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The wildest side of New Zealand, the West Coast has the power to touch your soul with its landscape of brooding mountains, icy glaciers and surreal coastal formations. more
West Coast is a great holiday destination for travellers wanting to combine their love of the outdoors with their adventurous spirit. West Coast adventure activities suit all levels of confidence and sense of adventure.
Select adventure attractions and activities in West Coast, New Zealand, from the list below. Alternatively select a different West Coast area.
Thrilling two-hour-plus quad bike ride with glacial views and the thrill of riding through West Coast dense rainforest, braided riverbeds and glorious mud to emerge at an ancient terminal moraine and an outstanding view of the Franz Josef Glacier. Two-seater "Bombardier" 400cc automatic quad bikes, no experience necessary. (Ask about our Heli-Quad option for the ultimate quad bike experience)...(more)
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Discover the enchanting Lower Buller Gorge on a fun packed 1.25-hour jet boating adventure. This is the complete jet boating experience through the breathtaking scenery of the Buller River: Jet boating highlights include: experienced and informative driver, dynamic and powerful jet boats, fast and exciting jet boat manoeuvres including awesome jetspins...(more)
Phone | Address | MapTe Ara Pounamu—the Greenstone Pathway. Different beautiful West Coast guided walks, short half-day to five-day options. Walks have different themes and follow routes of early Maori explorers. Choose a walk to suit your ability. Amazing places including mountain hot pools, limestone canyons, glaciers, searching for jade. Everything supplied...(more)
Phone | Address | MapFREE up your money with this deal. All these options on the same tour! Rainforest Walk, Amazing Glow-worms, Cliff Jump, Zipline Sky Ride, Cave Tubing, Maori Legends, River Rapids, Rock Hydro-Slide, Pleasure Spa. This cunningly-designed tour lets you choose as you go! Everything is optional. Design yourself an adrenaline packed adventure, a family fun trip or an "eco nature" tour...(more)
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Take a breathtaking guided trip on the West Coast's longest glacier amidst fascinating ice formations with New Zealand's most experienced glacier guiding company. To ensure your safety, our guides are trained through the internationally recognized New Zealand Mountain Guides Association. We offer a full range of trips to suit all fitness levels...(more)
Phone | Address | MapWe specialise in top-quality, personal tours to the breathtaking glaciers of Franz Josef and Fox, world-famous Lake Matheson, and the historic settlement of Okarito. Our tours are specially designed for clients who want to learn about the wonders of this incredible natural environment. Safe and interesting experiences in this temperate rainforest region for all...(more)
Phone | Address | MapNO LICENSE REQUIRED! Just a taste for adventure and fun! Combine beautiful views with a mixture of mud and puddles and you get a taste of real off-roading. Whether on a quad, go kart or riding in our 8WD argo. Our family friendly staff will ensure you leave with a big smile on your face! Disabled travellers more than welcome...(more)
Phone | Address | MapUnique combination of natural landforms, diverse ecosystems and spectacular caves and arches born of a million years of undisturbed isolation. Tucked away in a unique and remote corner of the warm rainforest of the Northern West Coast of New Zealand, near Karamea is the Oparara. Discover this beautiful and special area with us...(more)
Phone | Address | MapTraverse the Southern Alps through Haast Pass to the West Coast of the South Island. Tours that feature TranzAlpine Railway, West Coast Rainforest, Franz Josef Glacier, with time to walk/fly Glacier. Optional tour of Shantytown. Also spectacular tours of Queenstown, Milford Sound, Mt Cook, West Coast Glaciers, Auckland, Rotorua, Taupo, Waitomo Caves and the Bay of Islands available...(more)
Phone | Address | MapWelcome to Skydive New Zealand. Voted the 2nd most scenic skydive in the world (Lonely Planet). Our leisurely flight to altitude takes us over the Fox Glacier and up close to Aoraki/Mount Cook - this is truly the best scenery on offer in New Zealand...(more)
Phone | Address | MapWalk New Zealand's longest swing bridge, crossing the beautiful Buller Gorge. View the 4.5-metre-high Whites Creek Faultine—epicentre of the 1929 Murchison earthquake. Try gold panning, or if you dare fly back high across the Buller river on the high speed Cometline. En route to the West Coast...(more)
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Experience New Zealand's only sea to mountain jetboat safari. The environment is breathtaking, on a river that delivers so much more than you would expect... Enjoy rapids, ocean, jetboat thrills, dense bush, birdsong and an optional bushwalk. The area is so pristine it's hard to tell where the native bush finishes and the reflection in the water starts...(more)
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Visit New Zealand's only White Heron (Kotuku) nesting colony. The beautiful White Heron breeds only in a single secret location in what is one of the most romantic parts of the country—in the Waitangiroto nature reserve—part of the South Westland World Heritage area. Rainforest nature tours and scenic jetboating all year round...(more)
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