Waitaki District Travel Guide

Tourist Guide

St. Clair Beach
Waitaki District
New Zealand featuring landscape views, a lake or waterhole and a sunset
Purakaunui Falls showing a waterfall, forest scenes and a river or creek
Lake Wanaka showing a sunset, mountains and a lake or waterhole

Popular cities in Waitaki District

Oamaru featuring street scenes and heritage architecture
Oamaru
Known for Cheese, Museums and Art
Relive the grandeur of Victorian-era prosperity and come face-to-face with waddling penguins as you explore North Otago’s largest town.

Reasons to visit

  • Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony
  • Oamaru Harbour
  • Steampunk HQ
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Omarama
Omarama
Known for Friendly people, Small town and Budget
Combine sky-high thrills with hot tubs and chill in Omarama, a secluded township surrounded by lakes and mountains.

Reasons to visit

  • Hot Tubs Omarama
  • Clay Cliffs
  • Wrinkly Rams
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Hampden
Hampden
Known for Natural parks and Beaches

Reasons to visit

  • Moeraki Boulders
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Ohau
Ohau
Known for Skiing and Natural parks

Reasons to visit

  • Ohau Skifield
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New Zealand featuring landscape views, a lake or waterhole and a sunset
Kurow
Known for Museums
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Macraes Flat
Macraes Flat
Known for Monuments
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