Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 09-438 8117;
www.hirentour.co.nz
; Jetty 1, Riverside Dr; 9.30am-5.30pm Oct-Apr, weekends only May-Sep)
Various hour-long tours of Whangarei, all with a Maori flavour, including
waka
(canoe)
trips on the river ($35). Also hires kayaks (per hour $17),
waka
($25), aquacycles ($17)
and bikes ($15).
Terenga Paraoa
( 09-430 3083; departs Town Basin; adult/child morning $55/30, afternoon $32/20; 9.30am & 1pm)
Guided
Maori cultural tours taking in Whangarei Harbour, Mt Manaia (
Click here
)
, the Kauri
Park and, in the mornings, Parihaka
pa
.
CULTURAL TOUR
Sleeping
Little Earth Lodge
( 09-430 6562;
www.littleearthlodge.co.nz
;
85 Abbey Caves Rd; dm/s/d/tr $31/68/72/93; )
Set on a farm
6km from town and right next to Abbey Caves, Little Earth makes most other hostels look
downright shabby. Forget dorm rooms crammed with nasty, spongy bunks: settle down in
a proper cosy bed with nice linen and a maximum of two room-mates. Resident critters in-
clude miniature horses Tom and Jerry, and the lovable pooch Muttley.
HOSTEL
$
Whangarei Falls Holiday Park & Backpackers
( 09-437 0609;
www.whangareifalls.co.nz
;
12 Ngunguru Rd, Glenbervie; dm $26-28, s $42-52, d & tw $56-66;
)
Located 5km from Whangarei CBD but a short walk from Whangarei Falls, with
good-value cabins and dorms, some with small kitchenettes. There's also room for tents
and campervans.
HOSTEL
$
HOLIDAY PARK
$
Whangarei Top 10
( 09-437 6856;
www.whangareitop10.co.nz
;
24 Mair St; sites from $21, units $75-130; )
This cent-
rally located riverside holiday park has friendly owners, a better-than-average set of units,
and supershiny stainless-steel surfaces. Mair St is off Hatea Dr, north of the city centre.
Whangarei Views
( 09-437 6238;
www.whangareiviews.co.nz
;
5 Kensington Heights Rise; s/d/apt $109/139/149; )
Modern
and peaceful, with a self-contained two-bedroom flat downstairs and a B&B room in the
main part of the house. To get here, follow the directions to Quarry Gardens (
Click here
).
Kensington Heights Rise is off Russell Rd, and yes, the views are excellent.
B&B
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