Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(3½ hours), Picton (2¼ hours) and Christchurch (2¾ hours). The bus stop is at the car
park next to the i-SITE (tickets and info inside).
on major routes, and on other services dependent on capacity.
TRAIN
service, stopping at Kaikoura en route to Picton (from $59, 2¼ hours; runs October to
May), and Christchurch (from $49, three hours). The northbound train departs Kaikoura
at 9.54am; the southbound at 3.28pm.
Getting Around
Kaikoura Shuttles
( 03-319 6166; www.kaikourashuttles.co.nz)
will run you around the
local sights as well as to and from the airport.
NELSON REGION
The Nelson region is centred upon Tasman Bay but stretches north to Golden Bay and
Farewell Spit, and south to Nelson Lakes. It's not hard to see why it's such a popular
travel destination for both international and domestic traveller alike: not only does it
boast three national parks (Kahurangi, Nelson Lakes and Abel Tasman), but it can also
satisfy nearly every other whim, from food, wine and beer, art, craft and festivals, to that
most precious of pastimes for which the region is well known: lazing about in the sun-
shine.
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Nelson
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Dishing up a winning combination of great weather and beautiful surroundings, Nelson
is hailed as one of NZ's most 'liveable' cities. In summer it fills up with visitors, who lap
up its diverse offerings.
