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  • Green Kiwi Tours, 0800 47 47 33, 03 731 1024, [1]. Eco and cultural tours; walks, hikes, and caving trips.
  • Punakaiki Horse Treks, 64 3 731 1839. Guided two and a half hour treks leaving morning, noon, and night. NZ$95 per person with a two person minimum for the standard tour, personalized tours for NZ$120. Closed during the winter.
  • Pororari River Track.
  • Punakaiki Canoes, 03 731 1870, [2].

Photos from Punakaiki, New Zealand
Pancake Rocks - on the west coast road
Pancake Rocks - on the west coast road
the west cost road
The west cost Bush
  • Pancake Rocks and Blowholes. The Pancake Rocks picturesque and highly identifiable are limestone formations that have been pounded by the Tasman sea for tens of thousands of years. The blowholes funnel blasts water up to 50 feet (15 meters) into the air as the waves crash into the caverns below the rocks.

Photos from Punakaiki, New Zealand
Pancake Rocks - on the west coast road
the west cost road
The west cost Bush
Pancake Rocks - on the west coast road
  • Punakaiki Crafts, State Highway 6, 03 731 1813. Co-op owned and featuring changing displays of greenstone, wood, glass, and other materials. Summer, 8:30am-7pm; Winter, 9am-5pm.

Photos from Punakaiki, New Zealand
the west cost road
Pancake Rocks - on the west coast road
The west cost Bush
Pancake Rocks - on the west coast road
  • Punakaiki Cafe, State Highway 6, 03 731 1813.
  • Punakaiki Tavern & Bistro, State Highway 6 and Owen Street, 03 731 1188. From 8am, 7 days.
  • Rata Cafe, State Highway 6, 03 731 1151. Views of the sea. Summer, open 7 days; Winter, W-Su.
  • Seascape, 03 731 1168. Located on the beachfront with views of the Tasman sea. Opening at 7am for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
  • Wild Coast Cafe, 03 731 1873. Groceries and liquor also available. 8am to sunset, seven days.

Photos from Punakaiki, New Zealand
Pancake Rocks - on the west coast road
the west cost road
Pancake Rocks - on the west coast road
The west cost Bush
  • Seascape, 03 731 1168. Beachfront bar.

Photos from Punakaiki, New Zealand
The west cost Bush
Pancake Rocks - on the west coast road
Pancake Rocks - on the west coast road
the west cost road