Haast

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You can use the 100% Pure New Zealand Trip and Distances Calculator. Determine Haast's location and location: Between Fox Glacier and Haast the journey is wonderful and takes you past many sights. The Fiordland Crested Monro Beach Moeraki is a jewel of a sea. Near the Monro Beach Walk you can best see the Fiordland Crested Penguin, the most rare pinguin in the whole wide range of penguins.

This 30 minute walk leads you along a promenade into the marsh woods of Kashikatea with great birdwatching, while the 30 minute walk along the shore leads you to a small lakeshore area. In 1875 the historical road from Haast to Peringa was constructed by the peasants of Haast.

Haast Highway between Haast and Haast Pass passes cliffs and floodplains. It' re rewarding to make the very close way to the Thunder Creek Falls near Pleasant Flat - a 28 metre high cascade next to the Haast Highway. A further stop is the gate of Haast.

Beautiful canyon with giant lumps of rock was the most difficult part of the Haast Highway. The Haast mountain passport lies 563 meters above sealevel and is the deepest passage over the Southern Alps. The Blue Pool Walk is one of the best shorter strolls near the mountain passes. It' a simple stroll to a row of crystalline basins cut from the rock by hundreds of years of rock-pollution.

The Haast is located in the centre of Te W?hipounamu World Heritage Site.

The Haast is located in the centre of Te W?hipounamu World Heritage Site. Haast is such a beautiful place that it has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Between Haast and Jackson Bay there are beautiful sandy areas, sand dunes, lochs and water areas. The area is ideal for hiking and hitchhiking and there are many Department of Conservation hikes in the area for you to discover.

Humans come here, not only because of the landscape, but also because of the hunt and the tramp.