I love the small town under the Alps more than Queenstown
When it comes to New Zealand, everyone thinks of Queenstown🛖 first
But when you start a self-driving tour of the South Island, you will find
The scenery of the small towns along the way is invaluable
Wanaka is a must-visit small town🏡 for self-driving in New Zealand
It's very small with only 5000+ people, but it's my favorite place!
Actually, Lake Wanaka is very close to Queenstown
It's a 1.5h drive back and forth, and the town and lake of Wanaka under the surrounding peaks
Has the adventurous atmosphere of Queenstown
And a bit of extra leisurely atmosphere
There is a TV show called 'The Free Range Cook'
It's about the legendary New Zealand chef queen Langbein
She turned her life into a poem on the shore of Lake Wanaka
Living an enviable lakeside pastoral life
Because it's not big, I've organized the following ways to play around Lake Wanaka
1、 The Lonely Tree
A lonely tree growing in Lake Wanaka
The background is Lake Wanaka and the Southern Alps
Lake Wanaka is really very quiet, the 4th largest lake in New Zealand
The majestic mountains surround Lake Wanaka so purely quiet
2、 The history under the town
Wanaka town only has 1 main road along the lake called Ardmore street
The important historical events of New Zealand are recorded on the trail along the lake
One brick represents one year, try to find the year you were born
3、 Puzzling World
Indoor and outdoor, very suitable for parent-child travel!
A small amusement park that displays mathematics and space technology
There are many special visual effects caused by misplaced space
4、 Bra Fence
Must pass this place on the way from Wanaka to Queenstown
The fence is covered with tens of thousands of women's bras
Originally it was just a whim of 4 women in 1999
Hang their own bras on the wire fence by the road
Later, many people saw it and went to hang it
So there are more and more bras, forming the current bra wall
5、 Arrowtown
There is also a former gold mining town nearby
The main street is Buckingham St
Here is the smallest museum in New Zealand
And it is said to be the oldest post office in New Zealand
Opened in 1863 and still in business
This is also one of the filming locations of 'The Lord of the Rings'
From here, it's only 21 kilometers to Queenstown
If you come to New Zealand, please spend an extra day in Wanaka
Although it's not big, it's very satisfying just to walk by the lake and feed the ducks
Travel tips:
Wanaka town only has 1 main road along the lake called Ardmore street
Restaurants, grocery stores, outdoor/wool shops are all here
The hotel room we stayed in can see Lake Wanaka
The unchanged Chinese taste can also find a Chinese supermarket here
In addition to the necessary Lao Gan Ma abroad, even snail powder is available
We all buy our own ingredients and seasonings and go back to the hotel to make hot pot
And the Manuka honey that must be bought when coming to New Zealand is even cheaper here
Nature is really amazing. After watching the star-hunting people, it is such a lake, this lonely tree. No matter how you shoot it, it is like an oil painting. The surrounding area is also a mountainous mountain.
A tree is really strange, a person standing alone in the middle of the lake, the name is really named, not wrong at all, but the river is because he is more flexible, he is also because the river is more beautiful
The mountains and rivers of Wanaka Lake are beautiful, and the surrounding tourism resources are extremely rich, and there are so many tourists every day. Among them, there are many that come here specially for the single seedling tree in the lake, which shows its high popularity.
A tree that looked very lonely, when it rained, part of the tree was flooded in the water, and it was more lonely.
A lonely tree, a tree standing alone in the lake, special beauty
A very popular tree, I went to see a very small one, standing alone there, a little gap, may be the reason for the rain and the water level rise.
A lonely tree standing in a lake really makes people feel inexplicable loneliness
Loved this place, very quiet and calm, a tree stood there quietly