Lake Wanaka is the picture and the mountains are the frame. Move easily from one to the other while you pursue outdoor adventures of every kind in Wanaka.
Highlights include Lake Wanaka, Mount Aspiring National Park and Stuart Landsborough's Puzzling World.
Tip: The Rob Roy Glacier Track
The Rob Roy Glacier Track, in the Mount Aspiring National Park, is an exceptional day walk that takes you into the alpine zone in just a few hours. Starting from the road-end, the track follows Rob Roy Stream through beech forest with a rich under story of ferns and mosses to the tree line. Here the bush gives way to low alpine vegetation and spectacular views of the hanging glaciers beneath Mount Rob Roy.
Waterfalls line the jagged cliffs and keas (alpine parrots) fly overhead. The track takes at least 4 hours (return). The gravel road into the national park which leads to the start of the track is scenic, but a little rough - and takes about 1 hour one way.
