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Touring and Dining
Just 15 minutes from Wanaka, you will experience the distillery where they create the finest spirits with pure alpine water sourced from the heart of Mount Cardrona, (New Zealand’s Southern Alps), and locally foraged seasonal ingredients to produce an unparalleled signature taste.
Taking approximately 75 minutes you will discover the secrets to Cardrona’s artisan spirits, starting with our water source, malted barley and yeast. You will see where the malt is milled, mashed, fermented, distilled and matured before tasting the wares with a tutored spirit tasting of Cardrona spirits
28 locals recommend
Cardrona Distillery
2125 Cardrona Valley RoadTaking approximately 75 minutes you will discover the secrets to Cardrona’s artisan spirits, starting with our water source, malted barley and yeast. You will see where the malt is milled, mashed, fermented, distilled and matured before tasting the wares with a tutored spirit tasting of Cardrona spirits
A visit to the Cardrona Pub is a must, open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, enjoy the atmosphere of this lovely old hotel (the most photographed pub in NZ). Relax in front of the fire or enjoy the beer garden, a great spot to visit.
91 locals recommend
Cardrona Hotel
Cardrona Valley RoadA visit to the Cardrona Pub is a must, open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, enjoy the atmosphere of this lovely old hotel (the most photographed pub in NZ). Relax in front of the fire or enjoy the beer garden, a great spot to visit.
Sightseeing
The Cardrona Bra Fence was a controversial tourist attraction in Central Otago, at some point between 1998 and 1999, passers-by began to attach bras to a rural fence. The fence gradually became a well known site as the number of bras grew to hundreds.
Cardrona Bra Fence
2125 Cardrona Valley RdAdventure Playground
A 15 minute drive from Wanaka, you can drive up the mountain, or park at the bottom and take the shuttle bus to the top.
Cardrona Alpine Resort
Cardrona Valley RdCheck out mountain condition, Treble Cone is the closest ski area to Wanaka and is the largest ski area in the South Island, boasting the longest vertical rise in the Southern Lakes District.
14 locals recommend
Treble Cone
Check out mountain condition, Treble Cone is the closest ski area to Wanaka and is the largest ski area in the South Island, boasting the longest vertical rise in the Southern Lakes District.