Paihia Travel Guide

 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 belongings in the carpark - there are serious danger signs, I guess because it's a bit of an out of the... 

 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 a history lesson. All that and it's free. There's a couple of routes, the one we took up takes 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. To start the day, the captain took us to see some dolphins. The tour offered a swim with them, but... 

 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 was fabulous and it was just an idyllic afternoon. 

 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 New Zealand. They do day trips including lunch on an island where you can do some nature walks or enjoy the beach.... 

 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? Someone had suggested to allow two hours and we had, but I fugured we'd be out in under an hour.How wrong can you... 

 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 coach.There's plenty of accommodation here at a variety of prices and styles and restaurants to cater for most... 

 1 Review and 93 Opinions  We had no hesitation in booking into this Motel after my navigator had checked out the very... 

 pedroswift Says:  We were taken by the position of 35º South perched over the water at the main wharf complex at Paihia. An interesting hexagonal shape, the building features a 60,000 litre salt water aquarium containing local fish species which adds to the seafood bias of the menu. As the... 

 darthmilmo Says:  There are several tours of the Bay of Islands out there. Some are a few hours on a jet-boat and others are a multi-day affair. I decided to go for the one-day tour offered by Kings. It was an excellent experience. Oh, don?t forget to take your own picnic lunch. Check out... 

 darthmilmo Says:  The Kauri tree is one of the tallest and widest trees on Earth. Its timber has a worldwide reputation as well making it a prime target. Both Maori and Europeans cut down thousands of these trees for their timber. Unlike other species, this tree is a slow grower so a full... 

 iandsmith Says:  If you want to plan a strenuous, but rewarding, day then Cape Brett could be just for you. On the southern side of the Bay of Islands lies a headland that penetrates for kilometres out into the sea.At its apex there is a lighthouse and you can organize one of the local... 

 darthmilmo Says:  We tried hard to climb the steep slope, but we couldn't tolerate the hot sand. In the end, we ended up walking around the slope to a point were we could easily climb the hill. It was still hot, but as soon as we were on the other side of the slope (the side where the sun...