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Remote and rugged wild west coast: a meeting of glaciers, jungle,
lakes, lagoons, ocean, and alps. Great fishing and
hunting, too!
PUNAKAIKI ROCKS ON THE TASMAN SEA
Photo courtesy New Zealand Tourism
Attractions in Westland: The Buller Gorge; the wild coast of the Tasman Sea; the Pancake Rocks; greenstone jade crafts and jewelry in
Hokitika and elsewhere; glow worm forests; the white herons of Okarito Lagoon; Fox Glacier and Franz Josef Glacier; Haast Pass.
 NATIVE
MAORI JEWELRY.
Photo courtesy Julie Register
Activities in Westland: Hiking, mountaineering,
fishing, hunting, shopping for crafts, bird watching, gold panning.
HIKING ON FOX GLACIER
Photo courtesy New Zealand Tourism
 Lodgings: Top quality bed
and breakfast lodgings, like Westland Lodge
and West Coast Homestead,
ideally located for sightseeing, fishing, hunting, hiking, birding, glacier flights, and
other authentic Westland activities.
HOME AT FIRST'S WESTLAND LODGE
(LEFT).
WESTLAND'S ELK AND RED DEER RANCH TYPIFIES
THE HARDY, FRONTIER SPIRIT OF THE REGION.
Both photos copyright © Home at First
Getting to/from Westland: Home at First guests will arrive in Westland by rental car,
normally coming south from Nelson or north from Queenstown, a 6-8 hour drive from either of these points.
Getting around Westland: Use of a rental
car is essential here. The primary road, Route 6,
parallels the Tasman Sea coast and the Southern Alps, is very scenic, and usually lightly
traveled.
ROUTE 6 FOLLOWS
THE SOUTHERN ALPS,
THE SPINE OF THE
SOUTH ISLAND.
Photo
copyright © Home at First
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