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Rakaia River Holiday Park

 

Rakaia River Holiday Park is situated beside the Rakaia River, one of New Zealand's best salmon fishing rivers.

This relaxed, family-friendly holiday park has a 3½ star Qualmark and offers a choice of accommodation, including  a cottage, motel units, and camp sites, in a sheltered riverside location. Fishing tackle is for sale or hire, there are fish storage facilities and boat parking.

Hosts

Ross and Robyn Jackson

Address

16 Main South Road

Rakaia

South Island

Contact details

Phone: +64 3 302 7257
Fax: +64 3 302 7257
Email: rrjackson@xtra.co.nz
Web: www.rakaiariverholidaypark.co.nz

Please mention nzfishing.com when you make an enquiry or booking.

Fishing waters Rakaia River
Location

Rakaia River Holiday Park is marked on the Lower Rakaia River map.

Driving distances are around:

- 58kms from Christchurch

- 28kms from Ashburton

- 24kms from Methven

- 34 km from Mt Hutt

Features

 

  • Trout, salmon, kawhai and cod fishing
  • Professional fishing guides available
  • Fishing tackle for sale/hire and fish storage facilities
  • Coach, boat, and truck park
  • Camp store
  • Adventure playground with trampoline and swimming pool
  • Pets by arrangement
  • Member of Family Parks New Zealand (FPNA) and Holiday Accommodation Parks New Zealand (HAPNZ)
Accommodation

Rakaia River Holiday Park's choice of accommodation includes motels, tourist flats, cottage, cabins, powered sites and tent sites.

  • 50 tent sites
  • 75 power sites
  • 2 onsite caravans (sleeps 2-4)
  • 3 cabins (sleeps 2)
  • 1 cottage (sleeps 6) with two bedrooms and a separate bathroom. Please bring your own linen.
  • 5 motel units (sleeps 2-6) with separate bedroom and bathroom
Facilities
  • Communal equipped kitchen with television, fridge/freezer and microwave
  • Dining room
  • Hot shower/toilet facilities
  • Laundry with dryer
  • Linen hire, electric blankets
  • Wireless hotspot and internet
  • Phone/fax facilities
  • Heating
  • TV/guest room
  • Cot and highchair available
  • Games room with pool table
  • Barbecue
  • Dump station
Local attractions
  • Nature walks
  • Scenic drives
  • Golf
  • Tennis
  • Bowls
  • Jetboating on Rakaia River and Gorge
  • Skiing and snowboarding at Mt Hutt (35 minutes drive)
Indicative tariff
as at 1 October 2007

Rakaia River Holiday Park's tariffs for two people are:

  • Powered/tent site: NZ$25-27
  • Cabin: NZ$35-37
  • Cottage: NZ$65-70
  • Motel unit: NZ$95-105

Visa, MasterCard and eftpos accepted.

Bookings

Phone, email or complete the online form to make a reservation.

Credit card details required to secure booking.

 

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