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Alex McKenzie Arboretum, Otautau

Overnight Campervan Parking

Alex McKenzie Arboretum, Otautau

Overnight Campervan Parking

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Waipapa Point Lighthouse

1 km return | 20 minutes return

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4 Reviews

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The Lost Gypsy Gallery Bus

Random Goodness

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25 Reviews

18 Face-to-Face

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Cannibal Bay Seal Watching

20 minutes return

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9 Reviews

5 Face-to-Face

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Hayes Shop

The Worlds Fastest Indian Legend

Hayes Shop

The Worlds Fastest Indian Legend

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Papatowai Walks

Time: 40 min – I hr return depending on walk taken

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Catlins Visitor Information Centre

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Foveaux Walkway / Millennium Track / Topuni Track

Bluff Hill

Foveaux Walkway / Millennium Track / Topuni Track

Bluff Hill

6.2 km return | 2 hours return

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Curio Bay Dolphin Watch

See dolphins in their natural habitat from the beach at Curio Bay

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51 Reviews

47 Face-to-Face

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Yellow eyed penguins waddling through the petrified forest

Curio Bay Penguin Watch

Watch penguins return to their nesting grounds.

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63 Reviews

60 Face-to-Face

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Whisky Creek Track

Croydon Bush Scenic Reserve

Whisky Creek Track

Croydon Bush Scenic Reserve

Time: 2 hours (loop track) plus a 30-45 minutes side track

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2 Reviews

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Last Light Lodge

Tuatapere

Last Light Lodge

Tuatapere

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14 Reviews

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Camping Grounds

Catlins Newhaven Holiday Park

Owner Operated Campsite

52 Reviews

18 Face-to-Face

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Dolamore Park

Croydon Bush Scenic Reserve, Gore

Dolamore Park

Croydon Bush Scenic Reserve, Gore

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Mossburn Country Park

A beautiful and peaceful rural stay close to rivers and surrounded by mountains.

Owner Operated Campsite

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70 Reviews

15 Face-to-Face

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McLean Falls Walk

Catlins

McLean Falls Walk

Catlins

1.5 km return | 40 minutes return

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42 Reviews

30 Face-to-Face

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Basic Camping

River Ridge Retreat

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Kaitangata Riverside Motor Camp

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Victoria Slater

United Kingdom

Curio and Porpoise Bays: We saw fur seals, hectors dolphins, yellow eyed penguins and a petrified tree forest, all for free. Fantastic given that you usually have to pay to see penguins and dolphins elsewhere. Great motorcamp on the cliff above the bays.

Jet Boating

Humpridge Jet

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5 Reviews

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Lumsden Information Centre

Overnight Campervan Parking

Lumsden Information Centre

Overnight Campervan Parking

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54 Reviews

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Basic Camping

Papatowai Campsite

Catlins coastal area

Papatowai Campsite

Catlins coastal area

Free with Campsite Pass

29 Reviews

7 Face-to-Face

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Surat Bay

Seal Watching

Surat Bay

Seal Watching

Time: 10 - 20 minute walk to view large Sea Lions

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10 Reviews

10 Face-to-Face

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Newhaven to Cannibal Bay Walk

Time: 5 hr return

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2 Reviews

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Balclutha Motor Camp

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28 Reviews

10 Face-to-Face

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AndreaT

Germany

If going by campervan, don't underestimate the distances, eat at The Beach House in Riverton, do the Rob Valley track, have windshield insurance, expect changing weather.