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Desirable real estate
Mission Estate Winery
Daily Telegraph Building.
Firstly can any one please tell me how to get from the airport to hawkes bay area?car,taxi,hire car ???????
We are coming from the uk to lookk at the area any recommendations on where to stay please?
Is that HawkesBay in Karachi? Well .. I guess u guys have to first go to a hotel and check yourself in .. get comfertable and then from the hotel itself .. you can hire a car/taxi and go to Hawkesbay and check it out all u want .. I dont suppose its viable to go to Hawkesbay stright from the airport, baggage and all, but if u are a daredevil kind .. ofcourse u can ask your taxi to straightaway take u to Hawkesbay! :) (I wont recommend it tho!)
Don't know what you mean with "Hawkes bay area" ??
I would recommmend staying in Napier, art deco capital of the world.
Napier airport is approximately 10 - 15 minutes drive from the centre of Napier. Cost of taxi to city centre approximately $15.00
Perhaps an useful website for more information: http://www.hawkesbaynz.com
Or otherwise take a look on the VT pages and travelguides about Hawkes Bay.
happy travels
jaap
I've been To Napier and its definately worth going there. I stayed at Napier Prison Backpackers and it is still like a prison you can stay in the old cells, its pretty cool. If you find a hostel to stay in then just ring them and they might pick you up from the airport
thankyou for your help !
Several minutes from Napier by car, Napier's pier is kind of set near wetlands and a kind of 'back beach' which I believe was created when the harbour was changed as a consequence of the earthquake.
We were staying just down the road a little bit from it, or wouldn't have discovered it at all.
It's where the Waitangi Day festivities were held.
Bird enthusiasts should plan to visit nearby Cape Kidnapper Gannet Reserve: Gannets (related to pelicans) nest there from October to April. Contains the largest, most accessible mainland colony in the world.
Of all the things to do in Napier, particularly if you have limited time, you have to make sure you get to the Art Deco Tour. Its pretty cheap, normally several tours run each day, and the tours are all run by volunteers - and believe they know what theyre talking about when it comes to Napier and its history!! Its so refreshing to see so many people so enthusiastic about their town, and keen to tell the world about it!
The tours kick off from different places, but you can find out all the info from the Information Centre (naturally!) or the Deco Centre (which is the official base for all Art Deco tours around the city). Our tour started at the Soundshell on Marine Parade, and took us around all the streets in the centre, finishing at the Deco Centre itself for refreshments and an interesting video on the famous earthquake, and more info on what Art Deco actually is, and where you can spot it in and around the city. I thoroughly recommend, and the whole jazz is run by very friendly people who are happy to answer any plaguing questions, and generally there to make you feel welcome.
The Deco Centre also has a good gift shop - so i also recommend this as THE place to get you souvenirs - from Deco posters to Deco Tablemats (uck!)
Marine Parade is worth the walk down and back again. Lots of gardens, fountains, memorials and scullptures line both sides. Oh, and of course there's the goregeous blue sea also!
My favourite statue is Pania, a Maori girl (at the northern end of the Parade).
Located in Hawkes Bay, Napier was rebuilt in the Art Deco style in the
1930"s after an earthquake and fires demolished it.
About 250 people died.
The fertile valleys surrounding the city are used for vineyards and
market gardening, with further away, for Sheep farming.
Its a pleasant city to walk around by yourself or on a guided tour.
We thought this city was beautiful, and well worth a visit.
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Address: 177 Wellesley Road, Napier, North Island, New Zealand
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