Best known for its jade crafts, Shantytown historic gold town and award winning Monteiths' Brewery. Hokitika Main town in the south West Coast and host to the West Coast Museum, craft galleries, many historic buildings and the native fish of New Zealand aquarium. Travel Instructions Access to the region is easy and spectacularly scenic. You can reach the Coast through the Buller Gorge from Picton or Nelson, from Christchurch through the Lewis Pass via historic Reefton or over the high alpine Arthur's Pass and from Queenstown through Haast Pass. The roads are easy to drive and not crowded at all.
Rental cars are available.
There are many bus companies regularly travelling to and from the West Coast. Westport has its own airport serviced by Air New Zealand Link via Wellington or by chartered aircraft flights to and from Christchurch. The closest international airports are Christchurch and Wellington. People consider the Coast as one of the most beautiful places in the country and we are sure you will agree. Some good Rainbow Trout, Salmon and Kahawai are also found.