Upper South Island and the West Coast
We’ve compiled the best of the best in Upper South Island and the West Coast - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.
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We’ve compiled the best of the best in Upper South Island and the West Coast - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.
One of New Zealand's most easily accessible parks is also one of the most visited, with its golden sand beaches, sculptured granite headlands...Read More
View Tours and ActivitiesThis stunning winery and restaurant nestle unobtrusively on a hillside in Mahana. Views across the mountains and Tasman Bay are superb, as are...Read More
World War I–era planes, and the stories of their pilots, are showcased in the Knights of the Sky exhibition. Highlights include the world's...Read More
Starting northwest of Picton, the Queen Charlotte Track stretches 70 km (44 miles) south to north, playing hide-and-seek with the Marlborough...Read More
Whether you make it to Okarito to see the rarest kiwi, Rowi, in their natural habitat, the opportunity to see firsthand the Department of...Read More
View Tours and ActivitiesWacky and wonderful, this museum displays garments from the World of WearableArt Awards Show, an event pioneered in Nelson but now presented...Read More
Peter Yealand has a vision as big as his vineyards. Sustainability is an absolute priority, and he has offset all greenhouse gas emissions from...Read More
Allan Scott has been working in Marlborough vineyards since 1973 and launched his own company in 1990. Now he makes well-respected Sauvignon...Read More
One of the defining landscape features of Nelson is the 13-km (8-mile) natural stone bank, built up from eroding cliff faces farther north along...Read More
At this estate where the region's first Sauvignon Blanc wines were planted, striking views stretch across the heart of Marlborough's Wairau...Read More
Cob houses, made from straw and horsehair bonded together with mud and clay, are common in Devon, the southern English home county of many of...Read More
Kumara, a tiny village at the start of the road over Arthur's Pass, is the home of photographer Carey Dillon. His rustic little gallery/shop...Read More
On a hilltop surrounded by gardens is Nelson's historic and architectural highlight. The site is an integral part in Nelson's history, originally...Read More
From its first vintage in 1985, Cloudy Bay has produced first-class Sauvignon Blanc, along with a range that includes an equally impressive...Read More
Westport is a town based around coal, and the stories, challenges, and hardships of mining on (and under) the high plateau behind the town are...Read More
After winding past several small farming districts and beach communities such as Paton's Rock, Onekaka, and Tukurua, State Highway 60 arrives...Read More
View Tours and ActivitiesThe preserved hulk of the Edwin Fox demonstrates just how young New Zealand's European settlement is. The ship was used in the Crimean War...Read More
Although Marlborough is best known for its Sauvignon Blancs, its reputation for Pinot Noir is climbing rapidly. Fromm pioneered the local use...Read More
Kaikoura's oldest building, erected soon after Robert Fyffe's whaling station was established in 1842, is now a small museum. Partly built on...Read More
On the drive up to Karamea from Westport you'll first pass through a series of sleepy coastal villages at Granity, Hector, and Ngakawau. If...Read More
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