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A true blue, quirky mix of heartland and bogan, add a dash of the gay in Gore and gregarious local penguins on lonely beaches.

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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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Foveaux Walkway

Time: 2 hr round trip

Moderate walk

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1 review

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Alex McKenzie Arboretum, Otautau

Overnight Campervan Parking

Alex McKenzie Arboretum, Otautau

Overnight Campervan Parking

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1 review

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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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Hayes Shop

The Worlds Fastest Indian Legend

Hayes Shop

The Worlds Fastest Indian Legend

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Avoid Camping Fines!

The only camping map where each location is approved by every regional council in NZ. So if it shows on the map, you’re allowed to stay.

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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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62 reviews

60 face-to-face

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Camping Grounds / Holiday Parks

Riverton Longwood Holiday Park and Camping Ground

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11 reviews

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Last Light Lodge

Tuatapere

Last Light Lodge

Tuatapere

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5 reviews

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Clifden Historic Bridge Conservation Campsite

Clifden

Clifden Historic Bridge Conservation Campsite

Clifden

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13 reviews

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Jet Boating

Humpridge Jet

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5 reviews

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Curio Bay Dolphin Watch

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

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92%

49 reviews

47 face-to-face

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Basic Facility Camping

River Ridge Retreat

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2 reviews

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Walking and Hiking Tours

Tuatapere Humpridge Track

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11 reviews

9 face-to-face

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McLean Falls Walk

Time: 40 min return, Distance: 2km return

Easy walk

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91%

41 reviews

30 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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Mossburn Country Park

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50 reviews

15 face-to-face

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Dusky Track

Fiordland National Park

Dusky Track

Fiordland National Park

Time: Up to 8 - 9 days, Distance: 84 km

Hard walk

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4 reviews

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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.

Waikawa

Camping Grounds / Holiday Parks

The Lodge and Holiday Park

Athol

The Lodge and Holiday Park

Athol

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13 reviews

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Basic Facility Camping

Purakaunui Bay Campsite

Catlins Coast

Purakaunui Bay Campsite

Catlins Coast

DOC campsite, small fee, basic facilities

Free with Campsite Pass

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58 reviews

35 face-to-face

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Jet Boating

Wairaurahiri Jet (W Jet)

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1 review

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Nugget Point Walk

Time: 10 - 30 min return depending on walk taken

Easy walk

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89%

110 reviews

101 face-to-face

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Roaring Bay Penguin Hide

Time: 20 minutes return

Moderate walk

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4 reviews

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Cannibal Bay Seal Watching

20 minutes return

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8 reviews

5 face-to-face

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Becca1

United Kingdom

South of South Island, Southern Coastal Drive: Great drive, lots of lookouts, walks, views, great sight seeing, nice to see the real New Zealand, e.g. towns not commercialised for tourists. Starts at Owaka.