One Day Option
Kaka Point- Nugget Point
- Owaka Museum and Information Centre
- Purakaunui Falls
- Papatowai
- Lake Wilkie
- Waikawa Museum and Information Centre
- Curio Bay
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Two Day Option
Day 1
- Kaka Point
- Nugget Point
- Tunnel Hill – historic railway tunnel built in the late 1800s. Torch required.
- Owaka Museum and Information Centre
- Surat Bay
- Jack’s Blowhole coastal walk
- Pounawea Nature walk
- Purakaunui Falls
Day 2
- Matai Falls
- Old Coach Road Loop Track – check for tide times for beach walk.
- Papatowai
- Lake Wilkie
- Tautuku Boardwalk
- Cathedral Caves – check for low tide times for access. Access fee applies.
- McLean Falls
- Waikawa Museum and Information Centre
- Curio Bay
- Waipohatu Forest walks
- Slope Point
- Waipapa Point
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6 Day Family Option
Day 1
- See the penguins at dawn – Nugget Point penguin hide.
- Breakfast on the beach at Kaka Point.
- Kaka Point bushwalk – located by camping ground.
- Tunnel Hill – Hand built railway tunnel from the 1800s. Torch required.
- Owaka Museum and Information Centre
- Kayak at Pounawea or fish in the estuary – Fishing licences can be sourced from the Owaka Four Square Supermarket.
- Pounawea Nature Walk – Information sheet available from the Owaka Museum and Information Centre.
- Owaka Heads – explore the Catlins estuary and rock pools (tide dependent).
Day 2
- Surat Bay – early morning visit to see the New Zealand sea lions. Check tide times at the Owaka Museum and Information Centre.
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- Jack’s Bay Blowhole Walk
- Catlins River Walk – at The Wisp end of the track there are 2 swing bridges, one quite early in the walk.
- Lunch at The Wisp – take a fishing rod as the Catlins River follows the walk and is good for fishing.
Fishing licences available from the Owaka Four Square Supermarket. - Purakaunui Bay – for an afternoon barbeque or picnic. Great surf and body-boarding beach.
- Long Point – just a short drive further on from Purakaunui Bay. A good place for fishing from the rocks.
Day 3
- Purakaunui Falls – a short walk to one of the most photographed attractions in the Catlins.
- Old Coach Road Track – a short walk to the beach, or for a longer walk follow the track to Tahakopa Bay. Check tide times for the longer walk.
- Papatowai
- Cycle to Picnic Point. Take the short walk to King’s Rock or explore Shank’s Bush Walk. Visit the Lost Gypsy Gallery.
- Fish in the estuary or from the rocks at Papatowai Beach.
Day 4
- Tautuku Beach – take the short drive to the beach, or park your vehicle on the Southern Scenic Route and take the beach access walk.
- Lake Wilkie
- Tautuku Board Walk – visit the estuary and you may see the rare fernbird.
- Cathedral Caves – check the tide times at the Owaka Museum and Information Centre.
- McLean Falls – In the evening you may see glow worms on the last part of the track near the top of the falls. Torches required.
Day 5
- Niagara Falls – view from above the bridge at Niagara.
- Waikawa Museum and Information Centre
- Surf or swim at Porpoise Bay – you may also see the rare Hector’s dolphins in the surf.
- Curio Bay – visit the fossilised forest – approximately 160 million years old.
- View penguins at Curio Bay at dawn or dusk .
Day 6
- Waipohatu Forest walks
- Slope Point – the southernmost point of the South Island.
- Waipapa Point and Waipapa Point lighthouse – location of New Zealand’s worst civilian maritime disaster in 1881, the “Tararua,” with the loss of 131 lives.
- Fortrose – at low tide the wreck of the “Ino” is visible. It was wrecked in 1886 .
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