The beautiful Purakaunui Falls
are a cascading three-tiered waterfall on the Purakaunui River, located in The
Catlins in the southern South Island of New Zealand. The Purakaunui is 20
meters/66 ft tall. It is one of very few South Island waterfalls away from the
alpine region; it has long been a widespread destination. The waterfalls are an
iconic image for The Catlins region and were featured on a New Zealand postage
stamp in 1976.
The Purakaunui falls is located
17 km to the southwest of the small town of Owaka and 5 kilometers from the
river’s outflow into the Pacific Ocean. The falls can be accessed via a
10-minute bush walk from a car park on the Waikoato Valley Purakaunui Falls
Road, a gravel side-road off the main Owaka-Invercargill road. Although
Purakaunui Falls are not part of the Catlins Forest Park, they’re well surrounded
by native bush be made of of podocarp and silver beech, in a picturesque
reserve of five square kilometers.
A trivial viewing platform nearby
the top of the falls is reachable by wheelchair. Steps continue down to the
main viewing platform at the base of the 20 metres three tiered cascade. There
is a big car park at Purakaunui Falls Road with toilets and picnic tables. The
Catlins is one of the must See places in New Zealand, due to attractive
highway, plenteously of walks, memorable view of the Southern Ocean, exclusive
animals and so one, make this part of New Zealand just the right place to
visit, no matter whether you've been here before or not. The Pūrākaunui Falls is one of Otago’s iconic,
however in the area, make some efforts to go and visit Purakaunui Beach as
well. Source: Charismatic Planet
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