Next we would leave the coastline for a bit and go over the mountains to visit the Wanaka and Queenstown areas. The Haast Highway is famous for its alpine scenery with many vistas, waterfalls, rivers and lakes.
Haast Pass Approaching M. Aspiring National Park
We took in various stops along the way including Haast Pass and Blue Pools hikes. We completed a longer tramping hike up Mount Shrimpton. The highway weaves it’s way down the eastern slope passing by the beautiful lakes of Hawea and Wanaka before arriving at the town of Wanaka where we stayed that evening.
