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Cheap Car Hire Nelson Airport

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For anyone who has a car, it is well worth seeing several of the nearby towns and cities. On the top of many tourists list are the cities of Richmond, Nelson and Blenheim. is well worth a visit. It has a population of approximately 14,000, so it is small town, but none the less, there are still many things to see and do. It is situated around 6 km (3.5 miles) from Nelson Airport, so it will take approximately 10 minutes if there is no traffic. Should you have plenty of time, take a trip to also as there are some interesting places to see.
Hope, Brightwater, Wakefield, Upper Moutere, Motueka and Ngatimoti could also be worth a visit if you want to get into to the culture.

Town/CityDistanceDriving TimeUseful Website
Richmond5 km/ 3 miles10 minutesRichmond on Wikipedia
Nelson5 km/ 3 miles12 minutesNelson on Wikipedia
Blenheim80 km/ 50 miles1 hourBlenheim on Wikipedia
Hope10 km/ 6 miles14 minutesHope on Wikipedia
Brightwater15 km/ 9 miles16 minutesBrightwater on Wikipedia
Wakefield20 km/ 12 miles20 minutesWakefield on Wikipedia
Upper Moutere20 km/ 12 miles20 minutesUpper Moutere on Wikipedia

Within a 30 drive of Nelson Airport you will find many attractions. One of the most popular things to see nearby are the Lakes. There are actually 28 nearby with the most popular being Rush Pool, Dew Lakes, Lake Chalice, Argyle Pond, Cleopatras Pool and Cobb Reservoir. There are also several exemplary Valley including Setting Sun Valley, Supplejack Valley, Pigeon Valley, Pig Valley, Hoult Valley and Trass Valley.

A full list of the most popular attractions can be seen below, but you will find locally the Dam of Maitai Dam, Waihopai Dam and Cobb Dam and the Waterfalls of Rai Falls, Cascade Falls and Jenkins Falls.

AttractionAmountTop 3 within 50 Kilometers
Lakes28Rush Pool, Dew Lakes and Lake Chalice
Valley14Setting Sun Valley, Supplejack Valley and Pigeon Valley
Parks9Saxton Field, Maitai Reserve and Snowdens Bush
Dam4Maitai Dam, Waihopai Dam and Cobb Dam
Waterfalls3Rai Falls, Cascade Falls and Jenkins Falls

Near Nelson Airport

Blenheim (65.7 km)