We are enjoying the most amazing summer weather – and to help people take advantage of the beautiful early morning conditions on the Okarito Lagoon we are adding a new trip to our tour itinerary Our new Early Bird Tour departs the Okarito Wharf at 7:30 am and returns at 8:45 am. (bookings essential please!) [...]
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Summer on the West Coast
Just in case you haven’t heard, the West Coast is the place to be this summer. Both TV 1 news and NIWA (National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research) have been attributing this to La Nina – read more about why you want to be here this summer! Seasonal Climate Outlook Jan-March 2012 The white [...]
Happy Holidays from Okarito
We would like to wish everyone a beautiful holiday time whether you are spending it with family at home or traveling abroad – enjoy nature wherever you are – we hope to meet with you in the New Year: Discovering this idyllic place, we find ourselves filled with a yearning to linger here, where time [...]
Once bittern…twice very lucky!
It was a great week for bittern sightings and both of us (Swade and Steve – our guest) thought ourselves terribly fortunate to have not one, not two, but three bittern sightings on this magic morning. Although, to be fair, the third sighting may have been a repeat, but exciting nonetheless. Here a couple of [...]
Summer summary
Summer this year was beautiful on the West Coast and we enjoyed one of the best seasons for birds in years. The native flax flowered profusely starting early in the spring and carried on for a good few months. Flax flowers provide birds with a bounty of nectar and the village and Okarito waterways were [...]
Summertime and the living is…
spectacular! The West Coast has experienced some of the best weather the country has seen this summer – beautiful hot sunny days and star filled nights. The local campground has been humming along with happy campers enjoying life at the beach. We’ve had visitors on the boat tours from around the world, lots of New [...]
Paradise ducklings and sunshine at Okarito
Although the last couple of weeks has felt more like spring than summer, those fortunate to seek out sunshine off the beaten track were rewarded with some great trips this month. As Okarito is located right on the sea the weather is often sunnier than our neighbours just inland such as Franz Josef Glacier. So [...]
A Day at the Beach in Okarito
A Day at the Beach 25/09/09 3:15 PM A Day at the Beach Festival is the inspiration of Coasters Louis Brown and Guy Ryan. Late September Louis finished a solo walk from Karamea to Franz Josef – walking along the West Coast and inspiring other West Coasters to engage in educational and fun activities along [...]
Winter on the West Coast
Winter on the West Coast is generally much warmer than the central South Island, or east coast. We are now enjoying beautiful sunny days and very still calm waters. Our wonderful weather has also provided us with gentle seas and a walk along Okarito Beach rewarded us with sighting two Hector’s Dolphins feeding very close [...]
Morning mountains and tui’s!
Summer is definitely here and we’ve had some beautiful calm sunny mornings this past week – early trips definitely reward with mountain views, calm waters and great bird life. Swade took these photos the other day on a morning trip – the Southern Alps with Mount Cook and Tasman, and of course our favorites the [...]
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