A lovely 20 minute journey over the hill from Akoroa to Okains Bay to a lovely beach front site a long way from anywhere.

Basic facilities if your not self contained but a super location with some nice walks. Pretty good value for money but a point lost for no WiFi connection.

Reviewed about 7 years ago

Great site for self contained or camping but a tad expensive for not a lot - great location and great walks but a couple of points lost for price and no WiFi.

A super cafe on site but not open Monday or Tuesday, so beware.

Reviewed about 7 years ago

Great location for everything you want to do in Kaikoura and ticks all the Top 10 boxes, great WiFi, clean and free showers, swimming pool (ish ) and hot tub , near local bars and restaurants and the best

cray fish in town on the way to the peninsula - so all good; one point deducted for public access to facilities but all very nice folk so no drama, stay here and you won’t be disappointed.

Reviewed about 7 years ago

Havelock is a great village and there is a lot going in around the marina with the Post boat trip but the park is set up for permanent residents and not visitors...At least that’s the way it feels....facilities

and staff are great but a bit of a car park feel for a holiday park price. A definite stop over as we stayed two nights but not many options locally if you want power and a dump station.

Reviewed about 7 years ago

OK this was 10 out of 10 for location but lost a couple of points for quality and facilities - saying that we would go back there every time as the location is drop dead gorgeous.

Ideal location for the spit and the beaches without the dirt track so if you want laid back vibe and two steps onto a great swim beach then stay here - it’s awesome just needs a little TLC.

Reviewed about 7 years ago

Spent 3 nights here in glorious sunshine and clear blue skies in mid Nov - Tracy and Glen were great when we needed them and the pitch for our Motor was perfect.Views to die for and a nice gentle breeze

. 1 point deducted for the surroundings to the pitches which were quite dusty due to the location. A short walk to the lake for swimming and sun bathing and early evening drinks made for a perfect location for our trip

Reviewed about 7 years ago

Look we are newbs with the camper van and we've hit some great spots in only 10 days in NZ but this Okarito place hits all the spots so 10/10.

Why - easy access, great vibe, lovely folk. Great camp site ($15 each - so what) its a community project and every penny gets re invested so it’s the bees knees. We had lovely hosts, Richard and Kay on the site were doing the welcome bit and organised a happy hour for the residents.....beautiful and so friendly - if you want isolated gorgeousness off the beaten track but ok for large vehicles then stop here and feel the vibe. Don’t worry about the sand flies just buy the local stuff from the cafe and stay safe...we did and no bother- sunset west and snowy mountains east...OMG

Reviewed about 7 years ago

Stayed for 1 night on our travels north and was blessed with clear blue skies and 25 degrees.

The site is slightly out of town but with great views of the mountains. A great walk around Lake Matheson and managed to get the reflections money shot of Mount Cook on the lake - everything you could want from a Top10 site but no added extras so 7 it is.

Reviewed about 7 years ago

Day 1 of our month motorhome trip and arrived at Lake Pukaki.

It does what it says on the tin this DOC site - no facilities but great views and lake to swim in, we drove 5km past the hydro pipes not realising the site is before the pipes. Blue skies and views of Mount Cook were awesome. One night was sufficient but plenty of space to spread out if you need it

Reviewed about 7 years ago