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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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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.
The Pounamu Pathway is an interconnected Māori cultural journey delivered through four
immersive storytelling experience hubs located across Te Tai Poutini/West Coast
Hubs open now are in Kawatiri /Westport and Māwhera /Greymouth with additional centres set
to open in Waiau/Franz Josef and HOKITIKA
Share in story and be immersed in the rich cultural identity of Poutini Ngāi Tahu
Click to book your Māwhera Pā experience at Pounamu Pathway in Māwhera/Greymouth
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.
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.
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.
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.
National Kiwi Centre is situated in the heart of Hokitika in an undercover facility that provides viewing of kiwi in a nocturnal house that replicates their natural environment. View New Zealand’s oldest living dinosaur, the tuatara. Take part in the giant eel feeding (10am, 12 noon and 3pm daily). After the eel feedings, watch the Kiwi being feed. Catch & release a freshwater crayfish (koura) in our lake area fun for all ages! We have plenty of other to look at, and its all inside so no getting wet on that rainy day.
Located on the State Highway 6 roadside at the northern town entrance. Parking available but can be walked to from town.
A 50 meter track leads to Glow-worm Dell 5 minutes return. Buggies/Strollers ok. Free viewing of glow-worm colonies. Please note that Glow-worms can only be seen at night! Flashlight recommended.