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Fish Tank Lodge
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Fish Tank Lodge

86 West End - Hostel
Fish Tank Lodge offers a warm kiwi style welcome to its guests. Located across the road from the beach fish tank lodge boasts its sun drenched deck equipped with BBQ perfect for watching the sunset.
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Albatross Backpacker Inn
92%

Albatross Backpacker Inn

1 Torquay St - Hostel
The Hostel with Soul! Characterful historic building filled with music, art, food and good company! Run by travelers for travelers, at The Albatross you'll find a warm, inviting place in which to unwind after your time on the road.
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Dolphin Lodge Backpackers
88%

Dolphin Lodge Backpackers

15 Deal Street Kaikoura - Hostel
A small, homely hostel only 2mins walk from the town centre and beach. Situated on a quiet street, the lodge boasts magnificent views of the Kaikoura coastline and mountain ranges for you to enjoy.
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The Lazy Shag
86%

The Lazy Shag

37 Beach Road - Hostel
Welcom to Kaikoura's newest backpackers. ALL ROOMS have EN-SUITES and HEARTING system. Warm, clean, well equipped, the Lazy Shag is set among magnificent trees with superb mountain views and gardens that strech down to river.
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YHA Kaikoura
84%

YHA Kaikoura

270 Esplanade - Hostel
Location awesome for the view on the mountains with the same at three meters from your room but be carefull the price is not the same if you are not a
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Brook House B&B
80%

Brook House B&B

201 Beach Road - Guesthouse
Judy,Brian, Louis (the poodle) and Henry (the cat)welcome you to their home, Brook House, located in the stunning coastal town of Kaikoura just 2 km from the town centre.
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Adelphi Lodge
78%

Adelphi Lodge

26 West End Kaikoura - Hostel
Welcome to Adelphi Lodge, Kaikoura New Zealand, affordable backpacker accommodation in a converted historic Hotel conveniently located in the centre of town.
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Beachcomber Motel

Beachcomber Motel

169 Beach Road Kaikoura - Hotel
Beachcomber Motel has four self contained studio units. Two units will comfortably sleep 4 and two will house 3 adults. Each unit has a kitchen with hotplates, microwave, fridge and tea making facilities.
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Kaikoura

Kaikoura is a town in the Kaikoura District, in the Canterbury Region on New Zealand's South Island. The town has about 2,200 inhabitants and is a popular place in the country to go out on the ocean for whale- and dolphin watching.

From the Kaikoura Travel Guide

Kaikoura Photos

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Dusky Dolphin
Dusky Dolphins
NZ Fur Seal
Cormorant

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YHA Kaikoura

YHA Kaikoura

We arrived here around 4pm and rushed off to see the seals which were only about 2km walk south (past the seafood stall on the side of the road that cooks up fresh crayfish and mussels and scallops etc for you on the spot - very cool!) The hostel looks out over the water (well the road and car parks first, then the water) and out towards kaikora c ... more

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beckiboat stayed here in Aug 2009

Kaikoura Discussions

  • Help! Driving Kaikoura to Wanaka
    Hi, We are driving from Kaikoura to Wanaka via Greymouth on Arthur's Pass and need to know how long it's likely to take incase we will need to stay the night somewhere on the way? Please help? Thanks ...

  • Dolphin Swimming
    Hi there, just wondering where the best place to do the dolphin swimming in New Zealand would be? I was thinking of doing it in Kaikoura but they also do it in Auckland. Any suggestions? Thanks. ...

  • Seeing the South Island on a budget
    Wow, 3 days isn't much time. You can drive or take a hostel shuttle up to Kaikoura, and then book a whale watching trip with Kaikoura Whale Watch -- that will take up pretty much most of a day if you're doing it from Christchurch. You could probably continue on to Picton after Kaikoura, too. ...

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Kaikoura Blog Entries

  • Kaikoura
    In Kaikoura liggen de zeehonden voor het oprapen, toch worden we gewaarschuwd niet tussen hen en de zee te komen. ...
    Posted in J & A (test) by Jdaams

  • Kaikoura
    With only 3 hours of sleep, we caught the 8:00am bus to Kaikoura. Kaikoura is known as one of the best dolphin swimming places in the world. Sometimes, over 200 dolphins have showed up to a boat of swimmers. Pretty insane. It was nice drive down the coast. Once we rolled into town, we were sitting ...
    Posted in Ryan's Journey to New Zealand by Lutzy

  • Kaikoura
    way to Kaikoura arriving mid-afternoon. Kaikoura lies on a peninsula, and crayfish - for which the town is now famous - are abundant in its waters. (Kaikoura, literally translated, means 'meal ...
    Posted in Sharon and Andy's World Tour 2006 by andymoore

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