Travel

Independent Travel to Lake Wanaka

By Air
Queenstown Airport - 1 hour
Wanaka Airport – 10 minutes
Shuttle buses and car hire available from both airports

All Challenge Wanaka athletes get 10% off Jucy Rentals - click here for further information

By Road
Christchurch – 5 hours
Dunedin – 3.5 hours

By Bus
Wanaka Connexions – from Dunedin and Queenstown
Atomic Shuttles – from Christchurch, Dunedin, West Coast and Queenstown

To help all our international competitors make the trip to New Zealand, Challenge Wanaka has teamed up with three specialist travel agents:

Australia

The Adventure Travel Company has designed and operated cycling holidays for 11 years. Our consultants are seasoned and have travelled to over 80 countries and all 7 continents. We are passionate about travelling, designing holiday itineraries with a difference and delivering superior customer service.

We operate cycling tours to the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, South Africa and Australia and have worked as tour leaders and cycling guides. Our small group cycling tours are very popular and in demand. In 2010 we are offering the Challenge Wanaka Triathlon event to our calendar. Join us for an adventure.

Phone:	+61 (0)3 969 68400
Email:	david@adventure-travel.com.au
Website	www.adventure-travel.com.au

UK

Nirvana Europe is the leading triathlon sports travel company in the UK and Europe providing specialist travel and accommodation packages to sporting events worldwide. As part of their triathlon portfolio of events, Nirvana Europe is collaborating with Challenge Wanaka as the official travel and accommodation managers for the UK.

For further information:

Phone:	+44 (0)191 293 6592
Email:	mail@nirvanaeurope.com
Website	www.nirvanaeurope.com

Germany

For athletes looking for the ultimate triathlon training camp, Pacific Cycle Tours has put together a unique tour featuring top pro athletes. Athletes can tour New Zealand with pro-athletes Marc Pschebizin (GER) (Challenge Wanaka winner ’08) and local triathlete Axel Reiser on a 22-day swim-bike-run around the South Island with the end goal of Challenge Wanaka ‘09. Pacific Cycle Tours has specialised in customised tours of New Zealand since 1987. A New Zealand Tourism Award winner they combine their extensive knowledge of the New Zealand landscape with their passion for triathlon and attention to detail.

For further information:

Phone (USA):	800 732 0921
Phone (UK):	0808 234 6780
Phone (GER):	0800 664 523
Phone (NZ):	+64 (0)3 982 9913
Email:	reservations@bike-nz.com
Website:	www.bike-nz.com