Wānaka Accommodation

Rest your head

After a long day of exploring Wānaka, you’re going to need a place to call your temporary home.

As we say in New Zealand, you could book a ‘bach’ or a ‘crib’ (translation: a holiday home), if you’re looking to settle in and stay a while. If you’re feeling luxurious, try a private lodge, mountain chalet, high-end apartment, bed and breakfast or hotel stay. Or maybe you consider yourself a minimalist? In that case, check out our hostels and campgrounds.

Experience that famous, genuine Kiwi hospitality. Explore a selection of Wānaka accommodation options below.

Apartments Cook your own meals, do your own laundry and enjoy your own space

Motels Motels are generally easy to find in Wanaka

Holiday Homes The tradition of a second home by the river, forest or lake is strong in Wanaka

Backpackers Backpackers' lodges add character and flavour to your travelling experience

Hotels Hotels in Wanaka come in all shapes, sizes and personalities

Bed & Breakfast Be hosted by a Wanaka local for a real Kiwi experience

Camping & Holiday Parks Holiday parks are equipped to please a wide range of people for a minimal cost

Lodges For a night of luxury or romance somewhere special

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The Wanaka Region

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Click on your location below to see how close you are to Wanaka

Driving to Wanaka Explore the Region

Driving to Wānaka

Driving on the South Island roads of New Zealand is a great way to experience the region, with relatively quiet roads and some of the most amazing scenery right outside the window.

Major car and campervan hire companies are all located at Christchurch, Dunedin and Queenstown airports. There are also a number of rental car companies based in Wānaka.

How to get to Wānaka

Explore the Region

Wānaka is unique and captivating; it inspires you to discover, and gives you the freedom to explore.

Located in the stunning alps of the South Island, New Zealand, visitors from around the world are drawn to the Wānaka region by its outstanding beauty.

Explore Wānaka

  1. Mount Aspiring
    National Park     54 min
  2. Christchurch 5 h 14 min
  3. Ashburton 3 h 56 min
  4. Geraldine 3 h 19 min
  5. Tekapo 2 h 17 min
  6. Mt Cook 2 h 6 min
  7. Twizel 1 h 39 min
  8. Omarama 1 h 21 min
  9. Franz Josef 3 h 32 min
  10. Fox Glacier 3 h 6 min
  11. Haast 1 h 43 min
  13. Cromwell 39 min
  14. Queenstown 1 h 4 min
  15. Milford Sound 4 h 34 min
  16. Te Anau 2 h 52 min
  17. Dunedin 2 h 52 min
  1. Mount Aspiring
    National Park     54 min
  2. Coronet Peak
  3. The Remarkables
  4. Cardrona
  5. Treble Cone
  6. Snow Farm
  7. Heli Skiing
  8. Heli Skiing
  9. Makarora 50 min
  10. Lake Hawea 1 h 7 min
  12. Wanaka Airport 11 min
  13. Luggate 13 min
  14. Tarras 27 min
  15. Cromwell 39 min
  16. Arrowtown 53 min
  17. Queenstown 1 h 4 min
  18. Queenstown Airport 59 min
  19. Matukituki Valley 51 min
  20. Raspberry Creek 1 h 6 min

Flights to Wānaka

Getting to Wānaka is easy - click on your city to see how close you are to Wānaka. It’s a short, scenic 60-minute drive to Wānaka from the closest international airport, where you will find all major rental car companies and scheduled bus services that provide transport to Wānaka throughout the day.

How to get to Wanaka