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If it's a fine morning, you may like to walk to Lake Matheson before breakfast or take an optional heli-ride to the glacier. Depart Fox mid-morning and travel south, crossing swamplands and river plains as you enter the "Gateway of the Haast". You will see rushing rivers and tumbling waterfalls as you travel through the Mt Aspiring National Park and to the picturesque town of Wanaka. The sparkling waters of Lake Wanaka gently lap only metres from your resort rooms and the magnificent mountains provide a visual backdrop to this stunning location. Enjoy the resort facilities here, which include golf, tennis, spa, sauna and fine restaurants.
Accommodation |  | | The Edgewater Resort Wanaka – 4.5 Star Rating Nestled within the spectacular Southern Alps - in the South Island of New Zealand - Edgewater Resort Hotel offers you a relaxing haven away from the commotion of day-to-day life. As the four distinctly contrasting seasons unfold there are recreational choices to suit. Relax at the Resort's tennis court, the sauna or the spa, while for children there is our playground. Explore Lake Wanaka - New Zealand's fourth largest- by taking our kayaks onto the lake or seize the challenge of mountain biking the nearby undulating terrain. The culinary team will amaze you with their gastronomic delights in Sargoods Restaurant or you can dine 'al fresco' whilst sipping a famous Central Otago Pinot Noir wine in the Wineglass Cafe. |
MealsFull, hot breakfast. Dinner own cost and arrangement.
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Included Activities |
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 | 1: Lake Matheson Walk
If the weather is fine this morning, your coach captain will take you to the carpark where the self-guided walk commences.
Lake Matheson was formed about 14,000 years ago, when the Fox Glacier retreated from its last major advance towards the sea and left a depression which later filled with water. It may very well be the most photographed lake in New Zealand and if you are fortunate enough to see it, you will see why.
The waters of Lake Matheson are dark brown, so on a calm day they create the ideal reflective surface. An easy walk passes over the Clearwater River suspension bridge, just a few minutes from the car park. The Clearwater River drains off the lake and is brownish under the bridge, however it quickly becomes clear and true to its name. The track continues through ancient native forest, including tall rimu and kahikatea trees, to a pontoon that extends out onto the lake. Long finned native eels thrive in the darkness of Lake Matheson, which is also home to many water birds. For this reason the lake is a traditional mahinga kai (food gathering place) for Maori people.
The walk from the car park takes 40 minutes to the pontoon, or 1.5 hours around the lake.
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 | 2: Fox Glacier Helicopter Ride
Take a helicopter ride to the top of Fox Glacier where you land on the glacier for an awesome snow filled experience. Must be pre-booked (own cost) and is weather dependant. | | |
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