Seal Colony at Tauranga Bay

The seal colony can be found just out of Westport on the edge of Tauranga Bay. The 10 -minute track from the car park is suitable for wheelchairs and leads to viewing platforms directly overlooking the colony. Although the seals are at home all year-round, the best time to view them is October to March when the BIG BULL SEALS return to mate and the pups are at their most playful.

Underworld Adventures

• Take the Nile River Rainforest Train through lush vegetation, explore breathtaking pristine stalactites and stalagmites, then float through Glow-worm lit grottoes on a tube before bouncing down the Nile River rapids…that’s Underworld Rafting!
• Not up for the rafting? Take the superb Gloworm Cave Tourtour which includes seeing the awesome "galaxies" of Glow-worms
• Adventure Caving is full on expedition style caving, including airy abseils, fun climbs, squeezes and crawls!
• The Nile River Rainforest Train is an adventure in itself, riding in open carriages through pristine rain forest in the magnificent Nile River Canyon

Suited to everyone, young or old

Allow 1.5hrs return from our Charleston Base

Trips depart 9am, 11.30am, 2pm (10am and 12,30pm in winter)

Punakaiki/Pancake Rocks

Part of the Paparoa National Park, the Pancake Rocks are accessed by the easy walk of approximately 20 mins right in the centre of Punakaiki, 50 minutes south of Westport. Formed over 30 million years ago, these ancient limestone stacks are the most visited natural attraction on the West Coast.