Kaikoura Region

South Island

Kaikoura Region

Squeezed between two giants, a dramatic point where the Southern Alps and Pacific Ocean meet.

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From the mountains to the sea - Kaikoura

11.7 km return | 3 hours return

Take home your catch of fresh fish and cray fish for dinner, enjoy the spectacular scenery, sea and wild life, take great photos, its too easy.

Superb views over the Kaikoura Plain and Peninsula reward those who climb on Mt Fyffe.

1 hr 45 mins return

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Barratts Bivvy

no longer exists

The bivvy was destroyed in the November 2016 earthquake.

Farmland from the Lower Mt Fyffe Lookout

4 km return | 2 hours return

Some large podocarps at the Puhi Puhi Scenic Reserve

800 m return | 15 minutes return

Trees for travellers, Kaikoura, NZ

Repay New Zealand for your carbon footprint = by planting native trees in Kaikoura, the first Green Globe Community!

Hinau Track

Mount / Mt Fyffe Walk

This track starts at the Mt Fyffe carpark. It is a 45-minute loop through an unusual forest with a number of large hinau trees.

This rugged 2-3 day trip over Kowhai Saddle is typical Kaikoura country.