CANTERBURY LAKES TRIP FEBURARY 2024 Trip Report That’s a wrap! A fantastic crew – again – with lots of laughs and good banter. It’s almost like getting on the water every day is just the icing on the cake! Arrival day is usually what the word says – the day to arrive. But this crew […]
CUSTOM SURFARI CANTERBURY LAKES 2024 Trip Report What exactly is a Water Nomads Custom Surfari? Well, it depends. As the name suggests, it’s a Surfari Trip, tailored to perfectly suit your needs and wants. It can be one of our standard Surfari Trips at a different date that suits you, or it can be something […]
LAKE ŌHAU Spot Guide Lake Ōhau Spot Guide, it holds a special place in our heart, it’s got that certain feel to it. We always end up spending a lot of time there during summer, although most people rather associate wintersports and the Lake Ōhau Skifield with the area. During our Canterbury Lakes Discovery Trip […]
LAKE AVIEMORE Spot Guide In the New Zealand windsurfing scene, Lake Aviemore is possibly the best known lake in the South Island. Out of all the lakes that we visit during our Canterbury Lakes Discovery Trip, it is the only one with and active windsports scene. We give you the run down on what you […]
LAKE TEKAPO Spot Guide Lake Tekapo, the Northern-most lake of our Canterbury Lakes Discovery Trip, offers fantastic scenic views – a landscape right out of Lord of the Rings. We give you the run down on what you can expect here. Geography of Lake Tekapo: Lake Tekapo is about 3 hours drive south-west of Christchurch and […]
LAKE PUKAKI Spot Guide Lake Pukaki is always a favourite during our Canterbury Lakes Discovery Trip. Everyone is keen to get that money shot! Fair enough, as the scenery is hard to match. New Zealand’s highest mountain Aoraki Mount Cook and several other snow capped mountains are towering at the Northern end of the lake. […]
THE CANTERBURY LAKES Featured Location Imagine sailing here! This dream can come true. Each year in summer (January and February) we run a few Surfari Trips in South Canterbury, our Canterbury Lakes Discovery Trip. Based in Twizel, in beautiful McKenzie Country, we have a good variety of lakes to chose from, depending on the wind […]
CANTERBURY LAKES TRIP FEBRUARY 2023 Trip Report We just finished our inaugural Canterbury Lakes Discovery Trip. And all I can say is “Wow, it’s been an amazing week!” There is always a fair bit of nervousness before a Surfari Trip, especially a Surfari to a new destination. Is everything going as planned? Caterer, rental van […]
EXPLORING THE CANTERBURY LAKES Location Feature We were keen to see for ourselves what all the fuss is about. Canterbury’s inland lakes are famous for strong winds and stunning mountainous backdrops. The Northwesterly can easily reach speeds over 30knts. The irrigated fields and paddocks around Christchurch soon get replaced by steep tussock landscapes as the […]
