Wanaka Outdoor Activities

Outdoor Activities in Wanaka

The current site of Wanaka was first reviewed in 1863. Settlement expanded in Pembroke, what the city was in the past called during the 1870s due to wood mining in the Matukituki Valley that pre-owned Lake Wanaka for transport. Wanaka is a famous ski and summer resort town in the Otago district of the South Island of New Zealand. It is a retreat town with both summer and winter seasons and is financially founded on the numerous outdoor activities it offers. Some well-known sights in Wanaka incorporate; Roys Peak, Puzzling World, Treble Cone Ski Area, Cardrona Alpine Resort, #ThatWanakaTree, Roys Peak Track, Mount Aspiring National Park, Wanaka Lavender Farm, Snow Farm NZ, and others. Wanaka is one of the top destinations for outdoor activities for adults. Families enjoy coming to this unique city for outdoor activities for families with kids. Explorers may also come here to try their hands at outdoor activities for adults.

Being a city with various vacation spots and delightful sights, guests will appreciate the most staggering perspectives on the city on Wanaka walking and biking tours through the best city pathways and can visit and explore old remnants, verifiable focuses, and galleries on Wanaka sightseeing tours just as Wanaka cultural and historical tours. Travelers can likewise enjoy other intriguing exercises like Wanaka food and wine tasting tours that offer guests an understanding of the city's culinary way of life and other stunning outdoor activities. Wanaka private custom tours are additionally accessible to guests, which permit them to appreciate customized encounters of the city. With Wanaka boat and cruise tours, guests can explore the city's water bodies and take part in water sports exercises, including swimming, kayaking, and others.

Besides the above four options, guests will likewise appreciate helpful Wanaka airport city transfers and other city transfers inside the city, appropriate for individual and group transfers, and can visit and explore well-known milestones outside Wanaka on Wanaka daytrips and excursions from the city to adjoining urban areas and towns. With Tripindicator, these tour options and a few others can be delighted in at entirely reasonable rates with confirmations of the best encounters, as the tour options were painstakingly chosen from tour packages with the best client reviews and audits.

Wanaka Outdoor Activities Price

Half-Day Level 2 Waterfall Climbing from Wanaka (5 hours) €185.51
Mou Waho Island Cruise and Nature Walk from Wanaka (3 hours 30 minutes) €148.29
Introduction to Wanaka Rock Climbing - Half Day (4 hours) €117.27
Wilderness Adventure Including Scenic flight Self-guided Hike and Jet Boat Ride (4 to 5 hours) €245.08
Stevensons Island Cruise and Nature Walk from Wanaka (2 hours) €49.02
Mt Aspiring Full Day Canyon ex Queenstown or Wanaka (8 hours) €272.22
Milford Sound Glacier Flight & Cruise from Wanaka (4 hours) €359.86
Jet Boat and Wilderness Walk Tour from Wanaka (4 hours) €150.63
Cardrona High Country Pub Trail Horse Riding Trek (3 hours 30 minutes) €162.73
Small-Group Gold Discovery Horse Riding in Cardrona Valley (2 hours) €138.53
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Top Wanaka Outdoor Activities

Half-Day Level 2 Waterfall Climbing from Wanaka

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  • Living a rich life is about experiences, not stuff – our spectacular backyard is full of adventure and we want to share it with you. Get out of your comfort zone and be rewarded as we conquer the highest waterfall cable climb in the world together.

    Our intermediate climb involves approximately 3hrs of climbing steel ladder rungs and...Read more
from€175.90 from€184.72

Mou Waho Island Cruise and Nature Walk from Wanaka

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  • Cruise to unique Mou Waho Island for a guided eco walk to a natural glacial lake on top of the island . Once aboard our luxury catamaran, guests can relax in comfort and enjoy a 1 hour cruise among spectacular mountain scenery followed by a guided walk to the island summit and outstanding photo...Read more
from€125.00 from€147.65

Introduction to Wanaka Rock Climbing - Half Day

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  • The ‘Introduction To Rock Climbing’ is our most popular trip. You get the opportunity to experience outdoor rock climbing in a safe and fun way, focusing on maximum time actually climbing, whilst learning safe practices and good technique along the way. It is ideal for those who have never climbed before, or only on an indoor wall.

    The...Read more
from€105.30 from€116.77

Wilderness Adventure Including Scenic flight Self-guided Hike and Jet Boat Ride

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  • The original since 1975 and still the best! Four hours of unique New Zealand wilderness adventure in the vast Mount Aspiring National Park. Experience a true New Zealand wilderness adventure. Fly, Walk, and Jet boat through New Zealand’s most spectacular alpine environment on an adventure like no...Read more
from€244.03

Stevensons Island Cruise and Nature Walk from Wanaka

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  • Enjoy a 2 hour small group cruise and nature walk to Stevensons island. Once aboard the luxury catamaran, guests will relax in comfort and enjoy a 40 minute cruise among spectacular mountain scenery followed by a guided tour to the island summit with outstanding photo...Read more
from€40.59 from€48.81

Mt Aspiring Full Day Canyon ex Queenstown or Wanaka

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  • This tour offers you the chance to experience the exciting multi-sport adventure of Canyoning! An awesome activity where you jump, swim, slide, climb and abseil your way through some of the most naturally stunning scenery in New...Read more
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Milford Sound Glacier Flight & Cruise from Wanaka

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  • Fly further and see more when you fly with us from Wanaka. Fly to Milford Sound through two of New Zealand’s most picturesque national parks. View alpine lakes nestled amongst snowcapped mountain peaks and pristine glaciers, with vast rain forest and cascading waterfalls visible from every seat! Locally owned with an excellent safety...Read more
from€341.07 from€358.33

Jet Boat and Wilderness Walk Tour from Wanaka

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  • Come deep into the Matukituki Valley on the most exciting 4-hour jet boating adventure in New Zealand, beneath the spectacular scenery of Glaciers and Lord of the Rings and Hobbit film locations, into world heritage Mount Aspiring National Park. Flowing from Glaciers, the pristine waters of the Matukituki River are perfect to experience the...Read more
from€149.98 from€150.78

Cardrona High Country Pub Trail Horse Riding Trek

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  • Saddle up on this very unique horse trekking experience, just 20 minutes from Wanaka. The half-day High Country Pub horse trek takes you up into the beautiful mountains of Cardrona Valley allowing breath taking views of the surrounding Pisa and Crown Ranges and Cardrona Ski Area. No riding experience is necessary as all tuition is provided,...Read more
from€162.03

Small-Group Gold Discovery Horse Riding in Cardrona Valley

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  • Enjoy a beautiful crisp morning horse trek in the Cardrona valley, Wanaka. All horse riding experience levels are catered for and the group sizes are small. A scenic trail takes you under the willow trees and through the river then up into the hills for some stunning views down the valley and across to the surrounding mountains. Learn about the...Read more
from€137.94

Lead Climbing Wanaka - Half Day

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  • Push yourself mentally and physically by learning to lead climb in New Zealand’s premier (and most scenic) sport climbing venue.

    This course teaches the essentials for leading bolted sport routes. It is also a must do for people who had a friend teach them but want to check they have good and safe techniques.

    We keep our ratios...Read more
from€105.30 from€135.23

Cardrona Valley Mountain Quad Experience from Wanaka

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  • The Cardrona presents New Zealand's best guided quad bike tour. This two hour mountain experience takes you to the top of the mountains of the Cardrona Valley, Wanaka, navigating high country farm and alpine trails on very capable and easy to operate 350cc 4WD Yamaha quad bikes. River crossings, historical gold mining sites from the 1860s gold...Read more
from€174.08

Wild Hills 4WD Safari

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  • Explore by 4WD the private backroads of West Wanaka Station an iconic alpine mountain farm high in the mountains surrounding Lake Wanaka. Pass herds of Red Deer, Angus Cattle and sheep grazing in their natural environment.  Climb Wanaka's very own "road to heaven" to our exclusive alpine cafe for refreshments and  jaw-dropping panoramic views...Read more
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Packraft Wanaka ‘Raft’ plus Jet Boat & Wilderness Walk Tour from Wanaka

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  • The only JetBoat & Wilderness Walk & Packraft Adventure in New Zealand. This full day experience departs Wanaka at 09.15am for a 20 min drive to the jet boat base at the Matukituki River. Exciting 1 hour of jet boating to beneath Avalanche Glacier where it is pack on back for a remote forest walk to a secluded beach beneath the glacier. Here you...Read more
from€240.34

Lake Cruise & Island Nature Walk- meet the boat 10 minutes prior to Departure

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  • Lake Cruise and Island Nature Walk

     
    • A “must see” in Wanaka, this cruise to the remote and magical Mou Waho Island nature reserve, is predator free and home to the rare and  flightless Buff Weka, (extinct on mainland NZ)
    • Optional one hour return guided bush walk included, taking you up to reveal the island’s secret-...Read more
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Wanaka 4x4 Explorer The Ultimate Lake and Mountain Adventure

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  • The Ultimate Lake and Mountain Adventure

    Wanaka’s boat and 4×4 tour brings you the best of both worlds with views from the lake and land looking over remote islands and National Parks. From start to finish we are off the beaten path, no people, truly remote, truly stunning. The best place to enjoy the views and your gourmet...Read more
from€136.04 from€157.54

Wanaka Nature Encounter: Lake Cruise and 4WD Safari

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  • Combining our spectacular backcountry 4WD safari with Eco Wanaka Adventures' Lake Cruise and Island Walk - the Wanaka Nature Encounter offers the opportunity to experience the best of Wanaka's natural beauty -all within a day. Enjoy a morning boat cruise to an island nature reserve, a private audience with rare native birds and a guided walk to...Read more
from€309.61

Level 1 Waterfall Climb from Wanaka (3 hours return)

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  • Living a rich life is about experiences, not stuff – our spectacular backyard is full of adventure and we want to share it with you. Get out of your comfort zone and be rewarded as we conquer the highest waterfall cable climb in the world together.

    Our beginner climb involves approximately 1-hr of climbing and 4 bridge crossings. Our Via...Read more
from€122.95

West Wanaka Station Walk

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  • You won’t find this once-in-a-lifetime hike on any map or tour guide. Walk the high road into our dramatic mountain range and tower over the deep blues of Lake Wanaka. Explore the spectacular scenery, succumb to the comforts of our four-wheel drive and let our expert guide pass on tips and tales of our local flora and fauna. This exclusive hike...Read more
from€184.72

Riverside Biking Tour

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  • A stunning guided ride along the banks of one of NZ’s most beautiful and powerful rivers. Varied riding, beautiful vistas and plenty of photo opportunities make this a must do trip for those who appreciate exercise and scenery.  Participants need to be able to ride a bike on loose sand and gravel, and up and down (moderate) hills. A medium...Read more
from€160.01
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