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Pancake Rocks and Putai Blowholes
Punakaiki, West Coast
Layered limestone stacks and blowholes on a short boardwalk loop at the coast.
- Cost
- Free
- Time to allow
- 45 min
The Pancake Rocks look like stacks of grey pancakes thrust out of the sea. A circuit boardwalk leads past surge pools and blowholes, which are best when the tide is high and the swell is up. It is the standout stop on this coast.
Good to know
- Go at high tide for the blowholes
- Early or late avoids tour buses
- Loop is accessible for pushchairs and wheelchairs
- Best time
- High tide, early morning
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Sealed car park beside SH6
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- No dogs
Facilities
- Rubbish bins
- Toilets
- Drinking water
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