Southern Lakes
Cardrona
Mt Aspiring
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Fiordland
Gibbston
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Frankton
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The Siberia Experience During the course of this full-on day, you’ll be flown into mountainous wilderness and left to hike through remote alpine river valleys. Once you’ve reached the jet boat, you will be whisked home.
bush line to reach DOC’s Liverpool Hut on the Liverpool Track. Why? Because the elevated long drop provides one of the best views in the country.
owtown Rob Roy Glacier Track This Arr 10km-return track serves up great views of Rob Roy Glacier.
Doubtful Canyoning Sign up for a full day of waterfall abseils, jumps, chute sliding and squeezing into normally inaccessible places.
Routeburn Track Great Walk This Great Walk traverses both Mount Aspiring National Park and Fiordland National Park. On any given day you’ll be walking through clouds, staring into crystalline blue lakes or trailing between enormous glacier-carved valleys.
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TOP TIP: Book your heli tour or scenic flight over Mt Aspiring National Park from Makarora. As the closest township to the park offering such thrills, it’s also the cheapest option.
Hāwea
Lake Hāwea Walks The Hāwea River Track follows the river from Wānaka to the lake’s edge in three hours and The Kidds Nature Reserve Bush Track is an easy halfhour loop. An energetic 20km (one way) track around the lake takes 10 hours. Rated as advanced.
paddleboarding. Hawea Flat WhiteWater Park on Hawea River boasts a never-ending wave for surfers, kayakers and boogie boarders never-ending fun.
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LandEscape An eco-friendly cycling adventure in Hāwea farmland, combining cycle trails, e-bikes and wood-fired outdoor hot tubs.
Mountain Bike to Wānaka
50km loop connecting Wānaka and Lake Hāwea on quiet, rural roads.
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The Camp Lake Hāwea’s most comprehensive campground has lake-fronting glamping, cabins, safari tents and more. A summer food truck serves wood fired pizzas.
Trout and Salmon Fishing Yes, there’s fish in the lake. Or visit High Country Salmon Farm, approx one hour 40 minutes from Hawea, to see how salmon is farmed.
the remote Lake Hāwea Dingleburn Station.
Aquatic Fun When the wind
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kicks up, try a spot of kite surfing on the lake. When it’s laying low, try
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