Derek Knight
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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷ Greymouth ▷
Point Elizabeth Walkway
4.5/5
This walk is mostly flat after a short uphill start.
Lovely views over the beach, we walked in the evening and watched the sunset over Tasman.
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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷ Hokitika ▷
Goldsborough Campsite
4.0/5
This is a good place to stop between Hokitika-Christchurch.
It's an old gold mining town with some interesting information boards plus walks.
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South Island ▷ Southland ▷ Waikawa ▷
Curio Bay Camping Ground
5.0/5
My all time favourite place to stay.
The views from the campsite are stunning. The beach on one side, the dolphins, and rocks on the other with waves crashing against them.
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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷ Buller Gorge ▷
Buller Gorge Swingbridge
4.0/5
We walked over the swingbridge and then did the comet ride, basically a big flying fox over the gorge.
It was great fun and priced about right at $35.
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South Island ▷ Fiordland ▷ Milford Sound - Fiordland National Park ▷
The Chasm
5.0/5
This blew me away.
A must to do on the way to Milford.
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South Island ▷ Southland ▷ Owaka ▷
Purakaunui Bay Campsite
4.5/5
Its a bit of a drive to get there but worth it.
Lovely views and we caught fish !
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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷ Greymouth ▷
Shantytown Heritage Park
5.0/5
I loved this and so did our kids.
We found it very easy to spend 4 hours there. Tip-the AA travel guide has a 20% coupon in it for Shantytown. The guides are free in info centres.
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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷ Westport ▷
Charming Creek Walkway
5.0/5
All time favourite short walk.
We walked from Ngakawau end to Maugatiri falls. Every part of this walk is interesting including the track itself-an old railway-do this walk !
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South Island ▷ Wanaka Region ▷ Wanaka Township ▷
Lake Wanaka isite Visitor Information Centre
5.0/5
Really helpful staff providing lots of information.
A very busy centre. You may have to wait a short while.
Thanks Derek, this is a really great review to read! ;-)
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South Island ▷ Southland ▷ Owaka ▷
Nugget Point / Tokata
5.0/5
An amazing walk to the lighthouse where the views are lovely.
I highly recommend this walk.
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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷ Okarito ▷
Okarito Nature Tours
4.5/5
This is a cruise around the lagoon rather than seeing the breeding ground.
Its a bit cheaper and you see plenty of Kotuku/white herons. We were the only people on the boat-great.