Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 0800 432 627;
www.ecocruz.co.nz
; dm/d $650/1500)
Three-day/two-night sailing
cruise aboard the 72ft ocean-going yacht
Manawanui
. Prices include accommodation,
food, fishing, kayaking and snorkelling.
She's a Lady
SAILING
( 0800 724 584;
www.bay-of-islands.com
;
day sail $97)
On day sails go snorkelling or
paddle a see-through-bottom kayak. Charter boats for longer trips and a sailing school.
Phantom
SAILING
( 0800 224 421;
www.yachtphantom.com
;
adult/child $110/60)
A fast 50ft racing sloop,
known for its wonderful food. BYO beer and wine allowed.
Gungha II
SAILING
( 0800 478 900;
www.bayofislandssailing.co.nz
; day sail $95)
A 65ft ocean yacht with a
friendly crew; lunch included.
Mack Attack
JETBOATING
( 0800 622 528;
www.mackattack.co.nz
;
9 Williams Rd, Paihia; adult/child $95/40)
An exhilar-
ating, high-speed 1½-hour jetboat trip to the Hole in the Rock.
Bus
It's cheaper and quicker to take trips to Cape Reinga from Ahipara, Kaitaia or Doubtless
Bay, but if you're short on time, several long day trips (10 to 12 hours) leave from the
Bay of Islands. They all drive one way along Ninety Mile Beach, stopping for sand-
boarding on the dunes.
Fullers (
Click here
) runs regular bus tours and backpacker-oriented versions, both
stopping at Puketi Forest. The standard, child-friendly version (adult/child $135/68) in-
cludes an optional lunch at Pukenui. It also runs
Awesome NZ
( 0800 653 339;
www.awesomenz.com
;
tours $119)
tours, with louder music, more time sandboarding, and
stops to chuck a frisbee around at Tapotupotu Bay and devour fish and chips at Man-
gonui.
Dune Rider by Explore NZ (
Click here
; adult/child $149/110) also samples Man-
gonui's feted fish and chips and includes a stop at Gumdiggers Park.
Transport options to the Hokianga and Waipoua Forest are limited, so a day trip makes
sense if you don't have your own car or if you're time starved. Discover Hokianga by
