Activities in Hokitika and the West Coast
Through working in West Coast tourism we have gained first-hand experience of the activities on offer. From Queenstown through to Punakaiki we have sampled for ourselves kayaking, heli-rafting, glacier walks, heli-hikes, gold panning and jade carving to name a few. We welcome guests to ask our free and honest advice and have plenty of knowledge of the free walks in the glacier region. We are happy to make onward bookings. It’s rewarding to enable guests to make the most of their West Coast experience.
Free Activities:
- Find your own jade at the beach
- Relax at Lake Kaniere or Lake Mahinapua- ideal for picnics, swimming, fishing and kayaking.
- Try your hand at gold panning at historic Goldsborough or Blue Spur
- Browse the local galleries and craft shops
- Visit the beautiful turquoise blue Hokitika Gorge and Dorothy Falls
- Hike Mount Tahua (full day)
- Bushwalking- 10 minutes to several days
- Enjoy a BBQ on the deck
- See amazing little insects at the Glow Worm Dell (pm only)
- Bird and dolphin watching
- Fishing (sea, rivers and lakes)
- Drive one of NZ most scenic stretches of coastal highway up to Punakaiki and the famous Pancake Rocks
Also highly recommended
- Flax Weaving Tutorial ~ Birdsong Backpackers
- Create your own jade or bone carving ~ Bonz and Stonz
- Take to the air for a scenic flight ~ Wilderness Wings
- Explore Fox or Franz Josef Glacier ~ Fox Guides or Franz Josef Glacier Guides
- Heli Rafting ~ Eco Rafting
- Quad Biking ~ On Yer Bike
- Shantytown replica gold town
- Golf ~ Hokitika’s course is adjacent to the sea
- Visit West Coast Historical Museum
- Cowboy Paradise ~ real guns, real bullets, real fun
- Juergen Schacke~fine art photography
