It's almost three hours to Kaikoura, a sleepy town on the coast famous for its marine wildlife. The town is stunning, backed by steeply rising snow-capped mountains. It used to be a quiet fishing town until Whale-watching trips began in 1987.
Kaikoura has an abundant marine life due to the deep underwater canyon near its coastline. At 1600 metres I'm told it could be the deepest canyon in the southern hemisphere. Warm and cold currents converge churning up nutrients from the ocean floor. Sperm whales are all year residents but other migratory whales sometimes make an appearance, as well as Orcas, dolphins and seals.
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