TRIP 3 WEST COAST
TRIP 3
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he Greymouth to Hokitika stretch of road falls roughly in the midway point of the region. It takes you between lush rainforests on one side of the road and farming land that stretches out to the ocean on the other. Millennia of floods and erosion has brought down silt from the upper reaches of the Alps that was then deposited in the valleys has created flat terraces of fertile soil along the coastal lowlands. Roughly five minutes out of Hokitika, the Arahura River meets the sea. It is here where you can take a spiritual Māori-led guide of the river and scour for your own piece of pounamu with Arahura Greenstone Tours.
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M U S T D O ’ S • W E S T COA S T
a journey to
Hokitika Greymouth to Hokitika via SH6 32min, 39.4km
SIDE TRIP
Tourism is taking off in this part of the country as it attracts visitors with a sense of adventure.
Kumara Junction to Jacksons via SH 73 34min, 45.7km
LEFT: Hokitika Wildfoods Festival © Westland District Council RIGHT: Hokitika Gorge © West Coast Tourism
