Photo: New Zealand Coastal Holiday Destination Kaikoura

The Coastal town of Kaikoura is a popular holiday destination situated on the South Island of New Zealand.

A mecca for tourism, the coastal town of Kaikoura sits in a prime location which is surrounded by natural beauty as well as wildlife galore.

Being a popular holiday and vacation destination, the coastal town of Kaikoura caters to a large variety of tourist activities such as whale watching, dolphin watching, hiking, fishing, golf, wine tasting, or simply relaxing.

Kaikoura was first established as a centre for the whaling industry but later developed into a major destination for Sperm whale watching. From this, tourism soon became a mainstay industry for Kaikoura expanding into Dolphin watching, bird spotting, hiking, fishing and much more.

Townsite of Kaikoura from lookout point (Shakespeare Road), Canterbury, East Coast, South Island, New Zealand.

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