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GETTING HERE
Getting here is easy! Jump on a plane or hop in the car and come explore our Waitaki wonders.
BY CAR
South from Christchurch:
Christchurch – Omarama: wind your way through the Mackenzie Basin via State Highway 8 to Omarama – 345km
Omarama – Oamaru: drive down through the Waitaki Valley via State Highway 83 – 118km
Christchurch – Oamaru: State Highway 1, the main highway down the east coast of the South Island, 3 hours south of Christchurch is Oamaru
North from Dunedin:
Dunedin – Oamaru: via State Highway 1, Oamaru is 1.5 hours north of Dunedin
BY PLANE
To Timaru Airport then drive 1 hour South via SH1 to Oamaru
To Dunedin Airport then drive 2 hours North via SH1 to Oamaru
To Christchurch Airport then drive 3.5 hours South via SH1 to Oamaru
To Queenstown Airport then drive 3.5 hours North via SH8 then SH83 at Omarama to Oamaru
From HERE
Things move a bit slower on Aotearoa’s Te Waipounamu/South Island, so take your time to explore it in all its colour, diversity and natural beauty.
To discover more about each district, click on the map…
