THINGS TO DO

André can take you on local mountain bike trails, kayak trips on river estuaries and into the rain forest. He can also escort you on a huge range of local walks - long and short.
Close to the lodge are a number of short walks through forest and pakihi where you will see our unusual local landscape.

Excellent viewing of the seal colony and cliff top walk at Tauranga Bay.

Visit Punakaiki - world famous for its Pancake Rocks and Blow Holes.

Be adventurous and Jetski the mighty Buller River.

Enjoy an unique caving trip with glow worms and cave tubing and/or a train ride through the Nile River Valley.

Raft and or Jet Boat the spectacular Buller River.

Visit the Coaltown Museum. An exciting and modern museum with both audio/visual and photographic displays complementing the history of the industrial development of the Buller region.



Visit historic Denniston and the Incline, considered by many as one of the wonders of the world.






Go back country in airconditioned luxury, explore and learn the local history.



Karamea, with more great scenery and easily accessed caves and natural arches can be visited in a day from Birdsferry Lodge.