Omarama TOP 10 is situated on State Highway 8 between Queenstown and Aoraki/Mt Cook in the Waitaki district of the South Island of New Zealand.
Omarama is famous for its unique atmospheric conditions that make it an ideal location for gliding, especially the famous Nor’West wave. Omarama is Maori for ‘place of light’.
Omarama Gilding Club, Aoraki/Mt Cook (New Zealand’s highest mountain) is close by as are the dramatic Clay Cliffs outcrops, Clay Cliffs Winery (New Zealand’s highest altitude winery), Lake Ohau forest, Benmore power station and the airfield for gliding is just minutes away. Waitaki Valley.
Trout fishing local lakes and rivers, Appaloosa horse trail riding, 4WD and mountain bike and walking trails, golf, winery visit.
Address:
Junction State Highway 8/83
P O Box 34
Omarama
Phone:
+64 03 438 9875
Fax:
+64 03 438 9680
Reservations:
0800 662 726
Website:
www.omaramatop10.co.nz
Email:
omarama.holiday@xtra.co.nz
Hosts:
Wim and Arda Booiman