WaterfallHidden gem
Ōhau Stream waterfall and seal pups
Kaikōura, Canterbury
A short bush walk to a waterfall where fur seal pups often play in the pool.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 45 min
A short bush walk off SH1 leads to a waterfall with a pool below it, where young fur seals sometimes play. Pups tend to come in the cooler months, but numbers vary, so see it as a bonus rather than a promise.
Good to know
- Keep your distance and don't touch pups
- Adult seals can be on the track, stay calm and back off
- Take care with parking on SH1, it's a busy road
- Best time
- Winter or spring, but variable
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Short walk from the SH1 car park north of Kaikōura
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- No dogs
Data: Roadtrip. Things change: check opening times, prices and rules before you go.
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