Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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
ton, 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
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 Grey-
mouth and Christchurch.
BULLER REGION
Coming from the east, Murchison is the gateway to the northern West Coast. From there,
State Hwy 6 snakes through Buller Gorge, a journey that could easily take a day or two
by the time you've taken a rafting or jetboating trip, explored Lyell, and stopped at other
interesting sites along the way.
Your big decision is which way to head when you reach the forks at Inangahua.
Continuing west along SH6 through the Lower Buller Gorge will lead you to Westport,
