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Wanaka Visitor Information - Wanaka, New Zealand
Wanaka is a small vibrant and cosmopolitan town on the shores of Lake Wanaka, in the Southern Lakes district of New Zealand's South Island. A less commercial alternative to nearby Queenstown, Wanaka vistors are frequently stunned by its beauty, its relaxed pace of life and its relative lack of commercialism. Not to mention an unparalleled range of year round recreational activities.
An abundance of cafes, restaurants and artistic outlets add a creative edge, and the friendly locals claim with good reason to live life the way it should be.
Skiing in Wanaka - see our activities page
Culture Attractions include quirky but brilliant Cinema Paradiso, galleries, a transport museum, and Wanaka’s acclaimed local brewery. The social calendar is always busy with summer and winter festivals, concerts, a rodeo and the popular bi-annual air-show “Warbirds over Wanaka.”
For children
Wanaka offers a fabulous environment for children, with an undeveloped lake shore, playparks, a swimming pool, fishing and horseriding adventures, the maze at Puzzling World and The Green Room child friendly cafe-restaurant.
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Near Wanaka Homestead
Commencing 200m from Wanaka Homestead, lakefront walking and mountain bike tracks stretch for many kilometres in either direction. Wanaka's shops and restaurants are a pleasant 1.5km or 15 minute walk along the Lake front, or a 2 minute drive. The shallow bay is perfect for summer swimming, fishing and water sports and in autumn is the photographers' favourite haunt. Wanaka Station Park is adjacent to the accommodation, offering undulating lawns, fruit trees, and a children's play area.
History
"Homestead" is an Antipodean term meaning "farmhouse". The first Homestead in Wanaka has long since burned down, but the theme and historical links to the original Wanaka Homestead are proudly continued.
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