TAKE A BOAT TOUR
If you want to get a true sense of the Bay of Islands you need to get on the water. There are many great boat tours that can last one day or a few hours and will take you to great spots. No trip is complete with out seeing or travelling through the Hole in the Rock or finding a few playful dolphins (they are not too hard to find around here).
I can recommend the Explore - Discover the Bay - half day tour which stops at Otehei Bay for a meal and gets a great looks at some of the 144 islands that make up the Bay of Islands.
Paihia Lookout & Charlotte's Kitchen Lunch - Walk 17
Russell Bowling Club, 15 Church St, Russell, Bay of Islands
Sunday 18 October 2020 10:30am – 3:00pm
Fancy a fish
Yellowtail Kingfish
7 hours (approx.)
Are you ready to experience moments that will last a lifetime? Get hooked on Days Out fishing charters Bay of Islands for an adventure fishing our hard fighting kingfish. Once you have felt the pull and power of the kingi you will understand why people come to the Bay of Islands to catch these monsters. Private or shared charter options available.
CHECK OUT THE MARKETS
Old Packhouse Market – Kerikeri Kerikeri’s Old Packhouse Market is the Bay of Islands largest market. It’s a great place for locals and visitors to source fresh, local produce, meet for coffee, breakfast or brunch, and enjoy fabulous Northland hospitality!
Where: 505 Kerikeri Road, Kerikeri
VISIT WAITANGI
Paihia is a town on New Zealand’s North Island. It’s known as a gateway to the dive sites and sandy beaches of the Bay of Islands. At the Waitangi Treaty Grounds, a carved meeting house, a museum and a giant Maori canoe mark the site of the founding of modern New Zealand. A trail leads to the horseshoe-shaped Haruru Falls. Southwest of town, there are panoramic views from the Opua Forest Paihia Lookout Track.Open 9am – 5pm Mon – Sun.
Cost: If you are a NZ citizen you get a 50% discount. Bring proper ID. $25 for NZers and $50 for non-NZ
HARURU FALLS WALKS
Haruru Falls Popular spot for scenic photos & kayaking near a small waterfall, with benches & picnic tables. The walk takes about 1 hour each way and can be accesses near the Waitangi treaty ground or drive out to Harruru falls and park there.
DAY TRIP TO RUSSELL
Ferry over to Russell for the day and check put the quaint little town once known as the hell hole of the north (and New Zealand’s first capital city!)
TAKE THE FOOT FERRY TO RUSSELL
Cruise across the Bay between Paihia and Russell
CAPE REINGA
Cape Reinga is the northwesternmost tip of the Aupouri Peninsula, at the northern end of the North Island of New Zealand. Cape Reinga is more than 100 km north of the nearest small town of Kaitaia. State Highway 1 extends all the way to the cape, but until 2010 was unsealed gravel road for the last 19 km.
WAITANGI
Discover our beautiful Treaty Grounds - Waitangi Treaty Grounds has a year-round calendar of cultural performances, public events and displays of the nation’s most important historical treasures.
We regularly welcome new exhibitions to the museum’s temporary gallery so there is always something new to see, even for frequent visitors.