Stay & Play in the Southern Lakes

Because the Southern Lakes region is our home, we know how to create the perfect stay and play package for you while you’re here. Wānaka is where our accommodation portfolio runs deepest, where our local knowledge is sharpest and where we’ve spent more than 18 years building relationships with the operators, guides and producers who make a stay here genuinely good. But our vacation homes and our operator relationships extend into Queenstown and Central Otago too. It’s this depth of knowledge and connection that keeps guests coming back.

Our Travel Fixer service listens to what you enjoy doing and would like to see and do while you’re here. It combines where you stay and what you do. Whether you want a ready-made Wānaka holiday package like those set out below, a mix of accommodation and experiences across the Southern Lakes, or a completely custom-designed itinerary, we deliver against your wish list.

Browse by package type, season, or length of stay below, or contact us with your wish list to start the conversation.

Browse by package type

Start with the kind of holiday you’re after. Each card below links to a full package page covering what’s available, what we can arrange and how a typical stay is structured.

Popular packages include

Gourmet food and wine experiences: Central Otago cellar doors, private chefs, vineyard dining and farmers markets

Ski and snowboard packages: equipment hire, lessons and passes, and 4WD rental organised before you arrive

Heli-adventure packages: heli skiing, biking, hiking or fishing plus scenic flights to Aoraki and Fiordland traverse

Similarly, we can also build a stay around a specific request. Common ones include:

Honeymoon packages, anniversary celebrations and unhurried weeks for two

Family holiday packages: age-appropriate activities, cot hire, babysitting, ski school booking

Group and corporate retreats: large-group accommodation, private chefs, activity co-ordination

Create your own holiday package for Wānaka & Queenstown

Our Travel Fixer service won’t present you set packages that you have to take or leave. The packages outlined on this page are simply example itineraries curated for our guests previously. Every itinerary we propose is a starting point. Pick the elements closest to what you have in mind, then tell us how you’d like to adjust it. Our locally based team in Wānaka reviews your dates, group size and interests and comes back with a personalised plan. We’ll book it all for you too and we endeavour to secure best-price rates for our clients.

Our accommodation

Release NZ manages a hand-picked portfolio of beautiful accommodation in Wānaka, and across the Southern Lakes, including Queenstown, Arrowtown, Lake Hāwea and Central Otago. Our portfolio includes private villas with exclusive lake access, spacious family holiday homes, lakeside apartments with uninterrupted views, luxury lodges on high country stations and peaceful couples retreats. Every property in our collection is personally known to us.

Browse the full portfolio here or tell us your requirements and we’ll shortlist the right options for you.

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