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sometimes muddy 10km return track (allow 3½ to four hours) to a mining camp, battery
and waterfall that passes unusual hexagonal lava columns and loquacious bird life.
SurfSup
BICYCLE RENTAL, PADDLE BOARDING
( 07-865 8096;
www.pedalandpaddelnz.com
; 703 Port Rd)
Bike hire (half-/full day $15/30),
kayak hire (half-/full day from $30/50) and paddle-board hire (one/two hours $20/30).
Paddle boarding lessons ($99) and kayaking and paddle-boarding tours are also avail-
able.
Kiwi Dundee Adventures
HIKING
( 07-865 8809;
www.kiwidundee.co.nz
)
Styling himself as a local version of Crocodile
Dundee, Doug Johansen offers informative one- to 16-day wilderness walks and guided
tours in the Coromandel Peninsula and countrywide.
Sleeping
Wentworth Valley Campsite
CAMPSITE $
( 07-865 7032;
www.doc.govt.nz
;
474 Wentworth Valley Rd; adult/child $10/5)
More up-
market than most DOC camping grounds, this campsite is accessed from the Wentworth
Falls walk and has toilets, showers and gas barbecues.
Southpacific Accommodation
MOTEL $$$
( 07-865 9580;
www.thesouthpacific.co.nz
;
249 Port Rd; units $130-216; )
This hard-to-
miss corner-hogging complex consists of a cafe and warmly decorated, self-contained
motel units. Facilities are clean and modern; bikes and kayaks are available for hire.
Breakers
MOTEL $$$
( 07-865 8464;
www.breakersmotel.co.nz
;
324 Hetherington Rd; units $175-230; )
Facing
the marina on the Tairua approach to Whangamata, this newish motel compensates for
saggy beds with an enticing swimming pool and spa pools on the decks of the upstairs
units.
Eating
Lazy Lizard
CAFE $
