Queenstown & Wanaka - New Zealand - page 1131

( www.mtoutdoors.co.nz ; 17 Dunmore St; 9am-6pm) Rents and sells rock-climbing, moun-

taineering, camping and tramping gear.

Information

Lake Wanaka i-SITE ( 03-443 1233; www.lakewanaka.co.nz ; 103 Ardmore St;
8.30am-5.30pm) Extremely helpful but always busy.
Mt Aspiring National Park Visitor Centre (DOC; 03-443 7660; www.doc.govt.nz ; Ardmore
St; 8.30am-5pm daily Nov-Apr, Mon-Sat May-Oct) In an A-framed building on the edge of
the town centre, this Department of Conservation centre takes hut bookings and offers
advice on tracks and conditions. There's a small display on Wanaka geology, flora and
fauna.
Wanaka Medical Centre ( 03-443 7811; www.wanakamedical.co.nz ; 23 Cardrona Valley Rd;
8am-6pm Mon-Fri, 9am-noon & 4-6pm Sat & Sun) Patches up adventure-sports mishaps.

Getting There & Away

Alpine Connexions ( 03-443 9120; www.alpinecoachlines.co.nz ) Links Wanaka with
Queenstown, Cromwell, Alexandra, Dunedin and the Rail Trail towns of Central Otago.
It also has shuttles to Wanaka Airport, the Mt Aspiring trailheads and Lake Hawea in
summer, and Cardrona and Treble Cone in winter.
Atomic Shuttles ( 03-349 0697; www.atomictravel.co.nz ) Daily bus to/from Dunedin
($35, 4½ hours) via Cromwell ($15, 50 minutes), Alexandra ($20, 1¾ hours) and
Roxburgh ($30, 2¼ hours).
Connectabus ( 0800 405 066; www.connectabus.com ; 1-way/return $35/65) Handy twice-
daily service linking Wanaka with Queenstown airport (1¼ hours) and Queenstown (1½
hours). Free pick-up from most accommodation.

InterCity ( 03-442 4922; www.intercity.co.nz ) Coaches depart from outside the Log Cabin
on the lakefront, with daily services to Cromwell (from $10, 44 minutes), Queenstown
(from $17, 1½ hours), Lake Hawea (from $10, 24 minutes), Makarora (from $12, 1¾
hours) and Franz Josef (from $43, 6½ hours).
Naked Bus ( www.nakedbus.com ) Services to Queenstown, Cromwell, Franz Josef, Lake
Tekapo and Christchurch. Prices vary.

Getting Around