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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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Waipapa Point Lighthouse

1 km return | 20 minutes return

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4 Reviews

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Alex McKenzie Arboretum, Otautau

Overnight Campervan Parking

Alex McKenzie Arboretum, Otautau

Overnight Campervan Parking

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3 Reviews

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Last Light Lodge

Tuatapere

Last Light Lodge

Tuatapere

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12 Reviews

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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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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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Catlins Visitor Information Centre

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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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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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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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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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Mossburn Country Park

We are closed from the start of May to mid September.

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61 Reviews

15 Face-to-Face

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Balclutha Motor Camp

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28 Reviews

10 Face-to-Face

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Basic Camping

River Ridge Retreat

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2 Reviews

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Lumsden Information Centre

Overnight Campervan Parking

Lumsden Information Centre

Overnight Campervan Parking

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45 Reviews

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Nugget Point / Tokata

Roaring Bay Penguin Hide and Walk

Nugget Point / Tokata

Roaring Bay Penguin Hide and Walk

500 m return | 20 minutes return

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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.

Jet Boating

Humpridge Jet

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Horse Trekking

Orepuki Horse Treks

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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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Kaitangata Riverside Motor Camp

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Dusky Track

Fiordland National Park

Dusky Track

Fiordland National Park

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

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Gore 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.