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Hokitika has some truly unique and fun experiences on offer. You can walk in the treetops, feed eels, raft through amazing gorges, cruise through serene wetlands and much more.
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We offer breathtaking tours to New Zealands most beautiful untouched destinations. Our helicopter tours are based out of Hokitika. Wherever you want to go, whatever youd like to see, we can take you there.
Our tours take you to remarkable destinations off the beaten track.
All our pilots have fantastic local knowledge and can assist you when choosing the best flight to suit your plans. We operate a range of tidy Helicopters, with spacious seats and great viewing windows. While on your flight, we will give you running commentary on the local history of the area.
Stay with us at Scenic Waterways Retreat! We are an eco-tourism business providing accommodation, wholesome food, eco cruises and freedom kayak hire on one of New Zealands most highly valued wetlands. We provide bike hire to cycle a spectacular section on the west coast wilderness trail, and hire out our wonderful hot tubs.
We aim to enrich our clients appreciation of our natural surroundings, its unique biodiversity, and provide them a setting to relax, recharge, and restore before returning to their daily pressures of life.
Hokitika’s swimming pool is an iconic place for the town, where much of the community has treasured memories and learned to swim. The facility offers training lanes, a hot tub, toddler pool, swimming lessons, fitness classes and is available for private hire. Opening hours are 6am to 6pm Monday to Friday and 9am to 5pm weekends.
Bonz n Stonz provides a traditional jade, cone or shell carving experience.
Design and carve your own piece or shop online.
Founded in 2000 by master carver Steve Gwaliasi, Bonz and Stonz is a place where the ancient traditions of pounamu (New Zealand greenstone), bone, and shell carving are brought to life.
Hailing from the Solomon Islands, Steve’s journey into whakairo began in 1988 while working on a gold claim. As he unearthed pounamu boulders from the whenua, he felt the deep wairua (spirit) of the stone calling him to a new path—one of creation, storytelling, and cultural connection.
Whether you are a traveler seeking a hands-on experience, an artist drawn to the craft, or someone wishing to shape a personal taonga (treasure), Bonz and Stonz is a space to carve, create, and connect to the land, the ocean, and the traditions that bind us across the Pacific.
Hokitika History Walk with Ann.
Join me in a 1.5 hour guided walk of Hokitika Town. Here we’ll view the buildings the goldrush created. You’ll hear how Hokitika’s port was a main entry point into New Zealand and how life was from the 1860s onwards.
Contact me directly phone 0276589088
e: annstours234@gmail.com or book via the Hokitika i site.
Tours are on demand. Minimum of 2 people.
LOCATION : Hokitika Gorge
EASY Buggies/Strollers ok
Time: 1 hour loop track
Access: The Hokitika Gorge is 33kms from Hokitika. The road is signposted the whole way look for the yellow signs that say Hokitika Gorge and be prepared for a lot of turning!
Features: Sometimes you see photos of a tourist spot and think yeah right, it can’t look as good as that in real life. The Hokitika Gorge is one of those places. Wheelchair accessible viewpoint overlooking a magnificent granite gorge with milky blue-green pools, backed by cliffs and fine rimu forest. Head further along to a swingbridge and then the edge of the Gorge itself. Take care as some dropoffs on the south bank.
Beautiful refurbished Art Deco Theatre and Cafe. See all the latest movies on the Big Screen with latest digital projection technology and surround sound. Check hokitikaregent.com for movie session times, live shows, other events and online bookings.
If you are a person who desires a culturally authentic experience that is reflective of the local people, and shares their history and ancient legends in a way that resonates with you, by being hands on and actively involved, yet at one with the river.
Then join us and our guides for a tour that is led from the heart and let the pounamu call to you as a gift from the river.
Our tours cannot be replicated anywhere else in the world, as the connection to the river and local people is interwined in history and holds true to the values of Kati Waewae tribe, guardians of the Arahura river.
The last private river on earth.
Whether it is a multi-day or just a day ride, Cycle Journeys is your local cycling tour specialist personalising your adventure on the West Coast Wilderness Trail, Paparoa Track, and the Kawatiri Coastal Trail. Their worry-free service includes bike hire, shuttle service, luggage transfer and accommodation booking. The team is also doing a tonne of good. With their ‘Leave Better’ Programme they give back to their trails, so the trails can give back to you.
