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Stay A While: Why Wānaka Rewards Those Who Slow Down

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Those classic scenes: Roy’s Peak, the tree, coffee by the lake. Wānaka's icons have earned their status, but this stunning corner of our country has a knack for revealing much more to those willing to stay a while. With over 750 kilometres of trails connecting townships, lakes, and high country, you could spend weeks here without retracing your steps, and without hardly making a mark as you go: two-wheeled or two-legged transportation is both highly encouraged and highly catered for in these parts.

Edgewater Hotel

Hotel building exterior with the pond in the foreground at Edgewater Hotel.
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Fitting seamlessly into the southern shoreline of Lake Wānaka, Edgewater Hotel is a classic, understated resort that proves working with the landscape is always the most...

The Green Luggate Village

Outdoor common space with different buildings at The Green.
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Sitting happily in sunny Luggate Village is The Green, an unassuming collection of modern sheds, which happens to be one of Wānaka's finest wee retail precincts.

The Camp

A small cabin nestled in bushes.
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Aotearoa, land of the great outdoors, is unsurprisingly a land of a long list of incredibly scenic sites to spend a night, too.

The Secret Sauna

The Secret Sauna yurt and wooden sauna beside the lake.
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Picture this: an off-grid, wood-fired sauna sits peacefully on the shore of a glacial lake, smoke softly puffing out of the chimney while through the generous window, a...

General Service

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Tucked down an alleyway in the heart of Wānaka is a place where the inhabitants look forward to coming to work each day.

Wānaka Lavender Farm

A purple tractor parked in between rows of purple lavender at Wānaka Lavender Farm.
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This is not your typical working farm.

Revology Concept Store

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French composite and materials specialist, Alex, and New Zealand human rights lawyer, Monique, are the heart and soul behind Wānaka’s concept store and tea house centred around conscious living.

Bike Glendhu

Cycling over grass at sunset.
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Biking in a naturally beautiful setting.

Cardrona Hotel

Historic cream and maroon weatherboard frontage of Cardrona Hotel with a vintage cream 1968 Chrysler Model 62 parked in front.
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Rumoured to be the most photographed building in the country, Cardrona Hotel was built in 1863 first and foremost as a place to stay for hardworking gold miners.