Top Attractions in Wanaka

• Cardrona Ski Field - Features a bar, café and licensed childcare on a wide mountain which offers brilliant learner terrain, purpose built snowboard parks, pipes and a variety of slopes that suit familes and friends of all levels.
  
  
• Mount Aspiring National Park - For wilderness lovers, the park offers an extensive choice of valley journeys - including the Routeburn Track. In summer, it's possible to walk from one valley to another over spectacular mountain passes.
  
  
• Mount Iron - Mount Iron is a local landmark. It rises abruptly from the gentle slopes that lead away from Lake Wanaka. A remnant of past glaciers, Mount Iron now offers a spectacular vantage point from which to view the surrounding valleys, peaks, rivers and lakes. Hike or ride a horse - it's all here.
  
  
• Lake Wanaka - The crystal-clear waters of Lake Wanaka reflect the snow-capped peaks of Mount Aspiring National Park. Here you can absorb the breathtaking beauty of our pristine wildness. There is a wide range of boating,fishing and adventure activities available.
  
  
• Clutha River - This is the largest river by volume in NZ 560 cubic metres /second and starts its journey only a few kilometres from Wanaka
  
  
• Warbirds over Wanaka - One of the southern hemispere's largest airshows featuring WW2 aircraft. Next one is due for Easter 2010!
  
  

Top Activities For Wanaka

• Mount Roy Track - Mount Roy is just a few minutes' drive from Wanaka, yet rises to over a thousand meters. From the top, there are sweeping views across the inlets and islands of Lake Wanaka and up to the shimmering peak of Mount Aspiring and Tititea.
  
  
• Wanaka lakeside - There are a number of beautiful scenic walks around the lake
  
  
• Jetboating - Some of the National Park's larger rivers (the Makarora, Matukituki and the Wilkin in particular) are navigable by jet boat. Often jet boat trips are combined with a valley walk, to create a well-rounded adventure.
  
  
• Golfing - An elevated golf course overlooks Lake Wanaka, with its clear blue water and surrounding alpine vista providing plenty of excuses for a poor round.
  
  
• Wine tasting - Wine is always on the menu-there's a selection of award-winning vineyards within easy traveling distance of Wanaka township
  
  
• Wanaka Beerworks - your taste buds run to beer, then Wanaka can satisfy even the most discerning with something to sip from the Wanaka Beerworks, an international award winning brewery
  
  
• Puzzling World - Designed to amaze and be enjoyed by all, allow 1.5 to 2 hrs to find your way through the Great Maze with 1.5 km of passages, laugh at the crazy buildings and indoor illusion rooms.
  
  
• Wanaka Transport & Toy Musem - Featuring over 30,000 items housed in 70,000 square feet of indoor displays on 16 acres, this is always worth a look. The transport section features rare and unusual aircraft, cars, trucks, military vehicles and motorcycles. A nostalgic selection of toys will amuse children and parents. Situated at the Wanaka Airport.
  
  
• Have A Shot - A unique shooting venue with Outdoor Battlefield, Archery Ranges, 22 Rifle ranges, Claybird Ranges, & Golf Driving Ranges
  
  
• Warbirds Musem - NZ Fighter Pilots musem is home to an amazing collection of airworthy fighters, film footage on large screens, interactive touch screens and aviation art. This is not a technical musem but the social history of a generation that found themselves at war.