THINGS TO DO

Three hour historic goldmining Tunnel Walk in native forest plus several other walks through beautiful coastal scenery with deserted beaches.

Excellent viewing of the seal colony and cliff top walk at Tauranga Bay.

Punakaiki - world famous pancake rocks and blow holes.



An unique caving trip with glow worms and cave tubing.

Raft and or Jet Boat the spectacular Buller River.

Be adventurous and Jetski the mighty Buller.



Visit the Coaltown Museum. An exciting and modern museum with both audio/visual and photographic displays complementing the history of the industrial development of the Buller region.



Visit historic Denniston and the Incline, considered by many as one of the wonders of the world.






Go back country in airconditioned luxury, explore and learn the local history.




Andre can take you on local mountainbike trails, sea kayak trips, on river estuaries and intothe rain forest or he can escort you on a huge range of local walks - long and short. Close to the lodge are a number of short walks through forest and pakihi, our most unusual local landscape.

Karamea, with more great scenery and easily accessed caves and arches can be visited in a day from Birdsferry Lodge.