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Westcoast
You are looking for Accommodation in Westcoast, South Island, New Zealand. We are bringing you one step closer to finding your perfect accommodation solution.
In Westcoast we have holiday accommodation properties of the following type: and Cottages.
Some of our popular destinations for holiday accommodation in Westcoast include: Canterbury, Lake Tekapo, Marlborough, Marlborough Sounds, Mount Pleasant, Nelson, North Canterbury, Otago, Queenstown, South Westland, Southland, Stewart Island, Wanaka, West Coast, Westcoast and Westport.
Our featured holiday accommodation properties in Westcoast include: and Hydrangea Cottages.
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Information about West Coast - South Island in New Zealand
The wildest side of New Zealand
With a population of only 31,000 people, the West Coast retains the feeling of a pioneer frontier. It's a wild place known for rivers and rainforests; glaciers and geological treasures. Legends and stories from the past cling to every feature of the landscape.
Maori were first to discover the West Coast, seeking sacred pounamu (nephrite jade or greenstone). Gold fever in the 1860s brought Europeans, many of whom stayed on to start farming, forestry and businesses.
The locals are known as 'coasters', a term synonymous with friendliness and hospitality. Isolated from the rest of New Zealand by the Southern Alps, coasters have developed a distinctive culture of their own. Their pioneering values of self-reliance and loyalty are as strong today as they were 100 years ago.
Key Features
Ancient Rivers of Ice
Of all the glaciers in the Southern Alps, only the Franz Josef and Fox glaciers have crept as far as the rainforests. These giant tongues of ice have squeezed down their valleys to just 250 metres above sea level.
Punakaiki's Pancake Rocks
The pancake rocks and blowholes at Punakaiki are among the West Coast's most famous sights. The fascinating 'pancakes' are thin, horizontal layers of limestone, about two to four centimetres thick.
The Oparara Arches
The largest of the three limestone arches at Oparara is a natural tunnel 200 metres long, 49 metres wide and 37 metres high. A riverbank walkway will lead you through silver beech forest right into the arch.
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 You are looking for Accommodation in Westcoast, South Island, New Zealand
Our featured holiday accommodation properties in Westcoast include: and Hydrangea Cottages.
In Westcoast we have holiday accommodation properties of the following type: and Cottages.
Some of our popular destinations for holiday accommodation in Westcoast include: Canterbury, Lake Tekapo, Marlborough, Marlborough Sounds, Mount Pleasant, Nelson, North Canterbury, Otago, Queenstown, South Westland, Southland, Stewart Island, Wanaka, West Coast, Westcoast and Westport.
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