Stay A While: Why Wānaka Rewards Those Who Slow Down
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Wānaka
Those classic scenes: towering peaks, 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.
Aspiring Guides
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Wānaka
As if plucked from a ridgeline and planted straight onto McDougall Street, Aspiring Guides are an adventuring outfit at the heart of one of New Zealand's great playgrounds.
The Camp
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Wānaka
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
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Wānaka
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...
