Activities

Upper Trafalgar Street

Trafalgar Street is Nelson City’s main street, and the upper Trafalgar dining precinct and pedestrian zone oozes a whole lot ...

Lake Rotomairewhenua / Blue Lake

Lake Rotomairewhenua (also referred to as ‘Blue Lake’) is located in the depths of the Nelson Lakes National Park. Translated ...

Motueka Saltwater Baths

The Nelson Tasman region’s only saltwater baths lie on the Motueka foreshore, with spectacular views over the still, glassy waters ...

Whisky Falls

Lake Rotoiti in the Nelson Lakes National Park is home to a selection of fascinating lakeside walks. Whether you have ...

Anapai Rock Stacks

Nestled amongst the sweeping granite coastline of the Abel Tasman National Park, Anapai Bay is renowned for the majestic rock ...

Spooners Tunnel

Spooners Tunnel is one of the key highlights along Tasman’s Great Taste Trail. At 1.4km long, the tunnel is the ...

Historic South Street

In Nelson City, you’ll find New Zealand’s oldest fully preserved street. The cobblestone paths, quaint Victorian cottages, lantern streetlights, planter ...

Mt Owen

At 1875m, Mt Owen is one of the most remote locations in the Kahurangi National Park, as well as the ...

Elephant Rock

At the northern end of Anchorage in the Abel Tasman National Park, you’ll find another of Nelson Tasman’s much-loved (but ...

Tonga Arches

The Tonga Arches have become somewhat of a Nelson Tasman icon, and it’s easy to see why. ...

Wharariki Beach

A short 20-minute stroll through undulating farmland, manuka groves and magnificent coastal forest will take you to the wild and ...

Whispering Falls

Whispering Falls is Richmond’s very own hidden gem, set in the Mount Richmond Forest Park. A 2-hour easy return walk ...

Boulder Bank

The internationally renowned Te Pokohiwi (Boulder Bank) is a natural spit of boulders that shelters Tahunanui and Nelson City from ...

Cleopatras Pools

Cleopatras Pools in the Abel Tasman National Park are a series of natural rockpools at the base of the Torrent ...

Centre of New Zealand

The centre of New Zealand is the site of the central survey point used for geodetic surveys in the ...

Lake Rotoiti Jetty

Lake Rotoiti is one of 16 lakes in the Nelson Lakes National Park and is certainly a drawcard for visitors ...

Mapua Wharf

The Mapua Wharf is one of Nelson Tasman’s most popular dining, shopping and recreation attractions, overlooking the picturesque Waimea ...

Riuwaka Resurgence

A resurgence is created when a river temporarily goes underground, before emerging again through a cliff face (often at very ...

Janie Seddon Shipwreck

The Janie Seddon shipwreck is located on the Motueka foreshore, but despite its weathered ruins the ship has a rich ...

Farewell Spit

Farewell Spit is one of the largest natural sandspits in the world, stretching a whopping 35km and sheltering the Nelson ...

Wainui Falls

A short distance before Takaka is an easy short walk through lush native bush to Wainui Falls, one of the ...

The Grove Lookout

Spectacular views over the Golden Bay landscape can be found at The Grove Scenic Reserve. One of the area’s hidden ...

Awaroa Beach

Known as the ‘Peoples Beach’ Awaroa was purchased by New Zealanders back in 2016 as part of an ambitious crowdfunding ...

Maruia Falls

The Maruia Falls are the result of a devastating earthquake in the Murchison township in 1929. A landslide in the ...

Rawhiti Cave

Rawhiti Cave is nestled amongst the hillside of Dry Creek Valley not far from the Takaka township. With one of ...

Tinline Bay Tree

The Tinline Bay tree has earnt the nickname #notthatwanakatree with the locals and is essentially just a bizarre tree growing ...

Whanganui Inlet

The Whanganui Inlet (Westhaven) lays south of Farewell Spit, between Golden Bay and the West Coast, and is home to ...

Te Waikoropupū Springs

Te Waikoropupū Springs are the largest freshwater springs in New Zealand, and the largest coldwater springs in the Southern ...

Cape Farewell

Cape Farewell is the northernmost point of the South Island, and the dramatically sculpted quartz sandstone cliffs that plummet vertically ...

Split Apple Rock / Toka Ngawhā

Nestled inbetween Kaiteriteri and Marahau, the gateway towns to the Abel Tasman National Park, Split Apple Rock (Toka Ngawhā) is ...

Fifeshire (Arrow) Rock

The iconic Fifeshire Rock lay just off Tahunanui Beach between Rocks Road and Haulashore Island. ...

Kiwi Rock

You’ll find a couple of ‘rockstars’ at Watering Cove in the Abel Tasman National Park, these being a gorgeous cave ...

Harwoods Hole

The Harwoods Hole track is located in the Canaan Downs Scenic Reserve, near the top of the Takaka Hill. A ...

Salisbury Falls

Salisbury Falls featured in Peter Jackson’s famous trilogies, and is the film site where Tauriel and Legolas meet before heading ...

Travers Falls

The remote wilderness of the Nelson Lakes National Park is filled with remarkable landscapes and the Travers-Sabine circuit is no ...

Onekaka Wharf

The Onekaka Wharf is not actually a wharf anymore, but rather remnants of days gone by. Once a major industrial ...

Falls River Swing Bridge

The Falls River Swing Bridge is certainly a highlight of the Abel Tasman Coast Track. Whether you’re spending a few ...

Mt Olympus

Another of the famous Lord of the Rings film locations can be found at Mount Olympus in the Kahurangi National ...

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