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Travel Tips and Stories of Kaikoura in New Zealand
travelers stories about Underwater in Kaikoura, New Zealand

Underwater in Kaikoura, New Zealand

During our boat tour in Kaikora, New Zealand hundreds of dolphins swam around our boat.


  Experienced by Pablo Heimplatz


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travelers stories about Underwater in Kaikoura, New Zealand

Underwater in Kaikoura, New Zealand

During our boat tour in Kaikora, New Zealand hundreds of dolphins swam around our boat.


  Experienced by Pablo Heimplatz


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travelers stories about Beach in Kaikoura, New Zealand

Beach in Kaikoura, New Zealand

Great Journeys of New Zealand train trip, Picton to Christchurch.


  Experienced by Jadon Calvert


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travelers stories about Surfing in Mangamaunu, New Zealand

Surfing in Mangamaunu, New Zealand

  12 km from Kaikoura


Heading home along the coast of the South Island, some surfers from Raglan where sown trying out these breaks and with the early morning sun on the water, too glorious to drive by.


  Experienced by Mark Thompson


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travelers stories about Hill in Mount Isobel, New Zealand

Hill in Mount Isobel, New Zealand

  69 km from Kaikoura


Summit of Mount Isobel in Hanmer Springs (Canterbury), New Zealand.


  Experienced by Nick Sarvari


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travelers stories about Hill in Mount Isobel, New Zealand

Hill in Mount Isobel, New Zealand

  69 km from Kaikoura


Ridgeline on Mount Isobel, Hanmer Springs in New Zealand.


  Experienced by Nick Sarvari


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travelers stories about Hill station in Hanmer Springs, New Zealand

Hill station in Hanmer Springs, New Zealand

  71 km from Kaikoura


Mountain Range in Hanmer Springs, New Zealand.


  Experienced by Nick Sarvari


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travelers stories about Hill station in Hanmer Springs, New Zealand

Hill station in Hanmer Springs, New Zealand

  71 km from Kaikoura


Mountain Range in Hanmer Springs, New Zealand.


  Experienced by Nick Sarvari


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travelers stories about Reservoir in Hanmer Springs, New Zealand

Reservoir in Hanmer Springs, New Zealand

  71 km from Kaikoura


Suspended Bridge in Hanmer Springs, New Zealand.


  Experienced by Nick Sarvari


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travelers stories about Hill in Saint James Range, New Zealand

Hill in Saint James Range, New Zealand

  79 km from Kaikoura


St James Cycle Trail in Hanmer Springs, New Zealand.


  Experienced by Nick Sarvari


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travelers stories about Beach in Lake Grassmere, New Zealand

Beach in Lake Grassmere, New Zealand

  84 km from Kaikoura


Great Journeys of New Zealand, Lake Grassmere Saltworks.


  Experienced by Jadon Calvert


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travelers stories about Recreational fishing in Wairau River, New Zealand

Recreational fishing in Wairau River, New Zealand

  91 km from Kaikoura


A brown trout caught on fly in New Zealand's Wairau River


  Experienced by Rick Wallace


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travelers stories about Watercourse in Robin Hood Bay, New Zealand

Watercourse in Robin Hood Bay, New Zealand

  121 km from Kaikoura


We found this free camp site called “Robin Hood Bay” and we thought it had an nice name and why not check it out. The drive there was pretty rough and our old Honda Odyssey was really struggling to get there, as we got up on the next morning we saw we had a flat tire so we were stuck there with no phone signal. We met a couple of german guys who came there too with two cars, one of them was also not running anymore and the other one was an 4x4 Mitsubishi. We stayed in this bay for 4 days before we got our tire fixed and it was an super awesome experience.


  Experienced by Jakob König


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travelers stories about Loch in Havelock, New Zealand

Loch in Havelock, New Zealand

  124 km from Kaikoura


We were driving between Havelock and Nelson on New Zealand’s South Island. A storm was blowing in and I got soaked stopping the car to get a shot of this beautiful boat - couldn’t resist.


  Experienced by Ed Maughan


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travelers stories about Nature reserve in Picton, New Zealand

Nature reserve in Picton, New Zealand

  126 km from Kaikoura


After a 2hr hike up to a lookout point in Picton, NZ


  Experienced by Jeremy Manoto


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travelers stories about Ocean in Picton, New Zealand

Ocean in Picton, New Zealand

  126 km from Kaikoura


While cruising across New Zealand, the cruise ship made a quiet entrance to the port of Picton, NZ. Along the way, we passed many countryside shacks such as this one.


  Experienced by Jeremy Manoto


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travelers stories about Ocean in Tahunanui, New Zealand

Ocean in Tahunanui, New Zealand

  129 km from Kaikoura


My style of photography is different. I have combined my love of soft focus, shallow depth of field, the water &the colour blue to come up with this series of photos. This photo was taken waist deep in the water with a wave nearly completely taking out my camera as I held it near the surface. The bigger the risk the better the result.


  Experienced by Samara Doole


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travelers stories about Ocean in Tahunanui Beach, New Zealand

Ocean in Tahunanui Beach, New Zealand

  130 km from Kaikoura


This photo was taken at the beach in my hometown. I love this place for both aesthetic and sentimental reasons. The ocean at sunset is my absolute favourite and this shot is no different. The bokeh is a result of a wave splashing with the glow from the setting sun hitting the surface. Magic.


  Experienced by Samara Doole


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travelers stories about Plain in Nelson, New Zealand

Plain in Nelson, New Zealand

  130 km from Kaikoura


Taken from above a short distance from where I grew up in Nelson, New Zealand. In the distance is the start of the famous ‘Boulder Bank’, the longest of its kind.


  Experienced by Rich Hay


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travelers stories about Cliff in Nelson, New Zealand

Cliff in Nelson, New Zealand

  130 km from Kaikoura


A view out towards Cable Bay from Glenduan at sunset. The colors aren’t as vivid as I’m facing away from the sun… however I love the soft tones that you can get with this perspective.


  Experienced by Rich Hay


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