Gondola · New Zealand
Sky Waka Gondola
Sky Waka Gondola is a gondola near New Zealand. It climbs 386 m over 1.76 km, from 1,626 m to 2,012 m above sea level. Between its 12 pylons, the cable runs up to about 45 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
33/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, Sky Waka Gondola is scarier than 33% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 2 of 5 in New Zealand.
- Highest above the ground: about 45 m, as high as a 15-storey building, 963 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 211 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 25°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Sky Waka Gondola is in New Zealand, at 1,626 m above sea level (39.23719° S, 175.55773° E). From there it runs 1.76 km up to the top station at 2,012 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 10 people
- Ride time
- about 5 min
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: Copernicus GLO-30, 30 m. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. Data as of 2026-10-31.