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Captain Erick
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South Island ▷ Southland ▷ Owaka ▷
Tawanui Campsite
If you’re looking for a quiet site well out of the way you’ll love this spot like we did.
We checked out some of the nearby DOC beach sites and found them beautiful but overcrowded. Tawanui has tons of room, flush toilets with TP, and sinks with running water. It’s a series of several open fields segregated by trees and surrounded by farmlands full of cows and sheep. We stayed two nights and no more than six other vehicles were there in a facility that could accommodate fifty.
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South Island ▷ Fiordland ▷ Manapouri ▷
Manapouri Motorhome and Caravan Park
This is the cleanest and tidiest Holiday Park we’ve been to in 4 months in NZ.
March 2020
Excellent bathroom and kitchen facilities. Yes, Gloria is direct, but we found her pleasant and proud of her establishment. We paid $42 for an unpowered tent site for two persons. A bit high, but on par for this area and not bad considering the facilities.
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South Island ▷ Canterbury ▷ Banks Peninsula ▷
Little River Campground
The hosts of this site are very friendly and hard working but clearly overtaxed.
The site is getting tired and needs some maintenance. We stayed in a tent in the “glade” where one picnic table was broken and unusable. There were several recliner chairs left out in the elements and deteriorating. The park was busy and the small kitchen was overtaxed. Signs indicated water needed to be treated and water in the sinks at the bathrooms was brown. It’s a good location, decent place, and great people. It just needs some more attention.
Hello Erick, Than ks for your honest review, which we take responsibility for. We are a small, one person business and I can only attend to so much. The camp always needs work done on it and we try our hardest. We clearly state that we are back to basics, rustic and it is more about the native bush, river and quiet location that attracts people, not the old furniture. The chairs and picnic table are gone. The brown water is unusual but can occur after heavy rain. You have motivated me to sort things out, thanks.
I hope you have a good holiday. Marcus
Marcus Puentener