Where are the best places to stay in Nelson? Where are the nicest beaches?

Posted: July 11th, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Q & A | Tags: , , , , , | 3 Comments »

I will be in a camper van so I will be staying in camp grounds, I have a few days to spend in Nelson so I can go to more than one place.

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3 Comments on “Where are the best places to stay in Nelson? Where are the nicest beaches?”

  1. 1 kiwee@y7mail.com said at 2:26 pm on July 11th, 2011:

    Kaiteriteri, Mapua, Golden Bay or even Farewell Spit/Abel Tasman Park if you go that far. Google Nelson Camping grounds. They are all VERY popular over Christmas and most of summer, so don’t be surprised if you find you can’t get in. Check out the DOC website as well for advice, and the AA. Have a nice journey; it’s a beautiful region.

  2. 2 K Bear said at 3:20 pm on July 11th, 2011:

    Right in Nelson http://nelsonnz.com is Tahuna Holiday Park – it’s the most popular and right next to the beach..
    http://www.tahunabeachholidaypark.co.nz Book early.

    Kaiteriteri Beach Motor Camp is very nice – golden sand beaches. http://www.kaiteriteribeach.co.nz – In a campavan it will be about an hour drive from Nelson. A 10 min drive from there over a small hill is Marahau. This is the gateway to Abel Tasman National Park. http://www.abeltasman.co.nz – You can jump in a kayak and have a great time, or walk the track a little… or walk one way and take a water taxi back. Unbelievable scenery here!

    Mapua has a nudey holiday park, sorry ‘leisure park’ or ‘clothes optional’ http://www.nelsonholiday.co.nz

    Golden Bay, http://www.goldenbay.net.nz/en/guide.html and the other side Marlborough.http://www.destination.co.nz/marlborough – everything is not far away if wanting a change of scenery.

    For other top of the South Island Holiday Parks see http://www.jasons.com/New-Zealand/Nelson-Region/camping-holiday-parks/

    Enjoy your trip

  3. 3 fashonion said at 4:03 pm on July 11th, 2011:

    Go straight to Abel Tasman you will not be disappointed. Stay at Kaiteriteri. They have a motor camp http://www.kaiteriteribeach.co.nz/. The beach was voted one of the top ten in the world by the Guardian newspaper in Britain.

    You can get a water taxi or kayak to the national park. Well worth it. You can also stay in the park as part of a Kayak tour. http://www.abeltasman.co.nz/SeaKayaking/MultiDayTrips.aspx

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