Visit Milford Sound
fly, drive, or walk the famous track.
The Siberia Experience
day trip where you fly to a remote mountain valley in Mount Aspiring National Park and walk in the forest before returning by jetboat.
All our guests love this trip.
www.siberiaexperience.co.nz
Wanaka lakeside
There are a number of beautiful walks around the lake – you can walk from the Lodge into town (50 minutes) or from the Lodge down the Clutha River. On the other side of town you can take the Waterfall Track with great views back over the town.
Central Otago winery visits
there are a number of stunning wineries offering great tours and tastings including RIPPON winery in Wanaka where your hosts can offer you a unique tour and tasting experience, also visit Mt Difficulty and Carrrick at Bannockburn for lunch and tastings.
www.rippon.co.nz
www.amisfield.co.nz
www.carrick.co.nz
www.mtdifficulty.co.nz
Stop at the Big Picture Wine Adventure to get an overview of the area and test your tasting skills in the Aroma Room.
Stop at Jones the Orchard and sample some of the stunning Central Otago produce such as cherries, apricots,peaches, nectarines, plums depending on the season. Or pick your own cherries in season .
www.mrsjonesorchard.co.nz
www.bigpicturewine.com
Mount Aspiring & Rob Roy Glacier walks
drive up the magnificent Matukituki Valley for a full day walk to the Mount Aspiring Hut or to Rob Roy Glacier to watch ice falls from the glacier and fend off the cheeky keas
Horse Riding
explore the majestic back country of New Zealand’s south on guided horse back treks in the spectacular Cardrona Valley.
www.ridenz.com
Paragliding
Take a tandem paraglide from Treble Cone and experience an incredible scenic flight.
www.wanakaparagliding.co.nz
Canyoning
Descend the spectacular canyons of the Matukituki valley. Explore crystal pools and plunge down polished chutes.
www.deepcanyon.co.nz
Take a tiger moth flight over Wanaka
Experience a piece of aviation history in a scenic flight over Wanaka and up the Clutha River.
www.classicflights.co.nz
Visit Arrowtown
Take a drive over the Crown Range with spectacular views and visit historic Arrowtown, a charming historic gold mining town on the banks of the Arrow River. Great shopping, good restaurants and cafes, art galleries, magnificent autumn colours and lovely walks in the area make this a great day out. Have lunch at Saffron, the Postmaster’s Cottage or Mantra.
www.saffronrestaurant.co.nz
www.mantra.net.nz.
www.postmastershouse.com
Rock Climbing
Experience the thrill of rock climbing in the Matukituki Valley with expert guides from Wanakarock or take your first rock climbing lesson.
www.wanakarock.co.nz
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Fly fishing
Whether you want to drift fish,or explore the lakes and streams, we can match a knowledgeable guide to help you.
If this is your first time take a lesson - you’ll love it! Or just take a rod and walk from the lodge to the Clutha River
for a trout.
Routebourne/Greenstone
track walks one of the most beautiful walks in the world
Mou Waho Island cruise
Cruise up beautiful Lake Wanaka -walk to Arethusa Pool for spectacular views and learn about the naitve plant and bird life inclding the native Buff Wek- even plant a tree to make your contribution to reforestation of the island.
www.ecowanaka.co.nz
The famous Wanaka Airshow
at Easter 2008 - the biggest 3 day show in the Southern Hemisphere featuring historic aircraft.
www.warbirdsoverwanaka.co.nz
River journeys
Take jet boat up the beautiful MatukitukiValley through Lord of the Rings locations under Avalanche Glacier with wonderful views of Mt Aspiring with an optional helicopter flight around the glaciers.The Matukituki is Steph’s favourite valley.
www.wanakariverjourneys.co.nz
Eco Rafting
- retrace the 1860’s log raft route down the great Upper Clutha river through spectacular scenery and sweeping rapids on New Zealand’s highest volume river.
www.ecoraft.co.nz
Diamond Lake – a great half day walk. The Diamond Lake track is a great half day walk near Treble cone with stunning views of the lake and mountains.
There are an infinite variety of wonderful hikes (tramps) in the area.
We can make suggestions for you depending on the length and difficulty of the walks you would like to do.
We can also recommend experienced guides for more challenging walks.
www.doc.govt.nz
Ridgeline Tours
Take a custom 4WD Wild Hills tour
To visit a viewpoint high above Lake Wanaka for moring tea or evening drinks and add on an optional visit to Maude Wines and the beautiful Rippon Vineyard on the shore of Lake Wanaka.
www.ridgelinenz.com
Beauty and relaxation
Have a therapeutic massage or a mieessence facial in the privacy of your room. Massages include deep tissue, sports, relaxation, pregnancy or hot stones.
www.holistic-healthcare.co.nz
Or let us arrange a visit to Soak Day Spa for all beauty treatments including facials, pedicures, spa packages and deep relaxation, Aromatherapy, Swedish and pregnancy massages.
Scenic helicopter flights
Take a scenic flight over the spectacular Southern Alps to Mt Aspiring, make a snow landing and explore the glaciers and stunning mountain scenery.
Take the ultimate helicopter flight to Milford Sound via Mt Aspiring.
www.heliflights.co.nz
For more year round activities see also under
What to do winter |
things to do - winter 