Leigh's Guidebook

Leigh
Leigh's Guidebook

Walks

This is a popular site close by. A lovely bush walk to see several stunningly lovely falls. There are steps from the so an average level of fitness is required to get back tom your car. However there are spots to sit or stop and catch your breath. There's no hurry. Just enjoy the bush.
81 yerel halk öneriyor
Kaiate Şelaleleri
Kaiate Falls Road
81 yerel halk öneriyor
This is a popular site close by. A lovely bush walk to see several stunningly lovely falls. There are steps from the so an average level of fitness is required to get back tom your car. However there are spots to sit or stop and catch your breath. There's no hurry. Just enjoy the bush.
For views over the whole Bay of Plenty, this is the place to be. There are two ways to access this, one steeper than the other . Please see Summerhills for the easier one. Take a picnic !
127 yerel halk öneriyor
Papamoa Tepeleri Bölgesel Parkı
Poplar Lane
127 yerel halk öneriyor
For views over the whole Bay of Plenty, this is the place to be. There are two ways to access this, one steeper than the other . Please see Summerhills for the easier one. Take a picnic !
If you just feel like a walk in the country with views and animals, just take a walk up our road.
Rocky Cutting Road
Rocky Cutting Road
If you just feel like a walk in the country with views and animals, just take a walk up our road.
The exercise in our fresh air and the views make this walk worth every step
11 yerel halk öneriyor
Summerhill Mountainbike Park
Reid Road
11 yerel halk öneriyor
The exercise in our fresh air and the views make this walk worth every step

Activities

This is a well kept local secret for leisure and relaxation. There are barbecue tables and 3 pools of varying temperature. These are emptied cleaned and Re-filled daily. Fun for all the family.
22 yerel halk öneriyor
Welcome Bay Hot Pools and Camp Ground
429A Welcome Bay Road
22 yerel halk öneriyor
This is a well kept local secret for leisure and relaxation. There are barbecue tables and 3 pools of varying temperature. These are emptied cleaned and Re-filled daily. Fun for all the family.
This is such a beautiful beach. Its good for walks, fishing, tuatua gathering at low tide, boating and swimming. Do be careful to watch for rips if swimming. I love body surfing here.
82 yerel halk öneriyor
Papamoa Beach
82 yerel halk öneriyor
This is such a beautiful beach. Its good for walks, fishing, tuatua gathering at low tide, boating and swimming. Do be careful to watch for rips if swimming. I love body surfing here.
Here is where you can learn about how Comvita produces Manuka honey products and how the bees work. There is a cafe and a shop here and you can sample the products before you buy
Comvita Head Office
23 Wilson Rd S
Here is where you can learn about how Comvita produces Manuka honey products and how the bees work. There is a cafe and a shop here and you can sample the products before you buy
This is a small settlement on the east side of the Maketu point on another estuary with a campground and safe swimming.
Little Waihi Road
Little Waihi Road
This is a small settlement on the east side of the Maketu point on another estuary with a campground and safe swimming.
This is a really cool self drive trip over unused rail lines. You will get to see conservation work that this helps fun, and drive yourself though countryside while listening to a commentary. Highly recommended. There is a lunch or drink break which is fun. You'll see why
7 yerel halk öneriyor
Awakeri Rail Adventures
7 yerel halk öneriyor
This is a really cool self drive trip over unused rail lines. You will get to see conservation work that this helps fun, and drive yourself though countryside while listening to a commentary. Highly recommended. There is a lunch or drink break which is fun. You'll see why

Sightseeing

Mount Maunganui is a lovely spot to spend the day. There is always something watch, the port activities, windsurfers, surfers, small and large boats, swimmers, walkers, families, hang gliders. The boutique shopping is awesome and there are restaurants, cafes and bars for Africa.
571 yerel halk öneriyor
Maunganui Dağı
571 yerel halk öneriyor
Mount Maunganui is a lovely spot to spend the day. There is always something watch, the port activities, windsurfers, surfers, small and large boats, swimmers, walkers, families, hang gliders. The boutique shopping is awesome and there are restaurants, cafes and bars for Africa.
This is our biggest city locally with all that you would expect from a city. There are walks and historic sites.
48 yerel halk öneriyor
Tauranga
48 yerel halk öneriyor
This is our biggest city locally with all that you would expect from a city. There are walks and historic sites.

Historic

This is a small mainly Maori settlement on the estuary of the Kaituna River which drains the Rotorua Lakes. It is where one of the early Maori canoes arrived.- the Arawa tribe began here. The famous Maketu Pies are made here - do try them. Newdicks Beach is accessed from the top of Town point and you may be asked for aa donation to use the private road but it is a lovely beach.
12 yerel halk öneriyor
Maketu
12 yerel halk öneriyor
This is a small mainly Maori settlement on the estuary of the Kaituna River which drains the Rotorua Lakes. It is where one of the early Maori canoes arrived.- the Arawa tribe began here. The famous Maketu Pies are made here - do try them. Newdicks Beach is accessed from the top of Town point and you may be asked for aa donation to use the private road but it is a lovely beach.

City/town information

This is a city with a plethora of activities on offer, from thermal sights and bathing, to zip-lines, gondolas, luge, Zorb, Agrodome shows, exciting shopping , restaurants galore, Maori culture. We highly recommend the Redwood Forest canopy walk, Hamurana spring, Wings, 3D Art Museum, Tikitere (Hell's Gate), Te Puia, Tamaki Village experience and so much more. Please check out the brochures in your room.
107 yerel halk öneriyor
Rotorua
107 yerel halk öneriyor
This is a city with a plethora of activities on offer, from thermal sights and bathing, to zip-lines, gondolas, luge, Zorb, Agrodome shows, exciting shopping , restaurants galore, Maori culture. We highly recommend the Redwood Forest canopy walk, Hamurana spring, Wings, 3D Art Museum, Tikitere (Hell's Gate), Te Puia, Tamaki Village experience and so much more. Please check out the brochures in your room.

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There is a great Saturday market .

There is lots to do in Tauranga City, walks on the Strand or Waikaraeo Estuary, shopping, movies, Kulim Park to watch the windsurfers, and orchards aplenty in the general area - Kiwifruit and avocados in particular. For the energetic there is TECT park for adventuresome. Classic Flyers museum is at the Mount by the Tauranga airport. Gate Pa and the Redoubt, plus The Elms and The Mission House are historically significant.
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Comfort and Safety.

Being coastal the weather can be quite changeable here, so its best to bring layers . In summer it can also be very hot, so make sure to pack a hat, sunnies and sunscreen.
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What to do while you are here

In your room is a folder chock full of brochures about things you could do or see while you are here. It's much more specific than I can be on this webpage.