Full Day West Coast Tour: Explore Scenic Landscapes and Local Delicacies

Experience a full day West Coast tour, exploring scenic landscapes and indulging in local delicacies. Walk through Punakaiki, visit a seal colony, and discover hidden gems like Shortjaw brewery and historic mining areas. Let your driver handle the details while you soak in the breathtaking views.

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Greymouth - 8:30 am. The tour kicks off at the Greymouth Town Square, right across from the Clock Tower. From here, we journey along the stunning Coast Road, renowned as one of the world’s top 10 scenic highways.
  • Punakaiki Pancake Rocks - 9:10 am. On the Pancake Rocks walk, you’ll encounter fascinating flora and fauna, remarkable rock…
What's Included
  • Lunch included
  • Tastings at a brewery
  • Tastings at a distillery
Additional Information

This tour provides an opportunity to unwind and savor the sights and flavors along the route through the Grey and Buller districts. A moderate level of fitness is necessary for walking around Punakaiki and then up to the seal colony. Experience the coastal Highway, ranked among the top 10 highways globally. Explore the West Coast’s scenic beauty and…

Location
Greymouth Town Square
Tainui Street
The town square is just across from the Clocktower by the river wall.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Mike
Mar 20, 2026
Fun,entertaining and informative day out - We had a wonderful day out enjoying the sights and tastes of the West Coast. Our tour guide Jackie was really knowlegable and a real character. It was a full day crammed with some stunning scenery, wildlife food and drink and a great craic!
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Allisonbrad_b
Feb 22, 2026
We loved our tour with... - We loved our tour with Jackie. She was immediately welcoming, warm and so knowledgeable about all local geography and history. We had a great day seeing sights, ate a delightful lunch together at a cafe. Many more interesting and tasty sights rounded out our day. Comfortable vehicle and truly a small group tour of 5 tourists. Thank you Jackie!
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Catherine_v
Feb 21, 2026
Fantastic day out with spectacular scenery, seals & great locally produced food and drink. - This was a fabulous day seeing fantastic coastline of the west coast. Even though it rained, it didn’t spoil the glorious scenery ( it’s New Zealand’s Great Ocean Road), and the visit to the seal colony, pie shop for lunch, brewery and gin distillery were all excellent too. Jackie was a fab guide with her extensive local knowledge. Definitely recommend you do this trip.
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Graham_b
Feb 10, 2026
A wonderful day - What a fantastic trip. Our guide, Jackie, was absolutely superb . Her knowledge of the best views, best places to stop and give guided walks and local history made the whole day an absolute joy.
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Happychickenlady
Aug 19, 2025
Fantastic day tour - Was a great day tour. It was well paced with plenty of time to see the all the sights. The scenery throughout the day was amazing and I loved the pancake rocks and seal colony. The West Coast Pies were yummy and although I am not a beer connoisseur I loved going to the Short Jaw Brewery and hearing how all the different beers were made. Little biddies gin was amazing and my bottle will last ages as it won't be shared !! Jackie had so much knowledge of the history of the area and kept us entertained all day. I will be recommending this tour to everyone.
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Alixis
Apr 5, 2025
Very entertaining and worthwhile tour - Brilliant day. We saw so much on this tour. Jackie, our guide, was very knowledgeable about the area, the culture and no matter what we asked, she was well informed. From the Tauranya Bay seal colony, where we saw so many seals to pies washed down with beer at the Shortjaw Brewery, it was a very full day. The walks were short and easy and we got some great photo opportunities at various viewpoints. Highly recommended.
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Lorraine_s
Mar 19, 2025
We had an amazing day,... - We had an amazing day, touring with Jackie. I especially liked seeing the seals and our short forest hike.
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Shelley_h
Mar 12, 2025
Must do if staying in Greymouth - Jackie was brilliant, soo much local knowledge, supporting local businesses and overall a fantastic day. The views and visits are amazing!
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Diane_s
Mar 9, 2025
We had an incredible day... - We had an incredible day touring the west coast. The scenery is so incredibly beautiful. The rock formations of the pancake rocks is interesting, the seal colonies so fun, and the towns from Westport inland to finish a day that simply flew by. Our guide Jackie was so knowledgeable about the area and passionate about the ecology and culture it took our trip from incredible to unforgettable! Highly recommend. .
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Michael_g
Mar 4, 2025
West coast tour from Greymouth - A very good tour of 300 km. Jackie was a great driver and wonderful guide. The visit to the brewery and distillery were very enjoyable Lunch was great to Jackie was able to answer all our questions about the district and history
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From $200
up to 7 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).