WHITIANGA, nEW zealand
LA PLAGE
- Catch the ferry across to Front Beach (a lovely sandy beach) and stop at Cooks Café (Ferry Landing) for a whitebait fritter.
- Dig a hot pool at Hot Water Beach (at low tide) and while there visit Moko Artspace (24 Pye Place).
- Visit a local café – Coghill House Café (Coghill Street) is reliable or go slightly further afield to Colenso Gardens and Café.
- Go on a sea kayak tour with Cathedral Cove Kayak Tours (0800 529 258) from Hahei Beach to Cathedral Cove.
- Book a fun ride on the Banana Boat.
- Visit the hot pools at the Lost Spring (121A Cook Drive) and have a spa treatment while there.
- Do a charter fishing trip and catch your own dinner.
- Grab takeaway fish and chips from Snapper Jacks (Albert Street).
- Visit some of the beautiful beaches slightly further north:
- Wharekaho - Simpsons Beach (good for boogie boarding and just a 2 minute drive over the hill),
- Otama or Opito Bay (and afterwards stop at Luke’s Kitchen in Kuaotunu for pizza or grab an ice cream from the Kuaotunu Store)
- New Chum’s beach (a 30-40 minute walk from Whangapoua – in 2006 was reported to be in the top 20 beaches of the world)