It is a pleasant place to spend a few days as it serves as a convenient hub for exploring the beautiful marlborough sounds. New zealand holiday parks and campgrounds are equipped to please a wide range of people for a minimal cost and most have attractive landscaped settings, often beside a beach or lake. Explore the gorgeous marine life and pristine views of the kaikoura peninsular as you glide. Seaview motel featuring a free carpark, allergy friendly rooms and a luggage storage, seaview motel is 20 minutes walk of the city center. The 4star nikau lodge is placed in the vicinity of kaikoura marine aquarium. Ranging between 30 mins and 3 hours, short walks are everywhere and easily fit. Go whalewatching by boat or air at any time of the year swim with or simply watch beautiful dusky dolphins on a dolphin encounter experience seal swimming with the playful new zealand fur seals in the shallow waters of the beautiful kaikoura peninsula take a bird watching tour to view seabirds, albatross, mollymawks, petrels and many more. The accommodation is situated in the tourist area of kaikoura with quick access to gecko gearz. Relax and unwind on what can only be described as the very best possible way to finish your day the memories from this kayaking tour will last you a lifetime.
With the sea stretching to the horizon in the east and the kaikoura mountains stretching to the sky in the west, the coastal pacific journey between picton and christchurch is one of the most astonishingly beautiful in new zealand. Pedal between napiers art deco buildings on the hawkes bay trails, stargaze from an alfresco hot tub on the alps 2 ocean, and wind through rotoruas steamy geothermal. Kaikoura cottage motels kaikoura cottage motels is set in mountains and offers guests great views over the mountain. Whale watch kaikoura is the only sea based whale watching tour provider in new zealand operating all twelve months of the year. Its about diverse landscapes, from valleys of vines to sheltered waterways of the marlborough sounds. Kaikoura whale watching scenic flight air kaikoura 40 minute flight. Kaikoura top 10 holiday park has a wide range of accommodation types suited for a variety of budgets. This accommodation is also 15 minutes walk from kaikoura isite visitor information centre. We were just passing through kaikoura so the motel served its purpose of providing a quiet motel room in which to recharge our batteries. For further information please refer to the new zealand transport agencys website. Please note that due to the recent earthquake, some roads are closed and alternate routes may need to be taken to access the property. Get close to nature, as youve never seen it before.
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Spread throughout new zealand from the bay of islands in the north to queenstown in the south, the great rides are a memorable way to reach sights and attractions. Picton is a town near the head of queen charlotte sound at the northern tip of the south island of new zealand. Its about fresh seafood sought by the worlds finest chefs. All rooms feature kitchen facilities including microwave oven, color tv and telephone.
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It is the southern port for the cook strait interisland ferries and the gateway to marlborough. It offers 12 compact rooms and has laundry, ironing service and wake up service available on site. With thousands of kilometres of tracks, there are walking and hiking options to suit all levels of fitness and experience. We want all visitors to have a safe and enjoyable time in new zealand.
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