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Westport accommodation is varied from superb hotels, intimate bed and breakfasts, upmarket lodge experiences and boutique hotels to stylish serviced apartments, motels, home and farmstays and backpackers. Westport accommodation suits a wide range of tastes, styles and budgets. Look for the mark of Quality - Qualmark.
Westport is the largest centre of the Northern West Coast with a population of about 6,000 and is located near where the mighty Buller River meets the sea.
There is a wealth of history and a visit to Coaltown Museum will enhance the mystical part of your imagination as you walk through a simulated underground coal mine.
Nature abounds at the Cape Foulwind seal breeding colony. The coastal walkway offers views of the magnificent West Coast sunsets.
To the north are the pristine rainforests along the Charming Creek Walkway where you will be accompanied by a myriad of native birds as you follow the Ngakawau Gorge. Westport is a friendly town and you are assured of a warm welcome.
Paparoa National Park Spectacular cliffs and caves typify the West's rugged coastline, with one of the best known features being pancake rocks and blowholes at Punakaiki. These fascinating limestone formations put on a spectacular spouting display on a high tide with a strong westerly swell.
The Punakaiki Cavern and Te Ana o Matuku and Fox River Caves are fun to explore as well as the lower Pororari River walk which passes through subtropical lowland forest and a limestone gorge. The river can also be explored by canoe. Follow Truman Track through lush coastal forest to the cliff-tops and explore the Te Miko coastline where sea caves, rock pools and marine life are accessible at low tide.
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