Abel Tasman National Park is a 22,530-hectare wilderness reserve located on New Zealand’s South Island. New Zealand’s smallest national park, it is known for beautiful golden beaches, rough granite cliffs, and the famous coast track. Abel Tasman Coast Track winds along beaches and over coastal ridges between the towns of Marahau in the south and Wainui in the north. The coastal headland at Separation Point provides home to New Zealand large fur seal colonies.
The park was established in 1942 and is a popular tourist destination year around. The nearest fair size towns are Motueka, Takaka, and Kaiteriteri. Lush vegetation covers some parts of the park as some were lost in fires and other cleared by humans. But, the forests are rapidly regenerating, especially in humid gullies. Dry ridges are mostly covered in black beech. Most commonly seen birds in the park are bellbirds, tui, and pukeko.
Abel Tasman National Park, Harvey Road, Marahau, Abel Tasman National Park 7010, New Zealand, Phone: +64-35-46-93-39