A few years ago I spent 6 months traveling around New Zealand. After driving from Queenstown, all over the country, including all the way up to Cape Reinga on the tip of the North Island, I returned to Wanaka as it was easily one of the most stunning towns in the entire country. Lying on the southern shore of Lake Wanaka, the town sits in the heart of Otago’s adventure sports region, in the middle of the Southern Alps. It’s kind of like Queenstown’s little brother, it’s no where near as big,
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This is New Zealand's south island, as you travel from the north to the south by plane (I was going from Wellington to Queenstown). To capture these amazing views, be sure to seat on the right side of the plane.
This is the New Zealand. God's unfinished work. I really recomend an hiking trip to this country, its the best way to really get to know it. This is one of the tracks we did: the roteborne track. In total it takes 1 day, but we did one of the segments, and it took 4 hours.
Tongariro Crossing - where ruby and emerald meet under an opal sky - the best vacation ever, but remember: always with a backpack and lots of new friends!