Curio Bay Cliffs - Curio Bay Cliffs Waikawa-Curio Bay Road
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| Address : | Curio Bay Cliffs Waikawa-Curio Bay Road, Southland 9884, New Zealand |
| Postal code : | 9884 |
| Website : | https://southlandnz.com/the-catlins/curio-bay |
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| Description : | Hoiho penguins & dolphins, a fossilized forest & a campground on a headland with panoramic views. |
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Kendra Brown on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I loved Curio Bay as there is so much to explore. At sunset the cliff edge comes alive. Watch the sunset on top of the hill or on the rocks. When its high tide its even more spectacular with the waves crashing against the rocks. The water is so clear and a beautiful colour too. The campsite was brilliant. You don't get a view as each site is surrounded by Flax but its great for both privacy and protection on windy days. There is another surprise if you walk to the other side....but you got to visit to see it. No spoilers here but you won't regret a visit to Curio Bay thats for sure. I LOVED it. Well worth staying here!..
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Max Klockenhoff on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ We saw the rarest penguin of the world and a dolphin. It was a great experience. The waves were crushing and we got to get the right path on the stones to get to the sea. Wow!?
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Damian Hancock on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Amazing spot to come and look at wildlife!! You can often see the rare and endangered Hector's Dolphin's swimming off the coast and if you are really lucky you might see a Yellow Eyed Penguin. But be sure you keep more than 50 meters from them as they are very wary of humans. Make sure you don't get in their way or between them and the ocean. They are critically endangered and there isn't many of them left!!!
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Ravi Lal on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Beautiful beauty in her own context. Bit windy but this was furthered southern point than Bluff. Very peaceful and easy to get to.
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Luis Ganontrox Fidalgo on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Even in a cloudy day, this is a majestic place to visit no only due to be one of the best places to meet pinguins, but also because of its nature beauty with amazing cliffs and beachs.
Renting a place to camp is possible, so anyone can enjoy for a full weekend all this amazing place that can be much beautiful also during the night with a clear sky.
If anyone is going to spend a weekend, recommend to take your own provisions because is a remote area, being possible to eat in the restaurant on the cliffs.
Also there is a museum about all the region inside of the restaurant and a surfing school for anyone desiring to learn surfing or maybe just rent some equipments.
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Lorraine Maguire on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Windy and wild on the day we went and it was wonderful. We sat on the top cliff and had a cuppa and a slice from the cafe which was nice. Then we went down to the petrified forest and checked that out. Very cool to see the wood as stone. And there was a cool inlet between rocks which was full of kelp which looked alive as the sea came in and out. Creepy but awesome. A great experience.
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Sabyasachi Banerjee on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Catlins is generally very beautiful. But if you are after spotting the rare Yellow-Eyed Penguins (Hoiho), this is your best bet. They come back to the shore towards late evening after a day of food-gathering at the sea. And this time is the best bet to spot them. There is a Upper Viewing deck just a short walk from the Car Park.
The sea is very rough here. So please do not be adventurous.
This is also the place to watch a pre-historic 180 million year old Jurassic fossil forest up-close. This fossilized forest gets exposed at low tide. And you can walk into it and see and touch and feel the petrified tree trunks yourself.
Walking options from the car park:
- Walk from car park to Petrified Forest – 5 minutes.
- Living Forest Walkway - 15 minutes return.
Curio Bay is 7 km from Waikawa on the “Southern Scenic Route".
Porpoise Bay is close and a place to unwind by calm seas unlike the very rough Curio Bay.
If you are very lucky you may also spot Hector's Dolphins and Fur Seals
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Helen Joe on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A stunning piece of NZ landscape, a must visit to see the petrified forest and we were lucky to observe three rare yellow eyed penguins. Best time to visit is early evening when they return to their nests.
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