Saturday, October 27, 2012

Great Reasons to Visit Hokitika on Your Holiday

By Margery Pick


If you have been trying to think of a good reason to motivate the family to travel to New Zealand, perhaps mentioning excellent hokitika accomodation will bring about an affirmative response. Whether by a train or plane, there are several ways to arrive at or near the destination of your choice. Rain occurs during the summer months although most days are sunny. The schools are year-round, so regardless of which season you decide to visit, check the school calendars to avoid scheduling a trip while the locals are vacationing. It is more pleasant to have room than too many people on a journey.

When visiting the National Kiwi Centre on Tancred Street, the family will find different areas of interest such as the featured exhibit of kiwis. A great deal of thought resulted in a comfortable and natural environment for the kiwis living in the undercover facility. It is certainly uncommon to have the opportunity to feed decades-old giant eels, but it is an everyday occurrence at the centre. Perhaps Jurassic Park has made you curious about dinosaurs; now you can meet a tuatara, New Zealand's oldest living dinosaur. Adults can relax while children play and learn in their own center, complete with books, puzzles and toys designed to help them learn about the wildlife and plants of the area.

Hiking and exploring are just twenty miles away from your Hokitika accommodation, such as the beautiful area of Hokitika Gorge Scenic Reserve. Perhaps a kayaking adventure or splashing in the water is on your travel schedule. There are overnight hiking and camping trips available for the more adventurous tourists as well as short trips that provide excellent scenes for the pictures you want to take of your trip, with just a minimal amount of hiking to reach those locations.

The Hokitika Museum is located in the former Carnegie Library, now the Carnegie Building, in its location on the corner of Tancred and Hamilton. Although it resided in the same location for sixty-five years, the museum relocated in 1973. Eventually it moved back into the Carnegie Building, using the other building for extra storage space. Visitors of all ages will enjoy the opportunity to hear about the experiences of the early settlers, a part of the guided walking tour offered by the museum on various days and times.

You are bound to find several different postcards to place in your scrapbook as a reminder of the interesting things you saw during your tip to the area around Hokitika when you stop by to look through the Wilderness Gallery. You can find shots of New Zealand in different sizes and on an artistic variety of canvas. Expect to see a number of shoppers browsing through the amazing shots of various scenes found in New Zealand.

There is no need to forego a great round of golf when the players in the group are less than ten minutes away from the beautiful Hokitika Golf Club. Enjoy the game but take a break while golfing to soak in the lovely view of the Southern Alps. Renting clubs at Mahinapua Links makes golfing possible during your travel. Wherever you are traveling in this part of New Zealand the right form of hokitika motels accommodation puts guests within easy access.




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