Activity Category: Wanaka

Cardrona Hotel, Central Otago

Set halfway between Queenstown and Wanaka, The Cardrona Hotel gets recommended by lots of families. Whether you’re looking for somewhere warm and cosy to eat and drink in the winter (inside and outside fire places) or a place for the kids to runaround outside in the warmer months (great, big…

National Transport and Toy Museum, Wanaka

There are 50,000 toys on display at this museum and a lot of vintage vehicles but new toys also feature in the onsite toy shop which claims to be ‘the best toy shop in New Zealand’! So whether you show your kids the toys that you used to play with…

Jet Boat Ride, Wanaka

This isn’t a cheap activity but if your kids are thrill seekers and you’re on the lookout for a treat, this is an adrenaline sport that doesn’t have a lower age limit or height restrictions. Lakeland Adventures Wanaka operate jet boat rides from their base on the shores of Lake Wanaka to…

Puzzling World, Wanaka

This is a great place for the whole family to enjoy – a place of illusions and problem solving that will leave all ages ‘puzzled’ at some point. Whether it’s trying to get out of the maze or wondering how a building can still be standing when it’s at such…

The Lake and Lakefront @ Lake Wanaka

There’s lots to do along the waterfront in Wanaka! Hire a double Kayak or SUP so that kids can go with adults and get out on to the water. There’s more than one place to hire them from so check out which has the best deal on the day. Paddle…