Top Tips For Driving In The South Island, NZ
Roads in the South Island are very different from almost everywhere else in the world. Here are our top tips to help you drive safely, make the most of your travels and arrive at your destination safely.
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Blue Spur Farmstay. Stay On A Farm!
Have you always wanted to experience a real New Zealand farm? Have you dreamed of actually staying on a farm, waking in the morning and walking down to hand feed sheep and cows? Are you interested in staying in eco-friendly accommodation that runs totally on solar power? Come and stay with us and experience all of this and much much more.
Franz Josef Glacier - Day Trip From Hokitika
A visit to Franz Josef is easily doable in a day from Hokitika. It takes about 1hr 20mins to drive there. Then you can decide how you want to spend your time. There are a number of options - just decide what takes your fancy and fits your budget.
Lake Brunner/Moana - Day Trip From Hokitika
Go for lunch at Lake Brunner Hotel or the Station House Cafe.
Okarito - Day Trip From Hokitika
Okarito is approx 1hr 10mins drive south of Hokitika
Historic Gold Town, Ross - Day Trip From Hokitika
Ross is a 25min drive south of Hokitika.
Arthur's Pass Day Trip From Hokitika
Arthur's Pass is a little over an hours drive from Hokitika. This is a really worthwhile trip if you have driven down from Picton or Westport and are continuing south to Queenstown etc. If you haven't come from Christchurch ( or will not be returning that way) you will not have had the opportunity to drive over this amazing alpine pass. A day trip to Arthur's Pass will give you the chance to see the incredible feat of engineering that is the Otira Viaduct.
