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Prices and Packages:
A great selection of accommodation and boating packages available
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Things to do on Kawau Island
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WALKING, FISHING, RELAXING, SAILING HOLIDAY AND
ISLAND VACATION IN NEW ZEALAND
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Even More Things to do on Kawau Island
Sit back, relax and listen to the native birdsong. Wood
pigeons, tuis, fantails, silver eyes frolicking in the Pohutukawa
and Puriri trees and flightless, cheeky Wekas can be seen around the
bush. At the water’s edge, kingfishers, grey herons, oyster
catchers, ducks and gulls forage for food and as dusk falls the
calls of the little blue penguins, NZ icon, the “Kiwi” and
mooreporks can be heard across the bay.
Enjoy the outdoor seating areas where you can sunbathe, or read a
book or magazine from our library. We also have several board games,
petanque or a dart board available for your enjoyment.
Kayaks are available for guests to explore the sheltered inlets of
North Cove and in settled conditions venture further afield to Bon
Accord Harbour, Mansion House
and Vivian Bay.
If a walk is the order of the day, there are several walks on Kawau
Island. From Kawau Lodge
take a short jaunt up through the bush to
the ridgeline where you can enjoy a pleasant walk through
native
forest. There are several other walks on Kawau and your hosts
can assist you in the right direction.
A 60 minute bush walk over to a
special bay
(above) on
the seaward side of Kawau Island. You will often be the only people
on this pristine, golden sand beach. Share a picnic basket and a
cold bottle of Matakana wine and this will indeed be a very
special occasion that will be remembered for a long time.
Stand up paddleboarding (SUP) is easy to learn, a lot of fun and keeps you
fit while promoting balance and core strength. Stand up paddleboarding is
also a great way to explore and discover new places while experiencing
nature in a healthy new way. SUP is very popular and currently is the
fastest growing sport in the world.
We can organise guided stand up paddleboarding lessons and tours for our
guests. Lessons and tours usually take about 1.5 hours and all gear is
provided (boards, paddles, wetsuits and buoyancy aids). Red Air inflatable
paddleboards are used, which are perfect for kids and adults. Red Air SUP
boards are great flat water cruisers, very user friendly and at 33'' wide
they are super stable. Guided tours and lessons are priced from $60 per
person . Prior bookings essential. Read more at Blue Adventures Website.
Fishing trips can be arranged or just fish off the jetty. At
low tide you can walk around the rocks and fish off the point.
Enjoy a trip exploring
Kawau
Bay with us on our 28’ "Dolphin Endeavour"
. We can take you out to Moturekareka or Motuketekete Island and enjoy a
picnic lunch ashore. Further north is Goat Island and if the
conditions are ideal, we can run up there, anchor offshore and go
snorkelling in the Marine Reserve.
Boating Options>>
Visit historic Mansion House where Governor Grey’s former mansion
is open to visitors. Wander through the beautiful grounds, which
still bear traces of the collection of exotic plants and trees that
Governor Grey planted. A longer walk can lead you to the
Coppermine ruins, School House Bay or Bostaquet Bay where still
today remain the two large trees which formed the canopy and
entrance to the banquet hall where a tribe of Maori resided.
Kawau is a taonga (treasure) with many special places and values.
National reserves like those on Kawau Island protect natural,
historic and cultural heritage for all New Zealanders, and help
safeguard the biodiversity of the planet. The tangata whenua of
Kawau have a spiritual, cultural and historical relationship with
their taonga.
Map of Kawau Island,
with Kawau
Lodge marked in North Cove. |
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In recognition of our responsibility to the environment and to further
enhance the pleasure of your stay, we are endorsed as Kiwi Green
Certified, using only eco-friendly products in our cleaning. If
you're concerned about the impact of your travelling, we're also able to
offer the facility of offsetting your carbon footprint through Kiwi
Green Regeneration.
It is believed that the contents of this page are a full and fair
representation.
Interested parties, should however, make their own enquiries to satisfy
themselves on all aspects. All prices, rates & specifications are subject to change, and, or,
alteration by external influence. E&OE
©2006 Kawau Island Experience. (Kawaulodge.co.nz &
sailingholiday.co.nz).
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