Places to Visit in Wanaka

Aspiring Helicopters is located near Wanaka on the border of Mt Aspiring National Park. This small family owned business provides a personalised service and takes clients flying into Mt Aspiring, Fiordland and Mt Cook National Parks. Specialising in Glacier Landings and scenic flights to Milford Sound. Commercial and Charter flights are available. Located on a working High Country Station the hangar is a specialised facility housing a modern fleet of helicopters.

Voted Number 1 Outdoor Activity in Wanaka by over 1000 people on TripAdvisor! Climb the highest waterfall cable climb in the world. WildWire is one the best things to do in Wanaka, an easy day-trip from Queenstown. Choose from one of three levels of adrenaline when you join one of our guided tours on our waterfall via ferrata. There are swing bridges, airy climbing ladders and hidden pools beneath towering falls. The views to the surrounding mountains and lakes are breathtaking. If you can climb a ladder, you can do it!

The most exciting Jet Boating adventure in New Zealand; beneath the spectacular mountain scenery of the magical Matukituki Valley. Travel at speed, drift into turns and experience thrilling spins stopping in turquoise pools. Deep in the mountains a 50-minute remote walk through moss covered forest, waterfalls and streams beneath Avalanche Glacier. For those who want the next level of adventure. Shuttle to Raspberry Creek for a packraft experience of a lifetime. Ride the wave trains, paddle into calm eddies and float with the river flow beneath spectacular mountains, glaciers and waterfalls. Tour options available: - Jetboat & Wilderness Walk - Jetboat & Wilderness Walk + Helicopter - Packraft Wanaka Check out our Website

Deep Canyon adventures are a journey unlike any other. Get in touch the natural world. From the raw power of waterfalls to the tranquility of deep, forested pools, from sculptural rockscapes to glowing green moss droplets, you will be immersed in a world you never knew existed. Challenge yourself in ways you've never imagined. Plunge down water polished chutes and abseil down waterfalls. Jump off cliffs! Climb, swim and float through an amazing world of water - sculptured rock, deep clear pools and spectacular waterfalls.

Tandem skydiving excursions above a landscape of glacier lakes, alpine forest & snowy mountains.

Fishing & cruising on a picturesque glacial lake are the focus of this local boat-tour company.

Take an exhilarating jet boat adventure down the mighty Clutha River. This is the perfect experience rolled into one with the most stunning scenery, fantastic commentary whilst giving you the absolute thrills of 360s and speed down one of the fastest flowing rivers in NZ.

Wooded area offering various mountain-biking trails, some with dramatic mountain & lake views.

From humble beginnings over 70 years ago as a wooden fence post charged with keeping stock from wandering, the Wanaka Willow has become the beautiful tree we see today with photographers flocking from around the world.