Wanaka / Queenstown

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Blue Pools Track
(190km, 2.5hr S of Fox Glacier / 73km, 1hr N of Wanaka)
1.5km / 1hr return

Wanaka

Bike around Lake Wanaka (walk / bike track around)
#thatwanakatree
Bike lounge rental ($30 half day / $50 full day)
- The Outlet track (20km)
- Hawea river ride
- Luggate trail via Newcastle Track and Clutha River track
- Glendhu Bay ride via Milennial Track



Roy's Peak
(6km W of Wanaka)
5-6hr return, 16km
1578m summit, view of Wanaka


Diamond Lake and Rocky Mountain Hike
(18km W of Wanaka)
775m, view of Southern Alps, Mount Aspiring
Diamond Lake Circuit Track: 45 min return, 2.5 km
Diamond Lake Lookout: 1 hr return, 2 km
Lake Wānaka Lookout: 2 hr return, 5 km
Rocky Mountain Summit Track: 3 hr return, 7 km


Mt Aspring NP

Rob Roy Glacier Track 
(1hr drive, 54km W of Wanaka, last 30km unsealed, last 10km fine weather road only)
3-4hr, 10km
Alpine scenery, cross swing bridge after 15mins walk from car park
! Track closed at 4 Dec 2019 to new year - check before go



Arrowtown
(50min, 54km S from Wanaka via Cardrona Valley / Crown Range)
(20mins, 20km N from Queenstown)
Historic gold mining, 1860 chinese gold rush

Queenstown
canyon swing, jet boating, white water rafting, canyoning, paragliding, sky diving

Glenorchy
LOTR file site
(40min drive along lake Wakatipu)

Skyline Gondola - Bob's Peak
view of the The Remarkable Mountain

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