High action activities within an hour's travel
Fishing
- Fish for rainbow and brown trout in the local streams, rivers and lakes
- Guided fishing trips with experienced local guides (by prior arrangement)
- Fly fishing tuition for beginners
- Click here for some Fishing Guides in the area:
Other high action activities:
- Glider flights and glider hire are available at the local airport within walking distance
- Tramp in our magnificent valleys, hills and mountains
- Ski at Ohau on groomed fields or virgin snow
- Offroad or plane wilderness tours for scenery or fishing
- Light plane trips from the local airport
…and for the less adventurous…!!
- Watch sheep shearing next door at The Wrinkly Rams
- Short walks are available for various levels of fitness
- Visit a high country sheep station and see the Merino sheep that produce some of the world's finest wool
- Take a cruise on Lake Benmore
- 4WD trip into the heart of the Alps (no mountain roads!)
- Walk across the road to Omarama Hot Tubs
- Golfing - there is a 9-hole course nearby
- Visit some of the excellent wineries of the region
- Take a trip to the amazing Clay Cliffs reserve
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Visit the Black Stilt colony and see how this rare wading bird is slowly being brought back from near extinction
- Inspect a salmon hatchery
- Take an eco-trip to view river and high-country plants, flowers and birds
- Visit Mt Cook National Park
- Take a picnic trip to one of the classic mountain lakes
- Shop and sightsee at Wanaka or Queenstown
- Pay a visit to the Oamaru penguin colony
