Guidebook for Twizel
Sightseeing
Mount Cook National Park
great walks, fantastic views and good restaurants
Lake Pukaki
awesome views of mount cook, walks and a mountain bike track
Lake Benmore
fantastic boating and fishing
Twizel River
great fishing and swimming holes for hot days
Lake Ruataniwha
rowing complex and lake for fishing and boating
Mount John
observatory and walks
Tekapo Springs
300 Lakeside Drhot pools and water slide in summer and ice skating in winter
only 20 minutes drive from the house and a short walk to see the clay cliffs
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Leirhnjúkur
Henburn Roadonly 20 minutes drive from the house and a short walk to see the clay cliffs
Food Scene
Lake Ohau Lodge
2295 Lake Ohau Rdwalks, biking and restaurant
well priced and good selection for lunch and breakfast. I haven't had an evening meal though
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Poppies Cafe
1 Benmore Plwell priced and good selection for lunch and breakfast. I haven't had an evening meal though
Shawtys Cafe Restaurant & Bar
4a Market Plgood pizza, coffee and bar
relaxing place to enjoy a wine and the kids can also fish for salmon and then you pay per kg (although a bit pricey)
Clay Cliffs Restaurant
relaxing place to enjoy a wine and the kids can also fish for salmon and then you pay per kg (although a bit pricey)
Shopping
Four Square Twizel
20 Market Plwell priced supermarket
if you need anything you'll probably find it here - worth a look to see how much they fit into a small shop
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Jake's Hardware
24 Market Plif you need anything you'll probably find it here - worth a look to see how much they fit into a small shop
great place to buy fresh salmon to take away, they also sell food and you can feed the salmon
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High Country Lax
2602 Twizel-Omarama Rdgreat place to buy fresh salmon to take away, they also sell food and you can feed the salmon