Activities

We recommend guests stay a minimum of two nights in Hokitika to enjoy the activities available.  Located by the sea, at the mouth of Hokitika River, Hokitika is the largest town in Westland District.  It offers a range of retail, banking and other services, including jade (greenstone), gold and other minerals.  Craft artists, sculptors, jewellers, painters and poets have chosen the Hokitika area as their home.  

Below are some of the activities available on the West Coast of New Zealand. We are able to help you organise your activities when visiting Hokitika.

• 1/2 and full day guided trout fishing tours
• White heron santuary tours - November thru' March
• Glow-worms
• Wild Food Festival – March each year
• Kumara horse races – January each year
• Award-winning cafes
• Local artisans: greenstone (jade), gold, wood, pottery, gold, paua, merino-possum fibre
• Golf course
• Rafting, local paddle boat cruises
• Gold panning - Ross
• Shantytown – Greymouth
• Scenic flights over Mt Cook/Aoraki, Milford Sound
• Adventure kayaking and heli-rafting
• Punakaiki – 1hr 20 minutes north
• Franz Josef Glacier – 1hr 40 minutes south
• Fox Glacier – 2hrs 15 minutes south
• Haast – 3 hrs 45 minutes south
• Historic goldfields – 25 minutes south at Ross
• Lakeside and beachside walks 

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