Paihia Things to Do

 5 Reviews  They're not really high falls by any means, but they are in a horseshoe shape, which is evidently rare, Niagra Falls being cited as the only other horseshoe shaped falls known. Beware of your... 

 4 Reviews  One of the activities you can indulge in (recommended) is to walk up to Flagstaff Hill. This has the combined benefits of (a) giving you some exercise (b) giving you panoramic views and (c) giving you... 

 3 Reviews  The following day, I went aboard a King's boat that took us on an awesome tour of the Bay of Islands. Paihia, the beach town I?ve grown to love these past few days, is situated in the Bay of Islands.... 

 2 Reviews  Take a cruise on the famous `cream trip` around some of the 144 islands and bays and through the well known `hole in the rock`. I finally did this on my last trip home and it was great. The weather... 

 iammon Says:  I highly recommend a sailing trip in the Bay of Islands. You can actually do this with the fastest (if there is wind of course) commercial sailing catamaran in... 

 iandsmith Says:  It's fair to suggest that I had few expectations about the Kauri Museum. I mean, really, how much can you stand when the subject is just one specie of tree?... 

 iandsmith Says:  Paihia (pronounced pie-heah) is a key town on the Bay of Islands inasmuch as it sits at the eastern base of the bay and is easily accessed by car and tourist... 

 iandsmith Says:  You can't help but notice this little charmer on the main street. In fact, it's one of New Zealand's best known churches."Less than a decade after the first... 

 iandsmith Says:  It was like, we've done Pekapeka Bay, it's overcast, might as well go for a drive.Thus is was that we discovered Million Dollar Drive. What a name; I loved it... 

 Kate-Me Says:  This was by far the best thing we did on our latest 10 day trip of NZ. Price is about $160 per person, and we felt we got quite a lot for our money during the... 

 darthmilmo Says:  A few minutes away lies the impressive Te Whare Runanga Meeting House, which was built using traditional Maori engraving that, incorporate the techniques of... 

 darthmilmo Says:  The Treaty Ground is a large grass field with a giant flagstaff marking the location of the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi. The tour of the complex continues as they... 

 darthmilmo Says:  The historic grounds are now open to the public and are managed by a trust. Waitangi is located on a beautiful spot overlooking the Bay of Islands. One of the... 

 darthmilmo Says:  Every country has its own historic start. One can say that NZ as a country of cooperating people started on this same spot. As the British migration moved in... 

 darthmilmo Says:  Back in town, I made my way towards the hostel. I ran across Connor, the crazy American whom I met and nearly lost my life with yesterday. He was walking with... 

 worldkiwi Says:  If you are making Paihia your base for a Bay of Islands holiday, then you will have a plethora of choices for water based activities. Most backpackers have... 

 dragontml Says:  Te-Oneroa-o-Tohe, 'the long beach of Tohe', arches in a magnificent unbroken stretch of white sand for some 103 kilometres (64 miles), from west of Kaitaia... 

 dragontml Says:  Cape Reinga is popularly regarded as the country's northernmost point, but in fact Surville Cliffs (formerly named Kerr Point) on North Cape are almost five... 

 littlebush Says:  Heres what to do :Boat cruise to the hole in the rock and around the islands. The hole in the rock is a funny shaped rock with a hole in it, nothing amazing but... 

 keeweechic Says:  On the cruise, you will be dropped off at Otehei Bay which is one of the most beautiful bays on Urupukapuka Island. You will get about an hours leisure time... 

 keeweechic Says:  On the way back you will pass by the bay of Russell, a Small historic township with early whaling and sometimes violent political history. Russel was New... 

 keeweechic Says:  Pompallier House was built in 1841-42 and is New Zealand’s oldest surviving Roman Catholic building. It was used as a printery, tannery and storehouse for the... 

 margaretvn Says:  Take the ferry from Paihai to the old capital Russell. It is a lovely little place to spend an afternoon in. There is a good walk to Flagstaff Hill which gives...