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Wharariki Beach Holiday Park
The most amazing beach in New Zealand, best seen at low tide. Magical sunsets, rising moon and rising sun. A photographer's dream.
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South Island ▷ Nelson Region ▷ Golden Bay |
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All year round 24/7 |
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Absolutely amazing place.
Philip Schumann -
A really good place with nice owners.
Artemis -
A basic campsite in marvellous landscape.
York Tüchelmann -
Clean and tidy facilities.
Jess -
Small facility but with everything you need.
Peter Adams
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Ok place to stay as there are not many options.
Receptionists was friendly. Clean toilets, nice and spacious kitchen it even has little fire place to make it cozy in rainy evening. Enjoyed morning coffee on patio. As per price - yes, there are other camps where you can get shower etc for this price in other places in NZ, but still ok for budget travelers if you want to see this area.
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Nice place with good facilities, lovely big kitchen and common area which was great since it was blowing a gale when we were there!
Pitches a little small in places but they gave us one as sheltered as they could which was nice for the tent in a storm! $2 for hot showers for 5 minutes which was understandable as they’re mostly off grid by the looks of it!
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Nice campground with proximity to awesome views and walks.
Good facilities for middle of nowhere. Was nice to be able to sit inside with friends around a big wooden table and eat dinner after a long time camping.
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Facilities were clean & I liked our site.
No reception at the campground but tip: there’s a tree on the trail to the beach after ~200 m After the First gate where I had reception if you dont want to spend $10 for 1GB. Shower 2$/6min.
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The location is great, and the sites are not too small, but overall, value for money ain’t great.
I’m don’t know why some people have rated this place so high, as the stories all seem the same as ours:
- expensive (why should one have to pay for showers at this price?)
- grumpy manager
- kitchen is ok, but has nothing unless you ask for a kitchen pack from the manager (see note 2)
- wifi is expensive and only works if you sit outside the office
A day trip to the beach from elsewhere would be our advice.
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Ok camping with power, internet 10$ for 1 gb and only compost toilets.
The view at the beach is with the ride
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Didn't check amenities here at end of world but would go again just for beautiful surroundings.
Bring your own supplies.
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For 22,50$/person for an unpowered site you’ll get an nice looking campsite and very friendly personal at the reception.
You’ll also get a pit toilet, not working hot shower (despite the extra $2), a dryer that doesn’t dry, no option to put your rubbish, no WiFi, no mobile service. You decide.
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Beautiful place.
Camp has the feeling of a friendly tramping hut. Pay extra for showers etc. No wifi and don’t pay the $10 for theirs as there’s very little reception.
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Let's put this place into perspective.
You drive to a remote location at the end of the island on a shingle rd to enjoy its rugged beauty, to then expect a 5 star camp (based on previous reviews) seriously.
This place was amazing, clean tidy, rugged, windswept, superb. Is it 5 star no, do you have to take Rubbish out? Yes, are toilets long drops yes, buy that all part of it.
Keep up the great work team.
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Thank You for your review. Yes we are surrounded by DOC land and now allowed to have waste at our site due to Native Birds and Animals in the surrounds, for which much of the human food waste and plastics, glad wrap etc. causes enormous problems. Management. The kitchen is thoroughly cleaned between 10 and noon each day. I suggest some campers left it in a mess. It states on our website NO waste facilities
Glenda
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Owner/manager very friendly and welcoming and kitchen facilities clean and tidy.
We had a powered site for our motorhome for one night and found most of the powered sites to be extremely narrow. We felt really packed in, being less than 1m away from the neighbouring motorhome. The non powered sites appeared to be a bit more spacious.
We would visit the area again however, I'd overnight elsewhere.
Thank you for your comments. However we must defend our powered sites. The park was "setup" in 2007. The powered sites were Council approved and in "those days" the vans were small. Maximum 5m and 2 1/2 persons wide. We are looking to move the sites with Council approval in the next to 2 winters.I don't know the size of your van you if really needing more space suggest next time you purchase a stay with us go for an 11M powered site, if in fact power is required for a 1 night stay. We have power points in the Amenities Block for things like computers and cell phones. Glad you enjoyed the stay and hope to see you back.Management
Glenda
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Well worth the long gravel road drive.
Good facilities - kitchen, common room, verandah ( good spot for some yoga) hot showers and laundry facilities ( need coins for both). Not many campers so very quiet. Walk to beach for sunset, very windy at beach but treated to seal pups playing in the pools. Staff friendly and helpful. Cafe on premises but we did not use. Horses, ducks and peacock roaming the grounds.
Thank you for your review. The horses are now re-farmed. The ducks are wild - flown in on an exceptional windy patch and seemed to have liked what they found. Management.
Glenda
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What a wonderful place to stay!
Lovely surroundings, clean facilities and peacocks roaming around. Would definitely stay again. People need to stop complaining about paying for a shower though, seriously, it's a couple coins and it makes people overall not waste water.
Thankyou for your positive comments.
Glenda
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Ok place to stay as there are not many options.
Receptionists was friendly. Clean toilets, nice and spacious kitchen it even has little fire place to make it cozy in rainy evening. Enjoyed morning coffee on patio. As per price - yes, there are other camps where you can get shower etc for this price in other places in NZ, but still ok for budget travelers if you want to see this area.
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Nice place with good facilities, lovely big kitchen and common area which was great since it was blowing a gale when we were there!
Pitches a little small in places but they gave us one as sheltered as they could which was nice for the tent in a storm! $2 for hot showers for 5 minutes which was understandable as they’re mostly off grid by the looks of it!
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Ok camping with power, internet 10$ for 1 gb and only compost toilets.
The view at the beach is with the ride
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For 22,50$/person for an unpowered site you’ll get an nice looking campsite and very friendly personal at the reception.
You’ll also get a pit toilet, not working hot shower (despite the extra $2), a dryer that doesn’t dry, no option to put your rubbish, no WiFi, no mobile service. You decide.
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The location is great, and the sites are not too small, but overall, value for money ain’t great.
I’m don’t know why some people have rated this place so high, as the stories all seem the same as ours:
- expensive (why should one have to pay for showers at this price?)
- grumpy manager
- kitchen is ok, but has nothing unless you ask for a kitchen pack from the manager (see note 2)
- wifi is expensive and only works if you sit outside the office
A day trip to the beach from elsewhere would be our advice.
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I was quite looking forward to this campsite, but unfortunately, the reality was disappointing.
For a rather high price of $53 for 2 people and one van per night, the experience was underwhelming. Upon arrival, we found out that the showers cost an additional $2 for 5 minutes, there was no phone signal, and Wi-Fi was an extra $10 per 1GB. We were really disappointed.
To make matters worse, the campsite allocated the spot next to us to a family who parked two cars there, set up a tent village, and made noise from the moment they arrived until we left. So far, this has been the worst campsite during our stay in New Zealand.
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Nice campground with proximity to awesome views and walks.
Good facilities for middle of nowhere. Was nice to be able to sit inside with friends around a big wooden table and eat dinner after a long time camping.
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Facilities were clean & I liked our site.
No reception at the campground but tip: there’s a tree on the trail to the beach after ~200 m After the First gate where I had reception if you dont want to spend $10 for 1GB. Shower 2$/6min.
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Didn't check amenities here at end of world but would go again just for beautiful surroundings.
Bring your own supplies.
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Camp looked very tired.
Needed garden maintenance and a general tidy up. Laundry facilities need upgrading. Wouldn't put my clothes in that machine. Access road needs maintenance as it shook our campers to bits. The lady on reception was very helpful. 20 minute walk to beach was well worth it. Huge caves and baby seals.
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Beautiful place.
Camp has the feeling of a friendly tramping hut. Pay extra for showers etc. No wifi and don’t pay the $10 for theirs as there’s very little reception.
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Let's put this place into perspective.
You drive to a remote location at the end of the island on a shingle rd to enjoy its rugged beauty, to then expect a 5 star camp (based on previous reviews) seriously.
This place was amazing, clean tidy, rugged, windswept, superb. Is it 5 star no, do you have to take Rubbish out? Yes, are toilets long drops yes, buy that all part of it.
Keep up the great work team.
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Owner/manager very friendly and welcoming and kitchen facilities clean and tidy.
We had a powered site for our motorhome for one night and found most of the powered sites to be extremely narrow. We felt really packed in, being less than 1m away from the neighbouring motorhome. The non powered sites appeared to be a bit more spacious.
We would visit the area again however, I'd overnight elsewhere.
Thank you for your comments. However we must defend our powered sites. The park was "setup" in 2007. The powered sites were Council approved and in "those days" the vans were small. Maximum 5m and 2 1/2 persons wide. We are looking to move the sites with Council approval in the next to 2 winters.I don't know the size of your van you if really needing more space suggest next time you purchase a stay with us go for an 11M powered site, if in fact power is required for a 1 night stay. We have power points in the Amenities Block for things like computers and cell phones. Glad you enjoyed the stay and hope to see you back.Management
Glenda
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I note you have have not responded to my question.
So I will answer with what I have found out.
Our sites charges are in line with other camps in the area and in some cases cheaper. You do have a choice to stay or not. STAFF. We only have one staff member who unfortunately, when you were there was what we call "a bit under the weather" . He has just received some bad/sad news that a long time friend, who had only been hunting with a week prior, had unexpectedly passed away. His friends lived 10 hours drive away and it was not possible for him to go to the funeral. So hopefully you can forgive him for his situation on that night..
Management
Glenda
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Thank You for your review. Yes we are surrounded by DOC land and now allowed to have waste at our site due to Native Birds and Animals in the surrounds, for which much of the human food waste and plastics, glad wrap etc. causes enormous problems. Management. The kitchen is thoroughly cleaned between 10 and noon each day. I suggest some campers left it in a mess. It states on our website NO waste facilities
Glenda
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Best to avoid this place, it is overpriced, the campers are squeezed in like sardines, the camp manager has very little local knowledge to share, the toilets are embazoned with passive aggressive signage
, just a bad bad buzz all around and to top it off after paying $50 for a night you still have to pay for a hot shower. The cafe next door is not much better and should also be avoided, perhaps the worst service we have seen in NZ, the attendant pretty much just scowled at us and charged $24 for two coffees and average muffins. We gave 3 stars only for the wonderful animals that wander the camp - pigs, ducks and horses, they are pretty cool.
Thank you for your response. The camp was designed and built in 2007 and campervans then were a maximum of 5m in length and 1.5 persons wide. We are looking at restructuring, the camp but it can take up to 2 years for council to approve plans. I am not sure about your comment about the Camp Manager, he is very enthusiastic about the place he has lived there since 2007, he built the place. I feel you might have been talking about the staff member as the Camp Manager is very, very rarely in the office. The staff member has been at the park for 3 years or so and is full of information. The T & C are on the website it is your responsibility to check this out. You are told of the price, the showers, about waste, etc. about your site on arrival. Your comment on toilets make me wonder if you WERE in our park, because the signage is for your benefit really, not sure where you are coming from with your aggressive response. Your coffee...just take note of where you are, but actually our most expensive coffee is $5.50, I have just bought one in my town and it was same cost. It costs extra to have everything transported to us but our costs as in line with local towns. Once again remember where we are. OUR large Cafe/Restaurant was burnt to the ground at the start of Dec. It has been hard trying to bake at the house and comply with all Govt and Council laws and regulation. The attendant? everyone is allowed a bad day. MANAGEMENT
Glenda
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Well worth the long gravel road drive.
Good facilities - kitchen, common room, verandah ( good spot for some yoga) hot showers and laundry facilities ( need coins for both). Not many campers so very quiet. Walk to beach for sunset, very windy at beach but treated to seal pups playing in the pools. Staff friendly and helpful. Cafe on premises but we did not use. Horses, ducks and peacock roaming the grounds.
Thank you for your review. The horses are now re-farmed. The ducks are wild - flown in on an exceptional windy patch and seemed to have liked what they found. Management.
Glenda
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Nice located park.
Parking positions for Camper too small. Price is far to high - we paid 50.-$ - and paid extra for shower and grill. Not very clean. It's a pity for this nice location.
Thank you for your coments. By the cost of your stay you had a powered site. Some of those are small but are built to Council Regulations for the size of our area. Suggest as it is not peak season you could have gone back to the office and asked to change sites. We are in Drought, we have to be mindful of that the $2 for the 6 min shower is merely for water conservation not any other reason. The BBQ is a new aquisition and the cost you paid is only for the gas. Remember our location and how much extra it costs for us to have all our "disposables" including gas deilvered to us from 90+KM away. You can go to a park in Nelson and pay for the BBQ. Not sure what wasn't clean as you havent stated so I cant comment. Something that should have be bought up when at the park not when you left it.
Glenda