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Latest Hokitika hotel reviews
Pro
A good range of activities to do, beautiful mountain backdrop with snowy peaks.
Con
It rains a bit in Summer
In a nutshell
Great base, great place to chill
Aidy_p Says: You can find nicely crafted bowls, flower vase, coasters, etc. After looking at the items and doing a quick mental run-through of whether some of these things might look good in our home, we thought it'll be best for us to pass as these items like the wooden bowls and...
Aidy_p Says: The streets around town is somewhat of a big art gallery. Jac and I walked into the Hokitika Glass Studio to watch the master glassblower at work. Boy, were they good. In compensation to their skill, the prices that these little things go by were also...wow mind blowing too.
NYCTravelerGuy Says: What an amazing place, you can watch the employees blowing glass while you are there looking at all the amazing glass sculptures. Be sure to make your purchase here, I saw items from this Hokitika Glass Studio being sold in Christchurch for more than double the price.
david1982 Says: There's not much to do in Hokitika, but take a visit to a Jade factory and see Jade ornaments etc being made, which is cool. Also the photo of the clock is one of the most photographed things here, it's on all the postcards. There's nothing special about Hokitika, a good...
Visit the Glow Worms in their Dell
saraheg77 Says: Until visiting Hokitika, I knew about the Farmer in the Dell, but I didn't know that was also the hideout of the glow worms. As we came in to Hokitika, we passed a sign to their dell. So, after darkness had come in Hokitika and we had had our dinner, we were sitting...
imstress Says: The West Coast Historical Museum is a museum & gallery that stores the historic heritage of the West Coast of New Zealand.There is a show which introduces the Greenstone and Gold to its visitor. The life of the pioneers are displayed through the original relics and...
imstress Says: The Sheep Station offers full range of possum and merino knitwear including gloves, hats, socks, scarves and jerseys, sheepskin footwear.You may bring back some sheepskins and souvenirs for your friends.The work room is open to all visitors and u get to keep a key-ring as...
imstress Says: Greenstone is a very hard stone and must be worked with care and patience. Often diamond tools are needed to carve it and it can be turned into beautiful jewellery. A visit to the Jade Factory is an eye opening experience. You could see the designers at work carving those...
Shining Star Beachfront Accommodation
1 Review and 152 Opinions These lovely wooden chalets which are well equipped are on the edge of town and overlook the Tasman...
Eats Cafe: Good food, but a bit trendy
DSwede Says: I'm not quite sure about the larger than life New Orleans-esque mural on the wall with a big jazz theme, particularly since the music that they had playing was more of a pop-40.There are lots of tall tables so you can easily find a place after ordering your food at the...
Porky's Takeaway: A Quiet Dinner
Aidy_p Says: Jac and I were walking up and down Weld Street and Revelle Street not knowing where we should eat. We ended up at the least exciting place - Porky's Takeaway.Since we had the entire night to ourselves, we thought we'd dine-in. It was not too crowded with just a couple people...
Glow Worm Dell: Glow Worm Dell
imstress Says: Glow Worm Dell is located near the Historic Lighthouse along Seaview Hill Road.From the roadside at the northern town entrance there is a 50 m track which leads to the Glow Worm Dell.The track is easy and it is recommended that you bring along torch light.Free viewing of...
Jade Factory: Buy a Little Bit of New Zealand Greenstone
saraheg77 Says: I had been searching during my NZ trip to find the best price on a jade twist pendant. I found a pretty good price for it here in Hokitika at the Jade Factory. And the factory definitely had one of the best selections of different pieces that I saw. If you are in Hokitika...
New World Supermarket: New World Supermarket
imstress Says: New World Supermarket can be found in this little town of Hokitika.You could buy all your food supplies before heading to Franz Joesf or Fox Glacier.This is a huge supermarket and you could find almost everything here.Look out for their weekly discounts.
imstress Says: The Hokitika Wildfoods Festival are held in March each year. For 2006, it will be held on 11 Mar.The population swells to over 20,000 for that weekend. The town comes alive to music, wild bush food and Monteiths Beer.
Sar77 Says: many people may disagree with me on this one as many of the townies recommended it but we found Jackie Grants eco world to be a joke. Poorly lit, no signs up to tell us what we are looking at and a few dead eels and frogs floating around. It seems Jackie spent all of her...
2Cities1Love Says: We stumbled upon Hokitika Gorge while net surfing pictures of the South Island. There are lots of photos on the net but not a lot of information. From the photos we saw we knew it was something we had to see and were not disappointed. We got a local map once we were in town...
Aidy_p Says: Located on the right side of the road near Hari Hari is Wanganui River. People of the past used to pan for gold here. People of the present do their rafting here. Stop by the river and be immersed in the cool breeze brought about by the rapids.
Aidy_p Says: Hari Hari is a small dairy farming settlement located in between the Glaciers and Hokitika. Here's a place where there are more cows than sheeps. Another scenic stop before trodding along to the Glaciers.
Aidy_p Says: The lake is a real picture postcard moment. The calm, reflective waters is a good place to take photographs and to just soak in the calmness. The lake is near the towns of Pukekura and Harihari. It also lies between the town of Ross and the Franz Josef Glacier. Use State...
fishandchips Says: The Lake Kaniere triathalon is held every year in march and is a great event. It's one of the more beautiful given its location but you aren't often appreciating the beauty of the place as you do the course. The tri is really a multisport event as it starts with an 11km run...
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I didn't get a chance to do this as we ran out of time. It does take a full day but would be pretty cool if you were into that sort of thing. You design your...
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Q: We just returned from a fabulous month in New Zealand. While in Hokitika I was looking seriously at a piece of flowered...
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Hokitika - West of the Southern Alps
Hokitika is a small town on the West Coast of the South Island. Its 40 kilometres south of Greymouth. It will be great town to stop over during your South Island trip. Hokitika has a artististic...
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Hokitika on the West Coast of NZ
We met some people at a backpackers in Kaikoura a few days before, we made the decision to visit Hokitika on our trip to the west of the South Island. They'd just come back from there, and strongly...
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Hokitika - Fun to visit and fun to say!
We did a loop around the South Island starting in Christchurch and heading directly over to the West Coast, so Hokitika was the perfect place to stop and rest before our lovely drive down the West...
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Hoki is a great place to have as a home base on the coast as it accesses many other places. Lake Kaniere, Hari Hari, Wild water paddling and fishing of the beach are all good options. The town itself...
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