Baywatch Motor Lodge - Modern Timaru motel accommodation situated on the main highway overlooking Caroline Bay and the Pacific Ocean, New Zealand.

Baywatch Motor Lodge, Timaru, New Zealand


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About Timaru

timaru3.jpg: This busy coastal south island port and holiday resort is a gateway to the mountains, lakes and rivers of the Central South Island. The town is known for its elegant Victorian and Edwardian buildings, made of volcanic bluestone. Timaru's focal point is beautiful Caroline Bay. This well-equipped and safe swimming beach is bordered by a 20ha reserve which has children's playgrounds, gardens, tennis courts, an aviary, a skating rink and plenty of carparking.

Every Christmas/New Year the beach hosts Timaru's popular summer carnival - three weeks of fun and frivolity. The region's history can be explored at the South Canterbury Museum, or wander through the Aigantighe Gallery or Timaru's lovely Botanic Garden. Activities in the Timaru district include horseriding, mountainbiking, golf and fishing. In winter there are several skifields within reach - try heli-skiing or glacier skiing for something a bit different.

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Attractions include:

Gardens
Stroll through the Timaru Botanic Gardens, a 210ha reserve bordering Caroline Bay with gardens, duck ponds and an aviary. The garden is noted for its work with rare and endangered species and its rose collections. Timaru district also has beautiful private gardens open for tours during summer.
Landing Services Building
The last remaining building of its type in the Southern Hemisphere, it was built in 1870 from solidified lava (bluestone) and contains relics of Timaru's maritime heritage.
Aigantighe Art Gallery
Timaru's art gallery contains more than 900 works, including a garden of sculptures.
South Canterbury Museum
The excellent museum explores the area's whaling history, with some good examples of scrimshaw (whale bone etchings). There are also local Maori artefacts and a replica of the first aeroplane designed and flown by local farmer and inventor, Richard Pearse. Pearse was believed to have flown his craft a year before the Wright brothers made their historic flight at Kittyhawk in 1904.
Pleasant Point
Located 19km north of Timaru, the township is home to the Pleasant Point steam railway, the award-winning Opihi vineyard and Denheath House.
The Artisan Forge
A real New Zealand blacksmith shop, where white-hot iron is hammered, twisted and beaten into amazing works of art.
Maori Rock Art
Timaru and nearby Waimate districts share some 500 sites dating from the 16th century, the most famous of which is the Taniwha (sea monster) near Hanging Rock.
Ski Areas
The town is a convenient base for winter skiers, and there are several ski areas within two hours' drive including Mt Dobson, Fox Peak, Mt Hutt, Ohau and Tekapo.

South Canterbury Chamber of Commerce
The South Canterbury Chamber of Commerce, based in the City of Timaru, is dedicated to the progress and prosperity of the South Canterbury Region and City of Timaru as a pre-eminent region both nationally and globally.