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Lake Wanaka is an all-year holiday destination. The lake, mountains and ski fields around Wanaka provide endless scope for fun and adventure.

Featured Tourism Operators in Wanaka

Wanaka Activity Highlights Overview

Sip wine at a vineyard on Lake Wanaka's edge. Spend a day or three fishing one of the river valleys. Up the ante with a dose of adventure—canyoning, climbing, river surfing or sky diving. Ski your heart out all winter long or idle the summer days away swimming, cafe cruising and day dreaming.

Wanaka with Wings

Wanaka is an all-year holiday destination with a passion for aviation.

See a collection of flyable World War II fighter aircraft at the New Zealand Fighter Pilots Museum
Flight seeing operators are always keen to show off their playground in Milford Sound, Mount Cook and Mount Aspiring. Remote area landings are available in Mount Aspiring National Park for hikers, climbers and hunters
'Warbirds Over Wanaka' is held every two years. It's classed as one of the best Warbird shows in the world and features historic aircraft, RNZAF jets, aerobatic formations and helicopters
Next show is 21st to 23rd March Easter 2008

Image Source: Tourism New Zealand. Extreme Mountain Biking, Wanaka, New Zealand

Extreme Mountain Biking,
Wanaka
Photographer: Gilbert van Reenen
(www.cleangreen.co.nz)

A Taste of Wanaka Wilderness

The lake, mountains and ski fields around Wanaka provide endless scope for fun and adventure.

Get a guide to take you fly-fishing on the lakes, rivers and streams in the area. The region offers superb brown and rainbow trout fishing
Lake Wanaka is a playground for sailors, water-skiers, kayakers and wind surfers
Go white water sledging or canyoning on the rivers
Saddle up with a horse trek and venture into the wilderness
Walking in the mountains could be as simple as a one hour stroll or as challenging as a four day hike
Go mountaineering with a professional mountain guide
For a fresh snow experience, try heli-skiing or heli-boarding
Nordic skiing is the thing to do at Waiorau Snow Farm
The ski fields of Cardrona and Treble Cone are brilliantly equipped and offer a mix of terrain for skiers and snowboards of all abilities

Quirky Things to See

Image Source: Tourism New Zealand. Treble Cone, Wanaka, New Zealand

Treble Cone, Wanaka
Photographer: Treble Cone Ski
(www.treblecone.com)

The people of Wanaka are interesting and fun—you'll see it in these special attractions.

At Puzzling World you'll get lost in a world of jigsaw puzzles and a maze!
Things are always cheerful at the Wanaka Beerworks, a boutique brewery located next to Wanaka airport
Eclectic describes the collection at Wanaka Transport Museum—there's everything from cars to fire engines, bicycles to army tanks, model cars to aircraft
Take aim at Have A Shot—the place to try your hand at a range of shooting activities. While you're there, show off your swing at the mini golf course