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Westport Activities - What to See & Do. If you are looking for comprehensive travel information for Westport Activities including Adventure, Aquatic Centre, Caving, Cultural, Family Activity, Historic, Museum, Other Activities, Rafting and Black Water Rafting and Sculptures/Greenstone carving, you will find it here on AA Travel.

If you come to Westport looking for fun, excitement or a dose of adrenalin, you certainly won't leave disappointed. There's bound to be aquatic, family or thrilling activities either here or not too far away, from marine mammal encounters and eco-tourism adventures to cruises and jet-boat rides. New Zealand is the 'Adventure Capital of the World', so adrenalin-pumping action is found all over the country. Jet boating and white-water rafting are exhilarating ways to check out the country's crystal-clear rivers and magic scenery. If you would rather stay dry then there's a myriad of land and air-based activities on offer too. The brave can try bungy jumping, the slightly less courageous can enjoy a tandem hang-glide or parapent, or for the ultimate thrill there is the free-fall skydive. Plus, abseiling or exploring the captivating cave systems that riddle both the North and South Islands should definitely be on your to-do list.

Westport became prosperous through gold, and is now the country's only successfully mined source of
bituminous coal. Old mining towns surround Westport and evidence of the district's heritage is on
display at the museum where visitors can walk through a simulated underground mine. Westport's
activities include fishing, gold panning, horse trekking, mine and brewery tours, mountain-bike
tours, surfing at Tauranga Bay and North Beach, scenic kayaking, as well as fossicking for
semi-precious stones on the many beaches. More adventurous activities include jet boating, white- or
black-water rafting, adventure caving, Unimog tours, paintball, land yachting, white-water kayaking
and jet skiing.