Cape Palliser and Wairarapa
Wellington to Cape Palliser: Martinborough, the lighthouse and fur seals.
- Distance
- 150 km
- Driving
- 3 hours
- Take
- 2 days
- Route
- Wellington to Cape Palliser
About 150 km by road from Wellington, Cape Palliser has a lighthouse first lit in 1897 and a fur seal colony. The route passes through Wairarapa.
The stops
Start
Wellington
Town
MartinboroughWine village
Town
NgawiCrayfish village
Lighthouse
Cape Palliser LighthouseLighthouse and seals
Finish
Cape Palliser
Where to stay
Night 1
Martinborough
Martinborough motels
- When to go
- Year round
- On the road
- Remote coastal road; fuel in Featherston.
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