Suggested Itineraries

Family

  • Visit the National Kiwi Centre to see live kiwi, eels, tuatara and more. Great indoor activity
  • Enjoy a 90 minutes paddle boat journey cruising the tranquil Mahinapua waterways.
  • Try your hand at Cowboy Paradise and learn to shoot guns of the Old Wild West.
  • Visit our indoor pool for a spa and swim
  • Test your skills with the orienteering course around the perimeter of the town. How good are you at following directions???
  • Grab some food, light a fire on the beach and have a sausage sizzle
  • Visit the glow worm dell after dark, our alternative night life

Relaxation

  • Visit a terraced hillside garden with pathways through native bush with accent on colour and foliage
  • Play a game of golf on one of New Zealand’s few true links courses.
  • Take a break and get a massage from one of our three specialized clinics
  • Enjoy fishing in spring fed streams or nearby lakes. Full day guided or try your own luck
  • Hire a classic sportscar for a truly memorable drive to the Hokitika Gorge
  • Take in the sunset with a glass of wine and a bonfire

Adventure

  • For the best whitewater and scenery in New Zealand combined with a Heli flight for a full day extreme rafting.
  • Take a scenic flight from Hokitika to Mt Aoraki (Cook) and glaciers, or onto Milford Sound
  • Helicopter into the Kokatahi Valley for a day hunting
  • Or helicopter to the Toaroha Valley for natural hot springs and an over night stay in a DOC hut then hike out the next day

Art & Culture

  • Watch glass blowing, wood turning or copper art works being sculptured.
  • Spend a day creating and carving your own pounamu treasure,
  • Pick up an arts trail and watch artists at work
  • Visit our Historical Museum for stories of gold, pounamu and pioneering life or pick up a brochure for a self guided walk around historical sites in town
  • Take in an evening movie. Choice of two theatres – arthouse and blockbuster
  • Join in for a night of fun with free live entertainment, food and atmosphere every Sunday with the Woodstock music club

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