Bay of Islands Hotels - Reviews and Rates

As my parents were here visiting, we decided to take a day off and have a long weekend in the Bay of Islands. I had to be in Auckland on the Monday anyway as I'd bought a ticket to go and see Kylie, with my friend Jen. My parents were already up in Auckland as they'd been touring the North Island. We flew up on the Saturday morning at 8am. I was...

We left Auckland and headed North to Paihia which is in the beautiful Bay of Islands. There are 144 islands in all. Paihia is a small resort in a bay and all you can see for miles is lots of islands and turquoise sea. On our first full day we went on a day cruise. Whilst sailing out to the hole in the rock we came across several pods of dolphins...

Well hello everybody! Thought I'd update you all on my lovely visit to Paihia in the Bay of Islands which is north of Auckland by about 4 hours. On thursday morning we picked up our car from the rental place and set off up highway one to the Bay of Islands. It took us about 3 and a half hoursand we had a short stop at subway. Well sometimes you ...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Hope you all had a good one. I spent mine on an overnight boat cruise thing called 'The Rock' - it was amazing. We all jumped into the sea at midnight, then watched all the fireworks on the shore go off - an amazing experience I will remember forever. Now back on dry land just chillin' until I head back to Auckland in a few days...

Hi all, All is well here in the Bay of Islands. I am still teaching sailing and have been thouroughly enjoying the experience, and have met and taught some great people. The winds are starting to pick up more regularly - much better for teaching as it's very frustrating trying to teach sailing with no wind all morning! We have slightly changed t...

We headed further North for Paihia where there are lots of beachy activities to be had. We do a touristy trip in a fast boat to "The Hole in the Rock" which is the thing to do in these parts. The water is very still so it wasn't as bouncy as it might have been (much to my disappointment - M). The day after we headed out for a day's sailing which...

On the drive up to Paihia we experienced our first real taste of New Zealand's amazing geographic beauty, being led through lush green hills and on some fantastic coastal drives. We were beginning to discover the benefits of travelling in a camper van, especially in such an amazing and sparsely populated country. Not only can you travel at your ...

Renting a car in NZ is very cheap. We rented the cheapest car (NZ29 a day) for 10 days. On our way to the Bay of Islands in the North of New Zealand we stopped at the Waipoua Kauri Forest on the west coast to see the famous kauri trees. The widest trunk is 5m and the highest tree is 51m. You are walking for a little while in the forest and all o...

The area surrounding Paihia is of huge Historical significance, it is home of the first permanent English settlement and was were the Treaty of Waitangi was signed by 46 Maori chiefs in 1840 and is still used today for relations with Maori people. We could have visited the grounds of the treaty signing but instead opted for a bit of adventure. A...