• Stuart Landsborough's Puzzling World, 443-7489, [1]. Located just outside of town, Puzzling World's major feature is The Great Maze, a 1.5km, two story maze of confusing passages. The site also features dozens of optical illusions and puzzles. Open daily 8:30am-5:00pm.
• Warbird Museum, [2]. Showcases WW2 Fighter aircraft and more, featuring the Hurricane, Mustang, Spitfire and Polikarpov fighters.
• Warbirds Over Wanaka, [3]. An air show held every second Easter long weekend (last was in 2006). See over 50 aircraft from the biplanes of WW1, the stars of WW2, the Korea fighters and the jets of Vietnam. Also military vehicles and Harley Davidson motor cycles.
• Wanaka Beer Works, [4]. Located at Wanaka Transport Museum. Learn about the brewing process and sample a brew or two in the tasting room.
• Wanaka Autumn Arts Festival. This celebration of the arts occurs every year in late March.

By Air

The closest international airport is at Air New Zealand

By Road

Buses from all major cities stop in Wanaka. Timetable here. The cheapest option is nakedbus.com - fares on this service start at $1 if you book early enough. Otherwise try listing a ride on a rideshare site like Wanaka based Cooreea and travel here with other people. A fun alternative! :)

Approximate distances:

• Queenstown 70 km
• Christchurch 430 km
• Dunedin 280 km

The town is compact and located on the lakeshore. It is an easy walk to shops and restaurants. A number of operators offer car or mountain bike hire.

• Deep Canyon (Guided canyon adventures), 23 Dunmore Street, Wanaka (Nov to April), ☎ 03 443 7922, [5]. 7-11. Descend the spectacular canyons of the Matukituki valley. Explore your way through crystal pools and native forest. Plunge down water polished chutes, abseil down waterfalls. Climb, swim and float through a spectacular world of water sculpted rock and sparkling, crashing waterfalls. NZ$225 upwards. (44.42,169.09) edit
• New Zealand Heli Skiing (New Zealand Heli Skiing), 37 Shotover St, Queenstown, New Zealand, ☎ 03 442 6222, [6]. Premier New Zealand heli ski operator  edit

• Finchey's Bar and Restaurant. This fine dining establishment is located on 2 Dunmore Street in downtown Wanaka. It is built on the 1880 old Wanaka jail site. The ambiance is very warm and inviting. There is a large two-sided stone fireplace with cozy couches and a beautiful wooden bar.

This is my favourite winery in the area. For Whites the Osteiner is really unique (nothing like it in Australia) http://www.rippon.co.nz/