Derek Knight
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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷ Greymouth ▷
Point Elizabeth Walkway
This walk is mostly flat after a short uphill start.
Lovely views over the beach, we walked in the evening and watched the sunset over Tasman.
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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷ Greymouth ▷
Shantytown Heritage Park
I loved this and so did our kids.
We found it very easy to spend 4 hours there. Tip-the AA travel guide has a 20% coupon in it for Shantytown. The guides are free in info centres.
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South Island ▷ Southland ▷ Owaka ▷
Nugget Point / Tokata
An amazing walk to the lighthouse where the views are lovely.
I highly recommend this walk.
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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷ Buller Gorge ▷
Buller Gorge Swingbridge
We walked over the swingbridge and then did the comet ride, basically a big flying fox over the gorge.
It was great fun and priced about right at $35.
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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷ Hokitika ▷
Goldsborough Campsite
This is a good place to stop between Hokitika-Christchurch.
It's an old gold mining town with some interesting information boards plus walks.
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South Island ▷ Southland ▷ Waikawa ▷
Curio Bay Camping Ground
My all time favourite place to stay.
The views from the campsite are stunning. The beach on one side, the dolphins, and rocks on the other with waves crashing against them.
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South Island ▷ Fiordland ▷ Milford Sound - Fiordland National Park ▷
The Chasm
This blew me away.
A must to do on the way to Milford.
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South Island ▷ Southland ▷ Owaka ▷
Purakaunui Bay Campsite
Its a bit of a drive to get there but worth it.
Lovely views and we caught fish !
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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷ Westport ▷
Charming Creek Walkway
All time favourite short walk.
We walked from Ngakawau end to Maugatiri falls. Every part of this walk is interesting including the track itself-an old railway-do this walk !
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South Island ▷ Wanaka Region ▷ Wanaka Township ▷
Lake Wanaka isite Visitor Information Centre
Really helpful staff providing lots of information.
A very busy centre. You may have to wait a short while.
Thanks Derek, this is a really great review to read! ;-)
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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷ Okarito ▷
Okarito Kayaks
This is a cruise around the lagoon rather than seeing the breeding ground.
Its a bit cheaper and you see plenty of Kotuku/white herons. We were the only people on the boat-great.