Wild West Coast New Zealand 🇳🇿 - Hokitika, Greymouth & STUNNING Gorge Walk | 197 Countries, 3 Kids

Join us as we continue to explore the West Coast of New Zealand - one of the most picturesque areas of the country renowned for its rugged landscape, black sand beaches and natural wonders.

After a good night's sleep in Hokitika, we set off to discover the town that is known as the cool little town of New Zealand. Our first stop was the Visitors Information Center where we picked up a map of the local hiking trails and learned that the book called ‘The Luminaries’ by Eleanor Catton was based on the history of this town. We also learned that the new TV series based on the book was unfortunately not filmed here.

Our next stop was at the Gold Room where we saw a great selection of gold nuggets, antique scales and models of old gold mining machines. There is also a map there with all the countries in the world that have precious stone mines. After our visit, we stopped by a cafe to grab some warm cappuccinos and then went to see the National Kiwi Centre.

At a local Possum fur store, Chantal was reminded of her childhood back in Canada. Growing up, her family operated a similar clothing store with products made out of sheepskin, leather and such. We all had a good laugh when we noticed they even sell possum belly button warmers :-)

On our walk around the town, we discovered the statue of Richard Seddon situated on Sewell Street, right outside the Government Buildings.

We also wandered around the river bed in the hope of witnessing some old ship remains and later stood by the Quay to enjoy the majestic beauty of the surrounding area.

When you are here, we strongly recommend you to go for a walk along the local beach. Visit the beautiful Hokitaki driftwood sign and as evening comes enjoy a picture-perfect sunset.

On the way out of town, we visited a jade store and then drove about 30 minutes to the Hokitika Gorge. What a beautiful place to discover!

With dramatic views of the Tasman Sea, we left Hokitaki and drove north to Greymouth. This town has a history of jade hunting, gold mining and devastating floods. It also has a population of fifteen thousand which accounts for around 40% of the total population of the West Coast!

Our last stop of the day was a walk along the Pororari Punakaiki Loop of the Paparoa Trail.

With so much to see and do in the area, we highly recommend you visit for a few days!

Enjoy the video!!!

0:00 Intro
1:20 Tour of Hokitika New Zealand
6:49 Possum Fur Store
12:56 Hokitika Gorge
15:50 Drive around Lake Kaniere
17:48 Tour of Greymouth New Zealand
22:00 Bathrooms in New Zealand
22:29 Drive along the West Coast of New Zealand
23:36: Walk along the Pororari Punakaiki Loop/Paparoa Trail

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