Wanaka is a picture-perfect location with easy access across the whole region to fantastic outdoor experiences, the ultimate base for your exploration of New Zealand’s South Island. Ridgeline Adventures are here to help you to start your journey by connecting to Wanaka’s nature, with a range of fantastic activities from off-roading experiences, nature encounters, sky safaris and more!

What are the best outdoor activities in Wanaka?

From off-roading to leisurely walks, exhilarating helicopter rides to photography tours, Ridgeline Adventures offer a range of exciting outdoor adventures to turn your trip to Wanaka into an unforgettable experience.

Ridgeline Adventures offer unique experiences, operating exclusively on private country roads in historic areas of the Wanaka region. Get far off the beaten track and get private access to West Wanaka station in their off-roading 4WD experiences – admire spectacular snow-capped mountain scenery, get jaw-dropping views of Lake Wanaka, explore fascinating historical sites and get up-close and personal with a range of farm animals. Keen photographers will be in their element with Ridgeline’s photography safaris, where you can snap unforgettable photos of stunning landscapes, animals and magical sunsets. In the Big Sky Safari experience, take an unforgettable scenic helicopter flight through towering peaks and thundering waterfalls to the Isobel Glacier in the Mount Aspiring national Park.

These are only some of the experiences awaiting you – add Ridgeline Adventures to your stack for any trip to Wanaka to see the best of what New Zealand has to offer.

  • Prices range depending on experience – see their experiences page here for more details.
  • Pick-up is arranged on booking from your Wanaka accommodation, or one of their 3 pick-up points at:
    Wanaka i-site, 103 Ardmore street, Wanaka
    Puzzling world, 188 Wanaka-luggate highway (highway 84), Wanaka
    Edgewater resort *guests of Edgewater only

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