Karamea Lodge

4589 Karamea Highway, Westport, South Island, New Zealand | Lodge

Travel Blogs from Westport

The Heaphy Track

A travel blog entry by djsmithwick

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After a night at a backpackers in Tokaka we began the Heaphy Track with full packs and 'we can do it' enthusiasm. The first day is all up along a very gradual but long track. We were really slow but got to our campsite and spent the night with no neighbours, overlooking the valley we had driven up earlier in the day. Day 2 began and we were 'on …

The west coast of South Island

A travel blog entry by jackforman

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... and a few houses and that is it. Now if you re-read over that and imagine what a typical resident of this town would look like I'm sure you can begin to understand why Westport is considered the 'Mullet' capital of New Zealand! We arrived in the afternoon and were informed that the activity for the evening would consist of a randomly concocted three legged bar crawl around all of the towns bars - which numbered at the staggering figure of 3! I also have my ...

Lexy de wandelaar en & visser

A travel blog entry by alex.wauman

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Mijn plan gisteren was om van Marahau naar Murchison te rijden en daar wat te wandelen en in mijn auto te blijven slapen . Toen ik aankwam in Murchison bleek dat gewoon een dorp te zijn bestaande uit toch wel 2 straten , dan toch maar beslist om door te rijden naar Westport . Onderweg ook nog gestopt aan de grootste " swingbridge" van NZ en hier in Westport ook nog de zeehonden gaan bekijken aan de kust. 'S avonds mijn auto geparkeerd aan het water en daain ...

Hokey Pokey

A travel blog entry by stephanddave

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... n' mix with $9 worth of sweets later. We then hopped back on the bus and made our way to Westport with a very scenic drive down the main highway travelling down the west coast. This highway was like nothing we'd ever experienced and definitely no M3. It was single lane and ran right alongside the Buller River, which was very picturesque against a backdrop of sheer drop mountains. We were also told that this river had the greatest flood records in NZ with flood records of up to 10x ...

Pancake Rocks

A travel blog entry by simon-rosie

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... They look cool but that is not the main reason people come to see them; the sea has eroded the rocks and formed surge pools and caves and with a high wave the water can be force through these until it comes bursting to the surface like a geyser. Despite the weather being pretty grim when we went the sea wasn't wild enough for any really spectacular plumes but we did get to see a couple of bursts before we carried on with our ...

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Location

This lodge, located on 4589 Karamea Highway, Westport, is near Underworld Adventures Cave Rafting, Coaltown, Outwest Tours, and Phaedra's Guided Walking Tours.
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