Guidebook for Wanaka

Steve
Guidebook for Wanaka

Shopping

Mountain bike hire - great for riding around the lake trails
11 locals recommend
Outside Sports Wanaka
17-23 Dunmore St
11 locals recommend
Mountain bike hire - great for riding around the lake trails
Sports shop - also has MTB hire
13 locals recommend
Racers Edge
99 Ardmore St
13 locals recommend
Sports shop - also has MTB hire

Food Scene

Great food, location and service - seafood chowder is a favorite!
13 locals recommend
Speight's Ale House
93 Ardmore St
13 locals recommend
Great food, location and service - seafood chowder is a favorite!
Great place for breakfast
39 locals recommend
Relishes Cafe
99 Ardmore St
39 locals recommend
Great place for breakfast
Probably the best hot chocolate in town
15 locals recommend
Patagonia Chocolates
155 Ardmore St
15 locals recommend
Probably the best hot chocolate in town
Good coffee and 2 for 1 pizza deals
50 locals recommend
Urban Grind
72 Ardmore St
50 locals recommend
Good coffee and 2 for 1 pizza deals
Best burgers in town - BBQ backfire
22 locals recommend
Red Star Burger Bar
26 Ardmore St
22 locals recommend
Best burgers in town - BBQ backfire
Great Italian food - bookings essential though
81 locals recommend
Francesca's Italian Kitchen
93 Ardmore St
81 locals recommend
Great Italian food - bookings essential though
Great coffee and even better muffins!
12 locals recommend
Ritual Espresso Cafe
18 Helwick St
12 locals recommend
Great coffee and even better muffins!

Everything Else

New Zealands only cross country ski resort
Snow Farm Lodge
Cardrona Valley Road
New Zealands only cross country ski resort
Wanaka's premier skifield
71 locals recommend
Cardrona Alpine Resort
Cardrona Valley Rd
71 locals recommend
Wanaka's premier skifield
Brand new whisky distillery and museum
28 locals recommend
Cardrona Distillery
2125 Cardrona Valley Road
28 locals recommend
Brand new whisky distillery and museum
Outstanding mountain bike trail - 12kms of single track & great views
Deans Bank
Outstanding mountain bike trail - 12kms of single track & great views
Good place for coffee or lunch - short stroll from town
18 locals recommend
Edgewater Hotel - Lake Wanaka, New Zealand
54 Sargood Dr
18 locals recommend
Good place for coffee or lunch - short stroll from town
Sensational MTB trails, purpose built
Sticky Forest Carpark
1 Platinum Ridge
Sensational MTB trails, purpose built
Wanaka's hidden gem ski resort
14 locals recommend
Treble Cone
14 locals recommend
Wanaka's hidden gem ski resort
Great place to stop for lunch
25 locals recommend
Hawea Hotel Eatery & Bar
1 Capell Ave
25 locals recommend
Great place to stop for lunch
Great place for dinner
32 locals recommend
Sailz Lake Hawea Store
33 Capell Ave
32 locals recommend
Great place for dinner
Nice MTB beside the river - can do a full loop down one side back the other - approx 30k
Newcastle Track
Nice MTB beside the river - can do a full loop down one side back the other - approx 30k

Sightseeing

Great walk for an even better view out over Wanaka and surrounds
53 locals recommend
Mount Iron
52 Riverbank Rd
53 locals recommend
Great walk for an even better view out over Wanaka and surrounds
Possibly the best view in the world - half a day needed
64 locals recommend
Roys Peak
64 locals recommend
Possibly the best view in the world - half a day needed
Another great shorter walk - another great view of Wanaka and the lake
25 locals recommend
Diamond Lake
25 locals recommend
Another great shorter walk - another great view of Wanaka and the lake

Essentials

Supermarket
119 locals recommend
New World Wanaka
20 Dunmore St
119 locals recommend
Supermarket

Arts & Culture

Highly recommended movie theater - the freshly baked cookies at half time are a favorite!
97 locals recommend
Cinema Paradiso
72 Brownston St
97 locals recommend
Highly recommended movie theater - the freshly baked cookies at half time are a favorite!