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New Zealand
> Nelson - Westland > Haast
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a land of timeless, spiritual beauty, Haast Township is set amidst a
world heritage rainforest and is home to adventure charter services
and a few farms with access to Mt Aspiring National Park. For the
nature lover well worth a 2 - 3 day stay.
Activities include:
Guided nature tours.
Local walks, the Hapuka Estuary Walk, (starts from the motor camp)
and the Ship Creek Walk, (starts from the Lake Moeraki road).
Bird watching, see fantails, tui's, bellbirds, pigeons, silvereyes,
parakeets, and if lucky, falcon, kaka, kiwi and morepork.
Helicopter flights, jet boat rides, fishing, hunting and river
safaris.
Drive south to Jackson Bay and the Cascade river, (no road exit), is
as remote as any where in NZ that you can drive to, and take the day
walk to the red hills (the color caused by a high concentration of
iron and magnesium).
Other wildlife includes fur seals, blue penguin and the Fiordland
Crested penguin.
Haast township has a
supermarket, cafés, bars, fuel and motoring needs. There is
a motor camp and we recommend the
Aspiring Court Motel
 The Haast visitor
Centre is a must stop as it has one of the best
natural history presentations on the region with information on geology,
land movements, wildlife, flora and fauna.
Haast Visitor centre
Department of Conservation
State Highway 6 and Jackson Bay Road, Haast
PO Box 50, Haast
Ph +64 3 750 0809
Fax +64 3 750 0832
Getting
there: Drive from Hokitika
or
Wanaka.
For the traveler passing from Westland to Otago, Haast is an
excellent place to rest for the night.
Westland
Hotels
Westland Motels
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