Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The West Coast Highlights
Exploring the limestone forms and forest of the
Oparara Basin
(
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)
Getting wet 'n' wild on the mighty
Buller River
(
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)
Delving into the golden past around
Reefton
(
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)
Marvelling at nature's beautiful fury at
Punakaiki's
(
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) Pancake Rocks
Having a wheely good time on the
West Coast Wilderness Trail
(
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)
Hunting out authentic local greenstone in the galleries of
Hokitika
(
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)
Admiring the turquoise waters of
Hokitika Gorge
(
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)
Kayaking through the bird-filled channels of
Okarito Lagoon
(
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)
Flying high into the Southern Alps via
Franz Josef
(
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) and
Fox Glaciers
(
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)
Reaching the end of the line on the scenic and historical highway from
Haast
to
Jackson Bay
(
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)
Getting There & Around
Air New Zealand
( 0800 737 000;
www.airnz.co.nz
)
flies between Westport and Wellington, and
Hokitika and Christchurch.
Coaches and shuttle transport - while not very frequent - are reliable, and reach pretty
much everywhere you might like to go including Nelson, Christchurch and Queenstown.
Major and extensive networks are operated by
Atomic Travel
( 03-349 0697, 0508 108 359;
www.atomictravel.co.nz
)
,
InterCity
( 03-365 1113;
www.intercity.co.nz
)
and
Naked Bus
(
www.nakedbus.com
)
,
while
West Coast Shuttle
( 03-768 0028, 0274 927 000;
www.westcoastshuttle.co.nz
)
runs a daily service
between Greymouth and Christchurch. Local shuttle operators go here and there.
The
TranzAlpine
(
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)
, one of the world's great train journeys, links Greymouth
and Christchurch.
