Karitane Family Holiday Seaside Accommodation
Karitane (Waikouaiti), near Dunedin, New Zealand
Karitane Tidal Estuary and Ocean Beach
A great place for your family holiday get-away
Looking for a great family holiday adventure water-side on an estuary? ....
Just 30 minutes from Dunedin, Karitane offers one of the best water-world's in NZ, two white sand ocean surf beaches,
a tidal estuary with a host and variety of sea birds, through which flows the Waikouaiti river.
Walk to Karitane beach or paddle or drive to Waikouaiti Beach, a sweeping bay of sand and surf.
Swimming, kayaking, canoeing, paddle boarding, jet skiing, boating, fishing, kite flying, or just a lazy day
at the beach or playing in the sand, catching crabs, pippies, all those wonderfull seaside adventures!
Enjoy this unique holiday experience at our compact Family Studio
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Please email us to make any enquiry (karitane@xtra.co.nz) ... click here --->
(minimum 2 nights, negotiable for stays a week or longer, booking request below)
Queen bed with linen, 2 bunks with sleeping bags and liners Shower and Toilet (towels etc provided) Outside BBQ and seating areas, off-street car park Estuary access (low tide sand, high tide shallow water) Kayaks (please ask), wet day games provided |
The Family Holiday Studio on the Karitane Estuary
Enjoy our very own beach (when the tide is out!)
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Kayak, paddle board, fish, paddle safely at high tide, wander all over at low tide, collect pippies, play a game
Bird life is just so prolific, from the occasional majestic White Heron (Kotuku), the Royal Spoonbill and all manner of Oyster Catchers, Pied Stilts, Godwits, Lapwings, Terns, Seagulls and Ducks of course, Black Swans, Welcome Swallows....
Day and evening scenes are special, the light is varied and spectacular.
Morning view, pied stilts, oyster catchers, godwits.
Take a stroll around the nearby Hawksbury Lagoon for a great nature walk.
Huriawa Pa peninsular walk, well worth the 35 minute stroll to see spectacular views of the coast.
Nearby activities and services...
- Estuary: - immediate
- Waikouaiti beach via kayak: - how quick can you paddle?
- Karitane Beach: - 5 minute stroll
- Playgrounds: - 4 minute stroll
- Karitane Store (pizza, petrol, etc): - 4 minutes
- Huriawa Pa walk: - 5 minute stroll to start
- Dunedin City: - 30 minute motorway drive
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Royal Spoonbill preening. |
Seagull fly-over and birdlife. |