UPPER DOG STREAM - JOLIFFE SADDLE TRACK
- Hanmer Springs.
​This walk begins 1 km up Jollies Pass Rd and meets the Nature Trail and Waterfall Track. The track goes through exotic timbers, brush and wind fallen trees and delivers quaint sounds of the stream and birds which make up for the shambles of vegetation. This cutover forest is unsightly but can only be expected in a commercial forest. Visit the website for detailed information about the track.
Location: Jollies Pass Road, Hanmer Springs.
Price: free
Hours: 24
WAIAU RIVER (Waiau Ferry Bridge) - Hanmer Springs​
Waiau River is popular for white water rafting, while the confluence with the Hanmer River is a popular destination to meet fellow paddlers for other trips, Grade 2 to 3. The bridge is an adventure centre location - you can bungy jump, take a jet boat ride or embark on a rafting trip. The Waiau Ferry Bridge of 1887 was designed by John Blackett. It has a central wrought iron truss with a double cantilever on each side supported on massive concrete piers. It is 32 m high.
Location: Waiau Gorge Bridge, Hanmer Springs.
Price: free.
Hours: 24
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HANMER SPRINGS SKI AREA - Hanmer Springs
Hanmer Springs Ski Area is a small club field offering a friendly atmosphere.
Suited to intermediate and advanced skiers and snowboarders the ski area offers open spaces with groomed trails and a relaxed atmosphere away from the tow queues and hurly burly of commercial ski fields.
Visit the website for detailed information.
​Location: 40 minutes by car or shuttle from the Alpine Thermal Resort of Hanmer Springs
Price: $32 Child | $40 Adult | $130 Family​
Hours: 10am till 4pm - Tel: 03 315 7233.
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​KAIAPOHIA MONUMENT - Pegasus.
The Kaiapohia Monument was erected in 1898 on the surviving earthworks of the great Ngai Tahu pa which was a centre of trade in greenstone brought over from the West Coast. The pa was sacked by the North Island chief Te Rauparaha in 1831 and is the most important site in the dramatic conflict between Ngai Tahu and Ngati Toa which dominated South Island history in the 1820s and 1830s. The pa was surrounded on three sides by deep swamp giving canoe access to a lagoon on the river. (Now called the Ashley but to Maoris the Rakahuri.)
​Location: Preeces Rd (off SH1), Pegasus.
Hours: 24
Price: free​
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KAIKOURA WILDERNESS WALKS
- West End, Kaikoura.
Here you'll explore the Seaward Kaikoura Mountains. There are two or three day guided walks available through the Puhi Peaks Nature Reserve and the opportunity to fly-in with a helicopter.
Visit the link below for information about the tracks on offer throughout Mt Fyffe and the Seaward Kaikoura Range.
Location: 58 West End, Kaikoura.
Hours: 24 for track, vary for charter filghts.
Price: free, helicopter charges will apply.
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OHAU POINT - Clarence, SH1 North of Kaikoura
Ohau Point is the main seal breeding site in the area. Here you'll find the most common seals in New Zealand waters, the Kekeno.
300 metres north of the Point, along the coastal road, you'll find a short easy track which ducks under the railway line and leads to a waterfall on the Ohau Stream which is frequented by seals, the track should take you around 10mins.

Location: Clarence, SH1 North of Kaikoura.
Hours: 24.
Price: free.
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WAI ARIKI NATURE PARK - Hanmer Springs
Wai ariki Farm Park is set amidst spectacular mountain views on a 14 acre lifestyle block. The park delivers 2 acres of sheltered farm park land where the animals are displayed in a clean, relaxed and peaceful environment.
Here you're able to get up close and personal while hand feeding nice, friendly and interesting farm and exotic animals.
​Location: 108 Rippingale Rd,Hanmer Springs.
Price: Adults $12 | Seniors $10 | Children (2-14yrs) $6 | Family (2 adults & 3 children) $35 | Animal feed $2 per bag​,
Hours: 7 days from 10am – 4pm.
FOREST JOURNEY WALK - Hanmer Springs
The Forest Journey Walk track offers a wide variety of trees, both Broadleaf and Conifer, including some of the oldest stands in the forest. It is worthwhile
obtaining the DOC pamphlet "Hanmer Forest Recreation" for this track as it has numbers and information which correspond to various stands of trees numbered on the walk. Autumn is a beautiful season for this walk with displays of colour from the Sycamore, Oak, Silver Birch and Rowan.

Location: 1km along Jollies Pass Road, Hanmer Springs.
Hours: 24.
Price: free.
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MAJUBA WALK- WOODLAND WALK
- Hanmer Springs.
The Majuba Walk - Woodland Walk offers a loop walk which links three tracks delivering good spots for picnicking on the way. Visit the website below for detailed information of the three tracks, they are described under short walks.
These tracks are separately described under short walks and are of an easy grade.
​Location: Conical Hill Road, Hanmer Springs.
Price: free​
Hours: 24.
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Upper Canterbury Sights
Sara Orme
Kaikoura, Rangiora, Kaiapoi
Woodend, Pegusus, Hanmer Springs
GOLF - Upper Canterbury

What better way to relax while on holiday than playing golf and enjoying one of the many beautifully designed golf courses in the Upper Canterbury region.
Visit the local tourist information centre or web browse for more information.
Location: Upper Canterbury.
Hours: 24
Price: varies on course and resort.
Photo courtesy of www.amazingspacegolf.co.nz