Activities - Catlins Region

 

• Fishing at Kaka Point
• Kaka Point dawn walk/view photography opportunities
• Surfcasting at Kaka Point
• Kaka Point sea lion walk
• View the Cannibal Bay seal colony
• View the scenery around Kaka Point and the Catlins
• View the local wildlife
• Kaka Point short walks
• The Catlins - all walks
• View the sea lions at Surat Bay
• Walk along Cannibal Bay, historic Maori site
• Wander down to the Kaka Point Township - 1-minute walk to the restaurant
• Nugget Lighthouse Reserve - view the rocky rugged outcrops
• Surfing - world-famous waves
• Bowling Green - 5 minute's walk from Nugget View and Kaka Point Motels.
• Tunnel Hill Rail Tunnel - bring or hire a torch
• The Owaka Township - shops, museum, information centre
• Pounawea Township - playground and self-guided nature walks
• Saltmarsh and Forest - at Pounawea
• Catlins Coast - adventures waiting for you
• Jacks Bay - beach and walkway to the Blow Hole
• Catlins River Walk - up to 5 hours long, you can freedom walk or be dropped off and picked up at the other end
• Purakaunui Falls - 10-minute walk with 2 lookouts
• Lake Wilkie - picturesque, beautiful, still, only a 10-minute walk
• Matai Falls - 40-minute return walk
• Horseshoe Falls - through the beautiful Catlins Forest
• Papatowai Township - abundant walking tracks
• Tawanui - beech forest, trout fishing
• Florence Hill Lookout - look over the beautiful Tautuku Beach
• Tautuku Estuary Board Walk - fern bird habitat
• Cathedral Caves - a natural wonder
• MacLean Falls - forest walking in the Catlins, surrounded by birds
• Niagara Falls - seeing is believing
• Waikawa Township - museum and information centre
• Curio Bay - a great place to see Hector Dolphins
• Petrified Forest from the Jurassic Age - at Curio Bay
• Slope Point - the southern most point of the South Island
• Waipapa Point- historic lighthouse
• Penguin Hide - at Roaring Bay, 10-minute walk to view Hoiho penguins from a hide.
• Seal Colony - fur seals at Nugget Point Lighthouse, 15-minute drive.
• Bush walks - numerous throughout the Catlins District
• River Walks - at Tawanui
• Port Molyneux - historical site
• Mountain Biking - variety of off-track terrain
• Sea Fishing - around the rugged Catlins Coastline
• Rock Fishing - around the rugged Catlins Coastline
• Blowhole - view at Jacks BayÂ
• Trout Fishing - all around the Catlins region
• Yachting - at Jacks Bay/boat club
• Easter Fishing Competition - throughout the district
• Porpoise Bay - view Hector Dolphins
• Chaslands Mistake - shipwreck area
• Purakaunui Bay - attractive beach
• Catlins Lake - picnic spots
• Tautuku Bay - 15-minute forest walk, Outdoor Education Centre
• Hayward Point, Owaka Heads- historically a busy timber port
• Nugget Point - lighthouse built in 1869
• Tennis Court - 5-minute walk from Nugget View and Kaka Point Motel
• Awakiki Bush Scenic Reserve - small totara forest
• Photography around the Catlins
• Kaka Point children's playgrounds