Craig's Guidebook

Craig
Craig's Guidebook

Food scene

Good pub meal with excellent views. Not too expensive. Great beer garden.
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Hawea Hotel Eatery & Bar
1 Capell Ave
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Good pub meal with excellent views. Not too expensive. Great beer garden.
Great Mexican style food and atmosphere. Reasonable prices.
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Amigos Mexican Grill Wanaka
71 Ardmore St
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Great Mexican style food and atmosphere. Reasonable prices.
Lovely food. Awesome breakfasts.
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Urban Grind
72 Ardmore St
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Lovely food. Awesome breakfasts.
Awesome NZ camping growing with a great food truck, great pizzas and good prices. Other foods available as well, bar, check first before going to make sure it’s open during your visit.
Lake Hawea Holiday Park
1208 Haast Pass-Makarora Rd
Awesome NZ camping growing with a great food truck, great pizzas and good prices. Other foods available as well, bar, check first before going to make sure it’s open during your visit.
Awesome bakery. Award winning pies and pastries.
The doughbin
123 Ardmore St
Awesome bakery. Award winning pies and pastries.
Catch your fish then they cook it for you. Great night out.
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Hook Wanaka - Lake to Plate
49 Monteith Rd
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Catch your fish then they cook it for you. Great night out.
Cardrona distillery for awesome local spirits (and food!) Best Gin in NZ (in my opinion). Go here and Cardrona Hotel and make an afternoon of it!
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Cardrona Distillery
2125 Cardrona Valley Road
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Cardrona distillery for awesome local spirits (and food!) Best Gin in NZ (in my opinion). Go here and Cardrona Hotel and make an afternoon of it!

Sightseeing

Great trip to fill in a couple of hours, quite steep in places. Great views.
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Mount Iron Track
Mount Iron Track
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Great trip to fill in a couple of hours, quite steep in places. Great views.
Multiple options for trips up the lake for a closer look at the awesome scenery.
Lake Wanaka Cruises
100 Ardmore St
Multiple options for trips up the lake for a closer look at the awesome scenery.
Iconic home/climb to one of the most famous views in NZ on Instagram. Not for the front hearted. Google for some tips first.
Roys Peak Track
Roys Peak Track
Iconic home/climb to one of the most famous views in NZ on Instagram. Not for the front hearted. Google for some tips first.
Great and Iconic bar/restaurant. Not to be missed Winter or Summer. Awesome atmosphere.
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Cardrona Hotel
Cardrona Valley Road
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Great and Iconic bar/restaurant. Not to be missed Winter or Summer. Awesome atmosphere.
Can’t miss this iconic location. And it’s free!!
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#ThatWanakaTree
59 Wanaka Mount Aspiring Rd
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Can’t miss this iconic location. And it’s free!!

Skiing

Awesome family ski resort. Approx 50min to the top of the mountain from Hawea. Great road up the hill and excellent facilities.
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Cardrona Alpine Resort
Cardrona Valley Rd
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Another awesome ski area in Wanaka. Generally steeper than Cardrona for the more adventurous.
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Treble Cone Ski Area
Mt Aspiring Road
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Another awesome ski area in Wanaka. Generally steeper than Cardrona for the more adventurous.

Wet day activity

Cool small NZ cinema with a small range of the latest movies. Sit on a couch (or in a car) and watch the movie. Make sure you get a fresh cooked cookie during intermission, you won’t regret it. Need to phone to book.
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Cinema Paradiso
72 Brownston St
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