Waitohi Reserve

Waitohi Reserve: 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 Waitohi Reserve

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 Waitohi Reserve — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -44.17834, 171.11009. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Waitohi Reserve

• St Mary's Church · church · Timaru · ~33 km · Must-see
• South Canterbury Museum · museum · Timaru · ~33 km · Must-see
• Sacred Heart Basilica · church · Timaru · ~34 km · Must-see
• Tuhawaiki Point Lighthouse · beach · Timaru · ~40 km · Must-see
• Tarahaoa / Mount Peel · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mount Nimrod/Kaumira · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~46 km · Must-see
• Peel Forest Park Scenic Reserve · sanctuary · Mackenzie · ~48 km · Must-see
• The Church of the Holy Innocents · church · Timaru · ~49 km · Must-see
• Burkes Pass · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~53 km · Must-see
• Fox Peak · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~57 km · Must-see
• Rangitata Gorge · viewpoint · Timaru · ~59 km · Must-see
• Church of the Good Shepherd · church · Mackenzie · ~67 km · Must-see
• Church of the Good Shepherd · church · Central Otago · ~67 km · Must-see
• Tinwald Domain · park · Ashburton · ~69 km · Must-see
• Mount John Observatory · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~70 km · Must-see
• Te Manahuna · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~71 km · Must-see
• Mount Harper · viewpoint · Ashburton · ~73 km · Must-see
• Ashburton Art Gallery & Heritage Centre · museum · Ashburton · ~75 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Waitohi Reserve

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Waitohi Reserve

• Peel Forest Park Scenic Reserve · sanctuary · Mackenzie · ~48 km · Must-see
• Te Kahui Kaupeka Conservation Park · sanctuary · Timaru · ~78 km · Must-see
• Hakatere Conservation Park · sanctuary · Ashburton · ~95 km · Must-see
• Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park · sanctuary · Mackenzie · ~114 km · Must-see
• Ruataniwha Conservation Park · sanctuary · Mackenzie · ~121 km · Must-see
• Oteake Conservation Park · sanctuary · Waitaki · ~132 km · Must-see
• Westland Tai Poutini National Park · sanctuary · Mackenzie · ~133 km · Must-see
• Korowai / Torlesse Tussocklands Park · sanctuary · Selwyn · ~139 km · Must-see
• Ahuriri Conservation Park · sanctuary · Waitaki · ~140 km · Must-see
• Westland Tai Poutini National Park · sanctuary · Westland · ~144 km · Must-see

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