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  • Cape Palliser

    Cape Palliser

    Scenic SpotsWairarapa, Wellington New Zealand 🇳🇿

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    Cape Palliser

    Scenic SpotsWairarapa, Wellington New Zealand 🇳🇿

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    10 Reviews

    🇳🇿
    Anonymous
    Sep 25, 2021
    Positive

    Beautiful beautiful ?????

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    Anonymous
    Jun 3, 2021
    Positive

    Definitely worth the drive, and view from the top of the lighthouse stairs. There's a longdrop toilets at the bottom, freedom camping with rubbish and toilet facilities at Ngawi, on the way there, or camp on the coastal edge, half way along Palliser Bay in front of the Camp Ground (which has a great cafe). There's a single toilet there. Be Self Contained as a preference.

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    Anonymous
    Apr 24, 2021
    Positive

    Stop your car on this point to see huge seal colony:) and then continue to lighthouse

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    Anonymous
    Feb 3, 2021
    Positive

    262 steps up to the lighthouse. Worth the trip but don’t look down when climbing the steps as that’s a bit scary! Lots of seals around the rocks early morning and late afternoon. Saw dolphins playing in the bay. Pinnacles are amazing and recommend viewing from the riverbed. Take a water past the lighthouse to see the small water fall.

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    Anonymous
    Jun 11, 2020
    Positive

    Very picturesque. 250 steep steps to the lighthouse. Better to be careful, it's pretty windy. Case toilet on site.

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    Anonymous
    Mar 14, 2020
    Positive

    5 star brother

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    Anonymous
    Jan 7, 2020
    Positive

    Incredibly great place! The sea was wild, the waves can be watched for hours as they crash against the rocks. The absolute highlight, however, are the countless seals that make themselves comfortable on and behind the stones on the coast and do not let themselves be disturbed :) We saw a lot of seals! An absolutely beautiful, beautiful experience! As a precaution, we parked our campervan in front of the gravel road and walked to the lighthouse. In itself, a trip by van would have been feasible, the gravel road was mostly nicely developed, but did not regret the walk along the coast next to the seals :)

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    Anonymous
    Dec 14, 2019
    Positive

    So beautiful. Gravel road but very good. Seals are before the lighthouse on a flat rock formation. Also along the beach opposite the lighthouse car park area.

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    Anonymous
    Dec 11, 2019
    Positive

    I can only recommend Unfortunately no seals were to be seen, the view is still wonderful ?

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    Anonymous
    Oct 8, 2019
    Positive

    Amazing!! The most besutiful place I‘ve ever seen in my life. Just driving down the road is a blessing. Great waves, seals, beaches, ... Must do

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