Hokitika's activities include, Surfing remote beaches, Horse treks, four wheel drive tours, helicopter flights and there are some great walks too. There is very good fishing in the area, you can catch big Brown Trout, Salmon, Perch and Whitebait. You have to ask a local for the whitebait fritter recipe it’s a Kiwi delicacy. The Franz Josef and Fox Glaciers are two hours drive south, Punakaiki Blowholes 90 minutes drive north. Dont forget to visit the glow worm dell and the Water World.