Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
waters, the best fish and chips ever, the house I was born in and, probably, still a
few pot growers. Waiheke was, and remains, like nowhere else on the planet.
Zoë Bell, Stuntwoman & Actor
Sights & Activities
Beaches
Waiheke's two best beaches are
Onetangi
, a long stretch of white sand at the centre of
the island, and
Palm Beach
, a pretty little horseshoe bay between Oneroa and Onetangi.
Both have nudist sections; head west just past some rocks in both cases.
Oneroa
and
neighbouring
Little Oneroa
are also excellent, but you'll be sharing the waters with
moored yachts in summer. Reached by an unsealed road through farmland,
Man O' War
Bay
is a compact beach that's excellent for swimming.
Wineries
Goldie Vineyard
WINERY
OFFLINE MAP
(
www.goldiewines.co.nz
;
18 Causeway Rd; tastings $10, refundable with purchase; tasting room
noon-4pm daily, cafe noon-4pm Sat & Sun & daily late Dec-mid-Jan)
Founded as Goldwater
Estate in 1978, this is Waiheke's pioneering vineyard. The tasting room sells well-
stocked baskets for a picnic amongst the vines ($60 for two people).
Passage Rock
WINERY
OFFLINE MAP
(
09-372 7257;
www.passagerockwines.co.nz
; 438 Orapiu Rd;
noon-4pm Sat & Sun Aug-Dec,
daily Jan, Wed-Sun Feb-Apr)
Excellent pizza among the vines.
Man O' War Vineyards
WINERY
OFFLINE MAP
(
www.manowarvineyards.co.nz
;
Man O' War Bay; 11am-6pm summer, to 4.30pm winter)
Settle in
with a tapas platter and a glass of Man O' War's Valhalla chardonnay at our favourite
Waiheke winery. If the weather is good, go for a swim in beautiful Man O' War Bay.
Stonyridge
WINERY
