This world renown highway linking Wanaka and Haast follows the large scenic Haast River between its mouth and its source high among the mountains.

In just 3 hours travellers enjoy the sights of two huge glacier valleys stunning waterfalls from amazing hanging valleys, frightening gorges, beautiful dinosaur podocarp and beech rainforests, desert lands, braided river flats and huge glacier lakes. We see land forms created by the different microclimates we pass through.

World Heritage Area