Bella Vista Wanaka

Bras NOT for sale!

by imstress

As you leave Wanaka and drive towards Queenstown for about 10 mins, you will come across a fences with lots of bras hanging on. You may even find some G-strings hanging there.

I dont have any idea who or how it started.
But I guess someone just hang them there and many travllers do like wise when they came across this way.

Its amazing since they comes in all sizes and colours and they dont smell at all. Must be the long hours baking and suntanning under the heat.

Look out for it as it is about 5 mins away from Wanaka and 5mins before Cardrona Hotel.

There is a fences of shoes on may way at Arthur's Pass.

Skydive

by didgeridorien

Defenitely the best way to see the surroundings of Wanaka. As you go up in the plane, they'll show you glaciers, Mt Cook and other mountains of Mt Aspiring National Park. I did a tandem jump and before you jump out, you'll wave at the camera and there you'll go. You've got a 30 second free fall and then the parachute opens (thank God) and you can take your camera out to take pictures of the beautiful view.

The Amazing Maze

by imstress

The incredible Great Maze (Labyrinth) was first established in Wanaka by Stuart Landsborough in 1973.

It was the first Maze that uses wooden fences as barriers. The 4 Towers are coloured in Yellow, Red Blue and Green. You will have to follow the instructions to get to the other coloured tower.

The entrance to the maze is via the Cafe for $7. You may purchase a $10 ticket which allow you combined entrance to the Great Maze and Illusion Rooms.

There are emergency exit doors for those who can't figure their way out. Be patient and you will need at least 30 mins if you follow the exact directions without any help.

SCENIC WANAKA

by balhannah

"Wanaka & Surrounds."

The town of Wanaka is surrounded by snow capped Mountains and is

situated on the edge of Lake Wanaka

120kms from Wanaka is Queenstown, then to the North,

is the Haast Pass that we followed to the west coast.

We also visited the towns of Omarama and Twizel, Lake Hawea, and Cromwell.

Wanaka is one of the few areas in New Zealand to enjoy a continental

climate, with four distinct seasons.

The weather is fairly dry with spring (September-December) bringing the wettest months.

Annual rainfall is 682 mm which is half the national average.

Wanaka experiences hot dry summers with temperatures reaching the

high 30s but the average is 24°C.

Winter tends to have clear calm days with highs around 10°C.

The biennial Warbirds over Wanaka airshow, is a major attraction in Wanaka.

This is a town that is situated in a beautiful position that we could quite easily return to!

Wanaka

by leeleebell

"Natural Beauty"

Wanaka is one of the most beautiful places I know in NZ, it's in the south of the South Island and pretty much has it all. Some of Lord of the Rings was filmed around this area. It's great no matter what the time of year.