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Fun planting trees with these great kids on our lake cruise/walk this morning.
King Wally Weka came and visited us on the summit, looking over his prime real estate territory.
One tree island and the whole of #LakeWanakaNZ is showing off it's true colours of Blue and Yellow.
Otago colours true to the heart.
Fresh snow last night put icing on the cake today too!
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Alpine Lakes Heli Hike.
1400m above #MatukitukiValley in the #Worldheritage #MtAspiringNationalPark.
100% Pure New Zealand
Lake Wanaka #realmiddleearth
As good as it gets....

Misty Mountains Heli Hike, with our #USA #LordoftheRings fans, a bonus flyby of the backyard glaciers on the giant Eagle's path to World heritage national park of #MtAspiring 3033m.
- 3 flights, 2 alpine landings way above #Orc level - all taken 2days ago -
They haven't taken the set down!

Check out ecowanaka.co.nz to walk this worthy quest of #BilboBaggins, #Gandalf and the #Dwarves !
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On our Misty Mountains Heli Hike today we got up close and personal with the #Rob Roy Glacier...
They haven't taken the set down!
Check out ecowanaka.co.nz for the real #pureNewZealand !
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Magic Mou Waho Island this morning, had eye candy new snow and show-pony Wekas every direction.
This lake cruise/walk has 360° views in EVERY direction - Cool and clear calm conditions after the storm passed over, as usual for beautiful #LakeWanakaNZ! #pureNewZealand #Nzmustdo #Realmiddleearth #LakeWanakaNZ ... See more

1400m above worry level on our Alpine Lakes Heli Hike in the World heritage area of #MtAspiring National Park.
3 pristine lakes in paradise. #pureNewZealand #loveWanaka #NZmustdo ecowanaka.co.nz

Our Swiss clients were touched by the magic that is our Misty Mountains Heli Hike today -
They love mountains and ours are so raw, young rugged and pristine.
They loved it!
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Wekas can't fly....
But man, they can climb trees!

A heritage apple tree from the 1860s shipbuilding days has a big red juicy fruit In this perfect growing season on #MouWahoisland lake cruise/walk this morning.
Too tempting, worth the risk though, for this daring trapeze artist Weka, balancing precariously, over 3m off the ground. -
"My precioussssss...."
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This week in Wanaka has been a showcase of Nature's arty side....
Lake Cruise &island nature walk was like an oil painting at the viewpoints.
Magic was found on the Misty Mountains Heli Hike too...
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What an amazing day after sub-cyclone Gita giving an icing on the cake our two friends from Vancouver on our mid summer Alpine Lakes heli hike today.
Morning was a Lake Cruise and island nature walk with some white powder up high to contrast the Buff Weka colour, reflecting the vibrancy of wildlife on this introduced predator free island haven.... ecowanaka.co.nz for your "Get personal with Nature" ticklist! #pureNewZealand #loveWanaka #NZWeka #Nzflightlessbirds #pureNewZealand #Nzmustdo #Summerbreeze ... See more