Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(
www.outsidesports.co.nz
; Spencer House Mall, 23 Dunmore St; 9am-6pm)
Rents (half-/full
day from $35/55), repairs and sells bikes, along with snow-sports equipment and cloth-
ing.
Other Activities
Deep Canyon
CANYONING
( 03-443 7922;
www.deepcanyon.co.nz
;
canyoning from $220; Oct-Apr)
Loads of climbing,
walking and waterfall-abseiling through confined, wild gorges.
Skydive Lake Wanaka
SKY DIVING
( 03-443 7207;
www.skydivewanaka.com
; sky diving from $329)
Jump from 12,000ft or go
the whole hog with a 15,000ft leap and 60 seconds of freefall.
Wanaka River Journeys
JETBOATING, WALKING
(
03-443 4416;
www.wanakariverjourneys.co.nz
; adult/child $229/119)
Combination bush
walk (50 minutes) and jetboat ride in the gorgeous Matukituki Valley.
Wanaka Kayaks
KAYAKING
( 0800 926 925;
www.wanakakayaks.co.nz
; from per hour $12; 9am-6pm Dec-Mar)
Rents
kayaks ($14 per hour), stand-up paddle boards ($18 per hour), and catamarans ($60 per
hour), and offers guided paddle-powered tours of the lake (half/full day $75/149). It's on
the lakefront, opposite 163 Ardmore St.
Wanaka Paragliding
PARAGLIDING
( 0800 359 754;
www.wanakaparagliding.co.nz
; tandem $199)
Count on around 20 minutes
soaring on the summer thermals around Treble Cone.
Hatch
FISHING
( 03-443 8446;
www.hatchfishing.co.nz
;
2 adults half-/full day $490/750)
Lakes Wanaka and
Hawea and the surrounding rivers have excellent trout fishing. Hatch offers guided fly-
fishing, with the option of accessing remote spots by helicopter or jetboat.
Pioneer Rafting
RAFTING
( 03-443 1246;
www.ecoraft.co.nz
;
half-day adult/child $145/85, full day $195/105)
Raft on the
high-volume Clutha, with Grade II to III rapids, gold panning and bird-watching.
