Kaikōura
Population 2,210 (Wikidata)
Before you go
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Daylight 9 h 05 in Jun, dark by 16:58 · 15 h 15 in Dec
- January: 14 h 57 of daylight
- February: 13 h 46 of daylight
- March: 12 h 27 of daylight
- April: 10 h 59 of daylight
- May: 9 h 46 of daylight
- June: 9 h 05 of daylight
- July: 9 h 20 of daylight
- August: 10 h 22 of daylight
- September: 11 h 45 of daylight
- October: 13 h 10 of daylight
- November: 14 h 31 of daylight
- December: 15 h 15 of daylight
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide- South Bay Fishing Charters Attraction · 680 m
- Ngā Niho Pā Archaeological site · 430 m
- Racecourse Kaikoura Attraction · 560 m
- Kaikoura Fishing Tours Attraction · 670 m
- Kaikoura Lookout Viewpoint · 720 m
- Fishing Charter Kaikoura Attraction · 850 m
- Top Catch Fishing Charters Attraction · 870 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Somewhere to run
Getting around
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