Fairlie accommodation from NZ$155

If you are in the middle of Fairlie, it is 25 kilometres to the Mackenzie Motel.

If you still have some puff left, be sure to travel to other parts of Canterbury. Photographers will appreciate Canterbury's beaches and coastal plains. If the great outdoors are not your cup of tea, spend time at the area's old towns and churches. Or join the locals in the snowboarding and skiing while you are here.

Don't shoot through before you have checked out the Botanical Gardens, South Canterbury Museum and DB Brewery in Timaru. The Avenue Motor Lodge and Comfort Hotel Benvenue are a few of the accommodation alternatives in Timaru. Or, you could stay in Ashburton, 65 kilometres to the east of Fairlie, where you can choose from the Hotel Ashburton and Taylors Motel. If you stay in Ashburton, be sure to visit the Ashburton Domain, Trott's Garden and Historic Art Gallery and Museum.

At Wotif, we're a little obsessed with travel (okay, maybe more than just a little!). So when you're ready to head to Fairlie, we'd be honoured to get you there.