From that side of the lake you view Banks Peninsula across water. It's unlike any perspective of the peninsula you will ever see. Find the marae, Ngati Moki, and follow the road from the corner down to the sea. Just a short walk over to look south.
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Lake Ellesmere
Christchurch Akaroa Main Road | Waihora, Christchurch 2004, New Zealand
+64 (0)3 379 9629
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Nothing prepares you for the wilderness and feeling of remoteness but only a couple of minutes by kayak from Lincoln. Only the locals know about this secret private place
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Lake Ellesmere/Te Waihora is an internationally recognised and important bidwatching area, and here a bird hide has been built over wetlands on the margin of the lake. There are many species of water fowl, sea birds and birds of the open country, and it's a major breeding area for the mute swan. You will see native shags, pukeko, bitterns, cattle...
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