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Markus Eckert
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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷ Karamea ▷
Oparara Arch Walk
Very beautiful bush walk, beautiful valley, ferns, some nikau, huge old native trees, well formed track, no mud, all bridged, shelter to lunch in.
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South Island ▷ Canterbury ▷ Springfield ▷
Lake Pearson (Moana Rua) Campsite
Beautiful setting, clean toilet, not so noisy but not far from the road, bit overcrowded especially on a Saturday night.
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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷ Greymouth ▷
Iveagh Bay
Absolutely great location.
Beautiful lake to swim in, spacious clean toilets, huge space, not many campers, uninhabited luxury holiday homes behind it. Weka walking around, one of our favourites - free!
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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷ Karamea ▷
Scotts Beach Walk
Beautiful coastal walk on the Heaphy Track, hundreds of Nikau Palms, great waves and beaches all the way.
Toilets at Scotts Beach and Katipo Creek Shelter - go as far as you like and back.
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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷ Karamea ▷
Karamea Visitor Information Centre
Very friendly and helpful, had all information we needed about track transport.
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South Island ▷ Canterbury ▷ Banks Peninsula ▷
Hinewai Reserve
Absolutely fantastic reserve, lots of bushwalks, information about plants, information centre, free toilets (possibly for overnight stays bookings are necessary!).
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South Island ▷ Canterbury ▷ Arthur's Pass ▷
Castle Hill
Great rocks to walk and climb around, good for bouldering or just exploring.
Not marked pathway. Easy to get around. enjoy! Filmed from Narnia.
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South Island ▷ Canterbury ▷ Banks Peninsula ▷
Pohatu Penguins
Good value for money.
Great scenic drive, very beautiful bush walk, clean and spacious, great penguin tour (saw Little Blue, Yellow Eyed in care and in the wild), great guide sea kayaking tour, beautiful surroundings.
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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷ Charleston ▷
Underworld Adventures
Very friendly, nice cave, cool formations, loads of glowworms, fun rafting cave and river, cute rainforest train.
Loved the hot showers, very new fancy building, got many free downloadable pics.
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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷ Punakaiki ▷
DOC Paparoa National Park
Knew what was in the brochures, not very helpful in questions like track conditions in the NP.
Did not do outdoor safety.