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Albury offers visitors a variety of activities from hunting, to walking, golf and fishing. This farming area is surrounded by sweeping hills and an abundance of animals including sheep, cattle and deer.
The Albury Tavern is a historical landmark. Built in the 1870s as a railway hotel to service the Timaru to Albury rail line, it is the oldest licensed wooden pub in New Zealand today, and home to good old-fashioned rural hospitality. Albury is also home to Mackenzie’s oldest homestead, Opawa.
We can’t wait to welcome you to the Legendary Mackenzie! Step into the great wide open and discover NZ’s highest mountains, longest glaciers, vivid turquoise lakes, golden grasslands and clearest starry skies. Take a scenic flight into the mountains and land on glaciers; enjoy the night sky within the Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve; explore the amazingly beautiful landscape by cycling, walking, kayaking, swimming, skiing and more.