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Stories in Stone

Golden Bay
(NW Nelson)

6 Day Tour

Wharariki Beach - Archway Rocks

An Educational Natural History Tour - with Geologist Tour Leader - Murray Baker
This tour will mainly concentrate on a study of the very diverse rocks of the
region; being volcanic, metamorphic and sedimentary. The rocks also have
extremes of age difference. Although this is a geology tour we will look
as well at some native plant and bird life.

Brief Places of focus for the NW Nelson Tour
Day 1: Nelson Airport - Takaka
Kaiteriteri Beach, Honeymoon Bay, Takaka Hill, Canaan Downs, Takaka Valley
Accommodation at Takaka

Day 2: Takaka - Takaka
Pupu Springs Onekaka River mouth Pariwhakaoho River Collingwood, Devil's Boots, Aorere Valley peneplain, Pakawau Bush, Whanganui Inlet
Accommodation at Takaka

Day 3:Takaka - Takaka
Takaka Gorge Barrons Creek, Cobb Valley, Trilobite Rock, Cobb Power Station
Accommodation at Takaka

Day 4:Takaka - Takaka
Lake Killarney, Pohara Beach, Tarakohe, Ligar Bay, Tata Beach, Totaranui Beach
Accommodation at Takaka

Day 5:Takaka - Takaka
Farewell Spit Nature Tour; Pillar Pt, Fossil Point Farewell Spit lighthouse Abel Head, Parapara Quarry
Accommodation at Takaka

Day 6:Takaka - Nelson Airport & farewell
Rameka Creek Eureka Bend, Riwaka resurgence, Moutere Bluff if we have time then to airport

Return to Nelson Airport

(Note order of this schedule may change subject to tides and or weather)

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