---
author: "Robert Pearce"
authorTwitter: "@RobertWPearce"
date: "2019-01-27"
desc: "Things to do and see in the South Island's Central to West Coast."
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keywords: "lake tekapo, mount cook national park, arthur's pass, hokitika, franz
josef glacier, fox glacier, pancake rocks, new zealand"
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title: "South Island Central to West Coast"
---

Things to do and see in and around the South Island Central to West Coast area
in New New Zealand.

Or go back to the [main New Zealand index](/new-zealand/index.html).

## Lake Tekapo
* http://www.tekapotourism.co.nz
* Church of the Good Shepherd: https://www.churchofthegoodshepherd.org.nz
* Lupin season: https://mackenzienz.com/mackenzie-lupins/
* Mt John Observatory: https://www.earthandsky.co.nz

## Mount Cook National Park
* Hooker Valley Track: https://www.doc.govt.nz/hooker-valley-track
* Other walks: https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/canterbury/places/aoraki-mount-cook-national-park/?tab-id=50578

## Kura Tawhiti/Castle Hill Conservation Area
* https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/canterbury/places/kura-tawhiti-conservation-area/

## Arthur's Pass
* http://www.arthurspass.com
* Devils Punchbowl Walking Track and Waterfall: https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/canterbury/places/arthurs-pass-national-park/things-to-do/tracks/devils-punchbowl-walking-track/
* Otira Viaduct: http://www.arthurspass.com/index.php?page=11

## Hokitika
* https://hokitika.org
* Fat Pipi Pizza: https://www.tripadvisor.co.nz/Restaurant_Review-g255373-d1050645-Reviews-Fat_Pipi_Pizzas-Hokitika_West_Coast_Region_South_Island.html
* Dulcies Takeaways: https://www.tripadvisor.co.nz/Restaurant_Review-g255373-d4044455-Reviews-Dulcies_Takeaways-Hokitika_West_Coast_Region_South_Island.html
* Beach: https://hokitika.org/places/58/Hokitika-Beach
* Glow Worm Dell: https://www.newzealand.com/in/article/hokitika-glow-worm-dell/
* Hokitika Gorge: https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/west-coast/places/hokitika-gorge-scenic-reserve/things-to-do/tracks/hokitika-gorge-walk/
* Lake Kaniere Walks: https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/west-coast/places/lake-kaniere-scenic-reserve/?tab-id=50578

## Franz Josef Glacier
* https://www.franzjosefglacier.com
* https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/west-coast/places/westland-tai-poutini-national-park/things-to-do/tracks/franz-josef-glacier-ka-roimata-o-hine-hukarere-walk/

## Fox Glacier
* https://www.foxguides.co.nz
* https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/west-coast/places/westland-tai-poutini-national-park/things-to-do/tracks/fox-glacier-te-ara-o-tuawe-valley-walk/

## Pancake Rocks @ Punakaiki
* https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/west-coast/places/paparoa-national-park/punakaiki-pancake-rocks-and-blowholes/
