Mou Waho Island Tour: Explore Native Wildlife and Stunning Panoramas on Lake Wanaka

Embark on the Mou Waho Island Tour to discover native wildlife, stunning panoramas, and a unique island formation on Lake Wanaka. Join us now!

Duration: 3 hours, 15 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Wanaka Water Taxi and Wanaka 4x4 Explorer - We will meet you on the jetty. From here we will boat 15km up the lake to the scenic reserve, Mou Waho Island. Your skipper will inform you about the history and geology of the lake while cruising the sparkling waters of Lake Wanaka
What's Included
  • Landing and/or facility fees
  • 1.5+ hour freedom walk on the island
  • Extensive live commentary onboard
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

Come and join us on a trip to our favourite place on Lake Wanaka, Mou Waho Island.Where you can find an island, on a lake, on an island, on a lake, on an island on the sea! Mou Waho Island is a protected nature reserve and is home to many native New Zealand birds including the curious and flightless Weka. A short walk takes you to the top of the island…

Location
Wanaka Marina
Lakeside Road
We depart from the jetty with the silver bridge in the Wanaka Marina
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Lindel1974
Jan 13, 2025
Beautiful Lake Wanaka and You Waho Island - Fantastic way to see Lake Wanaka and You Waho Island! Brent was a fantastic host/skipper with lots of local knowledge and interesting facts on the way. Self guided walk to the top of the island to see the tarn with it's own island was lovely, with plenty of time for photos and to soak in the gorgeous views. Great day out, thouroughly recommend!
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Mohamadnazribin_m
Jan 10, 2025
Spectacular Adventure - Water taxi on the lake was a wonderful experience. Seeing the pool lake up Muo Waho Island was spectacular. The taxi pilot provided great information during the tour
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938gerardk
Jan 4, 2025
Excellent boat excursion. - Lovely boat excursion on Lake Wanaka. Great way to see everything looking back to land from the water. I highly recommend.
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Shellyj
Jan 4, 2025
Water taxi trip to Mou Waho island - We had a really lovely half day out to Mou Waho Island on the water taxi. Krystal, our guide, was very informative and fun and gave us lots of interesting information about the islands we passed on the way, and about the island we were visiting. We were dropped off and left to explore for 2 hours, during which we climbed to the lake at the top, where some brave folk went swimming! We were treated to a visit by the rare Buff Weka birds, who only exist on this island, and a couple of others, after their near extinction in the early 1900’s. They were very friendly and inquisitive and really made our trip! As an unfit, older person, I have to say that the walk up to the lake was a little challenging and uneven but not too taxing. We took a picnic and drinks with us, which we ate on the beach. There was also a small picnic area and a couple of basic toilets on the island. We had a thoroughly enjoyable day.
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Akshat1179
Jan 2, 2025
Fantastic tour - We did the Mou Waho island tour in Christmas Day with Krystle who is the owner operator. It was a wonderful tour conducted really well in a small group. Krystle explained the history of the islands including Mou Waho and the conservation efforts underway to restore native trees. The tour was conducted in a very relaxed atmosphere. Krystle allowed us almost 2 hours to explore the beautiful island which has some of the most stunning views. The Arethusa pool on the top of the island is absolutely magical. This is a must do tour if you are in Wanaka and Wanaka water taxi is a great company to do it with.
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Wilson
Jan 1, 2025
Lovely day activity in Wanaka. - Great communication. Just a lovely boat ride and I really enjoyable way to spend the afternoon in Wanaka and feel like you’ve got a good bit of exercise as well. Be sure to bring your togs to swim in the lake . Felt very safe on the boat and got some really interesting information as well .
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Roving39490347915
Dec 31, 2024
Really good Mou Waho your with Brent: interesting, well explained and very scenic - Mou Waho island well worth a visit. Great company to go with as well when making that trip: they sent clear instructions on finding the meeting point and were punctual in setting off to take us out on a most memorable afternoon tour. Special mention to our guide, Brent: he was professional and knew his facts in detail, while also always providing a lighter and very well-humoured side to the delivery of key information. As a result of the great job that Brent did, the tour came across as more informative than expected in the first hour and seemed worthwhile for that alone - and then when we got to the Mou Waho, it went to another, even better level. All in all, we thoroughly recommend this tour and we found it an excellent thing to do while in Wanaka - a wonderful destination that I really hope to return to. Quick tip to any tourists who might be interested: worth taking swimwear and footwear that will allow you to walk in comfort, as the hike up to the lookout stop Mou Waho is definitely worthwhile!
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Koronafa
Dec 30, 2024
Great family fun! - Awesome trip with our family of four (kid ages 11 and 14). Hanna (skipper) gave a great tour of several key points on the water taxi, and the kids loved exploring the island!
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Lesleya576
Dec 27, 2024
Great guide - Great guide - interesting and friendly. Weather was cloudy and a bit rainy but still beautiful and a great trip. I wish I had taken a bathing suit to swim!
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Alexfm4900qj
Dec 24, 2024
Very nice tour and view + story telling - Very nice tour, Hannah was super kind and full of stories and explanations to give. The walk on the island is nice and. Easy, the view on the lakes is astonishing. The weather was better than expected and we were in a small group that made the experience very unique. Thank you for having maintained the tour. I strongly recommend to do it.
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