Thomsons Bush

Thomsons Bush: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Thomsons Bush

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Thomsons Bush — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -46.37841, 168.35009. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Thomsons Bush

• Anderson Park · park · Clutha · ~2 km · Must-see
• Queen's Park, Invercargill · sanctuary · Clutha · ~3 km · Must-see
• Oreti Beach · beach · Clutha · ~15 km · Must-see
• Ōreti Beach · beach · Southland · ~15 km · Must-see
• Awarua / Bluff Harbour · beach · Invercargill City · ~27 km · Must-see
• Tiwai Point · beach · Invercargill City · ~31 km · Must-see
• Te Kanawera / Stirling Point · beach · Invercargill City · ~32 km · Must-see
• Dog Island Lighthouse · beach · Southland · ~38 km · Must-see
• Ōhekeia / Longwood Range · viewpoint · Southland · ~53 km · Must-see
• Pukewao · viewpoint · Southland · ~56 km · Must-see
• Waipapa Point · beach · Southland · ~62 km · Must-see
• Hokonui Hills · viewpoint · Southland · ~62 km · Must-see
• SS Tararua · fort · Southland · ~63 km · Must-see
• Mount Anglem / Hananui · viewpoint · Southland · ~65 km · Must-see
• Eastern Southland Gallery · museum · Clutha · ~69 km · Must-see
• Māori Beach · beach · Southland · ~71 km · Must-see
• GW - 09 Rakiura Track · trek · Southland · ~74 km · Must-see
• Moturau Moana Garden · park · Southland · ~74 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Thomsons Bush

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Thomsons Bush

• Queen's Park, Invercargill · sanctuary · Clutha · ~3 km · Must-see
• Ulva Island - Te Wharawhara Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Southland · ~81 km · Must-see
• Catlins Conservation Park · sanctuary · Clutha · ~92 km · Must-see
• Rakiura National Park · sanctuary · Southland · ~99 km · Must-see
• Eyre Mountains / Taka Ra Haka Conservation Park · sanctuary · Southland · ~132 km · Must-see
• The Kepler Mire · sanctuary · Southland · ~136 km · Must-see
• Makarewa Wildlife Lagoon Wildlife Management Reserve · sanctuary · Southland · ~7 km
• Seaward Reserve · sanctuary · Clutha · ~10 km
• Otatara Scenic Reserve · sanctuary · Invercargill City · ~13 km
• Cooks Scenic Reserve · sanctuary · Southland · ~16 km

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