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Bob C
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South Island ▷ Coastal Otago ▷ Palmerston ▷
Moeraki Village Holiday Park
A really nice camping site in the cute fishing village of Moeraki.
Good facilities at a reasonable price and nice views from quite a few pitches. I really liked the attitude of the owners. Check out time at a generous and sensible 1pm rather than the absurd obsession of so many sites that you have to get out by 10am which really annoys us as visitors from overseas and we are late risers!! Here they also have a generous and understanding cancellation policy. Support this place they richly deserve it and it's a super place to stay.
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South Island ▷ Mount Cook - MacKenzie ▷ Twizel ▷
Twizel Holiday Park
Didn't enjoy this place at all as they seem more interested in themselves, grass, shower theft (!), threatening signs than making their guests welcome.
viz office closed before 4pm so sort yourselves out, don't drive on the grass (on a campsite ??????) Small pitches, silly site allocation with small tents and vans on some of the few big pitches and larger caravans on tiny tent pitches. Ugly vibe with numerous threatening signs.... 3 months imprisonment for 'shower theft'. WHAT!!!! You even have to drive/squeeze round a cone to get in that says it is PRIVATE. Try it if you want but we won't be back.
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South Island ▷ Mount Cook - MacKenzie ▷ Omarama ▷
Lake Benmore Holiday Park
This is a lovely little site with super facilities (each pitch has it's own toilet and shower).
It is thoughly well managed by a cheerful and welcoming owner. Only downside is that it is not on the lake and no pitches have a view of the water. There is some road noise but to be frank it is not a busy road!! Strongly recommend a stay here.
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South Island ▷ Central Otago ▷ Naseby ▷
Naseby Holiday Park
This is a great site up in the forest.
It feels like a site in Scandinavia or perhaps the Harz Mountains in Germany or even Yosemite in the US. Outside of the main school holidays and weekends it is quiet and delightful whilst at busier times families will love it. New owners in the last couple of years have made lots of improvements and are friendly and obliging. Many of the tatty old empty vans are removed to a storeage area so everyone else can enjoy the place. There is a nearby swimming lake and it's a 10 min walk into the cute village of Naseby and the great Royal Hotel that serves good food and beer. A real gem of a site.
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South Island ▷ Canterbury ▷ Christchurch ▷
South Brighton Holiday Park
We rate this place the best in the Christchurch area, and we have stayed at most of the others.
It has large comfortable pitches many of which are really private and pleasant and above all it is peaceful and quiet. Many of the others are on busy roads or too close to the airport. Owners are new and friendly and really making lots of improvements. Toilets are middling but well cleaned but the kitchen is very well equipped. Only downside is the Wi-Fi which is dead slow but they are promising to sort it soon. Close to the beach and has a regular bus into the city from outside the gate. We love the place!