来。由于此行什么都没准备，我和船上因相互帮忙拍照而攀谈起来的美国妹纸连连赞叹真是惊喜不断。到了农庄，我们被要把手伸进嘴里喂食的苏格兰高地牛给萌得忍不住自拍，让一旁的草泥马都受到冷落了。再一起寻了个户外的位置舒舒服服地吃着下午茶聊天。彼时，懒懒的日光温和地洒下来，眼前的瓦卡蒂普湖呈现出透明般的奶蓝色，火红的玫瑰开满了一地，微风拂面，花香阵阵，惬意非常。之后被农庄的工作人员带去看剪羊毛秀，第一次见识到传说中的牧羊犬是怎么赶羊的，又第一次发现原来羊的胆子那么小，被人翻过来就吓得浑身瘫软任人剃毛。被剃毛的羊一瞬间就小了一圈，被人再次翻过来之后瞬间就羞耻地跑开了。伴随着降临的夜幕回到皇后镇时，卓越山脉处一轮明月徐徐升空，回想起一下午的出游，竟觉美好得有些不真实，似是恍然逃离了人间。

在皇后镇的安排特别悠闲，这个牧场是临时在淘宝上预订的，因为不想行程太赶，耽误我静静欣赏它的云卷云舒 。蒸汽船+牧场算是半日游的一个经典线路。可以选择吃免费赠送的下午茶，或者选择吃付费的BBQ。因为早晨吃过丰富的早午餐，加上我俩对烤肉兴趣不大，所以选择了纯粹的游玩和茶点项目。淘宝预订是三百多一人，全程3.5小时。我选的是12点出发的行程，其实还不错。如果是想去牧场吃BBQ，建议早餐可以吃晚一点，或者带点干粮，因为要将近一点才吃得上午饭呢。牧场真的很小，小的连小动物都特别少，有几只羊，几只羊驼，几只高原牛。比起那些成片的大牧场，我真的觉得这儿很可怜，顶多就是一个当地农家乐，说是牧场太夸张了。有当地工作人员带领着去给几只小动物喂食，它们特别不怕生，只要是有吃的，只要他们饿了，肯定扑过来抢食。很安全，大胆的去喂食吧，摆好表情拍照哟。喂了小动物，就去小木屋吃点心。品种大概就四五种，核桃布朗尼、蓝莓松饼、胡萝卜蛋糕、橙味蛋糕。还配了点果酱和奶油。味道还行吧，比想象中要好。松饼做得不错，外脆里软，新鲜烤出来的，吃起来口感刚刚好。松饼配上果酱和奶油吃，比好些星级酒店的出品还要美味一点。我看了一下，最受欢迎的就是松饼和酱了，一下子就被夹空了。饮品，我没注意，好些有咖啡和茶，也有果汁，品种比较单一。接着就是去商店旁边的小木屋看剪羊毛的表演，羊很听话很配合，一副任人摆弄的无辜样子。再就是留了一点自己 活动的时间，可以看看周边的花园，晒晒太阳之类的，据说他们的BBQ味道还可以，喜欢吃肉的朋友建议可以考虑哟。10月的皇后镇是恰值春季，各种各样的花朵竞相开放，特别繁茂，特别灿烂，简单来说就是风景独好的大花园。

The scenery is so beautiful, the air is fresh, and there are cute goats there