See what the experts are saying about Wanaka. Get expert advice on how to get there what to see and more.
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Introduction
145km (90 miles) S of Haast; 117km (73 miles) N of Queenstown Either you warm to Wanaka or you don't. It's often seen as a very quiet, less self-important version of Queenstown, or to put it another way, as Queenstown was 20 years ago. Oft... Continue reading »
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Planning a trip
Getting There By Plane -- Air New Zealand (tel. 0800/737-000 in NZ; www.airnewzealand.co.nz), provides a daily service from Christchurch. Aspiring Air (tel. 0800/100-943 in NZ, or 03/443-7943; www.nz-flights.com) has three flights a day fr... Continue reading »
Wanaka Travel Experiences
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Milford Track
We spent day before out trek packing our bags and as we were taking our day packs this was quite an operation(look at photo's to see most... Continue reading »
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My first sky dive!
We drove over to Wanaka on the 31st, on the way to Queenstown (the normal stopping point on the tour). Along the way, we got our fi... Continue reading »
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New Zealand, Milford Sound: Boat Journey Through...
In the morning, after spending an evening in a picnic area outside the small New Zealand town of Milton, we both woke up freezing. An ext... Continue reading »
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"Easter & Getting Closer to God!"
The scene was set for our Queenstown extravaganza when as we drove though the South Otago hills just before entering Queenstown we stoppe... Continue reading »
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Powered by TimTams: NZ South Island Road Trip
We were delighted that our friend Nicky, an Aussie girl we met in Canada, could join us for a couple of weeks in NZ. Nicky flew into Quee... Continue reading »
