The Top 20 Natural Monuments in Canterbury
Canterbury’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 20
beautiful natural monuments in Canterbury. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
beautiful natural monuments in Canterbury. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
Last updated: October 1, 2025
At Hooker Lake you have a nice view of the Aoraki / Mt. cook
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After a final ladder passage along an underground waterfall, cave crossings reach the daylight again.
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An area with a number of rock/boulder fields. They come in almost all shapes and sizes. These were also used to build the Christchurch Cathedral.
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Avalanche Peak is the only peak in Arthur's Pass that is marked by a poled route to the summit. The climb is 1,100 m vertical from the village (over just …
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One of New Zealand’s most spectacular and stunning waterfall (131 m).
The easy walking track starts at the northern end of Arthur's Pass village, at the Punchbowl car park.
The easy walking track starts at the northern end of Arthur's Pass village, at the Punchbowl car park.
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1. Lookout in ascent with a large bench to make a rest. There are also small ponds there.
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The cave can be crossed upstream. Attention the water is very cold. A wetsuit, waterproof headlamp and suitable shoes should at least be there. You also have to be able to slip through very low passages.
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Every now and then small icebergs float in the glacier lake
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Very nice to walk between the rock here and to climb some. From the top you get a nice view over the valley and these are easily accessible from the back of you are not a climber.
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The cliffs were formed from layers of silt and gravel that were deposited by glaciers about 4 million years ago. These layers were compressed, then raised by geological activity. Later …
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