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to the Tasman Sea, passing through Arthur's Pass National Park. En route is a sequence of
dramatic landscapes, from the flat, alluvial Canterbury Plains, through narrow alpine
gorges, an 8.5km tunnel, beech-forested river valleys, and alongside a lake fringed with
cabbage trees. The 4½-hour journey is unforgettable, even in bad weather (if it's raining
on one coast, it's probably fine on the other).
Monteith's Brewing Co
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( 03-768 4149; www.monteiths.co.nz ; cnr Turumaha & Herbert Sts; 10.30am-7.30pm) The original Mon-
teith's brewhouse may simply be brand HQ for mainstream product largely brewed else-
where, but it still delivers heritage in spades through its excellent-value tour (one hour,
$20, includes generous samples; three to five tours per day). The flash tasting-room-cum-
bar is now Greymouth's most exciting watering hole (tasty snacks $7 to $18) - shame it
shuts up shop so early.
BREWERY
Floodwall Walk
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Take a 10-minute riverside stroll along Mawhera Quay, or keep going for an hour or so,
taking in the fishing harbour, breakwater and Blaketown Beach, which leads on to the
West Coast Wilderness Trail ( Click here ) . Other local walks (most inclined towards min-
ing heritage sites) are detailed in the free Greymouth map and brochure, available from
the i-SITE ( Click here ) .
WALKING
Point Elizabeth Walkway
Accessible from Dommett Esplanade in Cobden, 6km north of Greymouth, this enjoyable
walkway (three hours return) skirts around a richly forested headland in the shadow of the
Rapahoe Range to an ocean lookout, before continuing on to the northern trailhead at
Rapahoe (12km from Greymouth) - small town, big beach, friendly local pub.
WALKING
Kea Heritage Tours
( 0800 532 868; www.keatours.co.nz ) Kea operates high-quality shuttle-bus tours with well-in-
formed guides, and visits coast sites and those beyond. Short tours include the half-day
Punakaiki Tour ($115), and the day-long Twin Glaciers ($295). Myriad other options in-
clude a multiday exploration of the Maori greenstone trails.
GUIDED TOUR
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