Kerikeri Attractions & Activities
Kerikeri offers visitors an extensive variety of attractions and activities for all interests and budgets. Explore our native bush or historic heritage, indulge in the local food and wine or browse around the many arts and crafts on offer.
We are only 20-min drive from Paihia so you can take a boat tour or visit Waitangi Treaty Grounds as day-trips during your stay. Cape Reinga Tours also pick up daily from the motel and we are in an ideal location for driving to Waipoua Forest, the Hokianga or picturesque Doubtless Bay.
Kerikeri
Some of Kerikeri’s most popular attractions include:
History: Stone Store, Kerikeri Mission House, Rewa’s Maori Village, Waimate North Mission.
Nature: Rainbow Falls and walkway, Kerikeri Basin Reserve, Puketi Forest.
Wine Tasting: Marsden Estate, Ake Ake Vineyard, Cottle Hill Winery.
Eating out: Kerikeri has an extensive range of great restaurants. Some of our favourites include Cinema Café, Café Blue, Marsden Estate and The Pear Tree.
Food: Makana Chocolate Factory, Get Fudged, Bay of Islands Farmers' Market (every Sunday morning), local orchard road-side stalls.
Shopping: There are many arts and crafts available for sale in Kerikeri, both in the village and on the surrounding roads. There is a large New World supermarket and Kerikeri village has a full range of shops and services.
Cinema: Kerikeri has a boutique cinema which plays current and art-house movies.
Golf: Kerikeri Golf Course is a short drive from Kerikeri Park Motel.
Marathon: Kerikeri half marathon
Bay of Islands
Some of the top Bay of Islands attractions that you can enjoy within a 20-minute drive of Kerikeri include:
Water: Bay of Islands boat trips including Hole in the Rock trips, swimming with dolphins, scuba diving, sailing, parasailing, kayaking and jet-ski hire, fishing charters.
Land: Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Russell Village (via passenger ferry from Paihia), Haruru Falls and walkways, Waitangi Golf Course, Horse Trekking.
Air: Sky diving, helicopter flights, scenic flights.
Far North
The Far North is easily accessible from Kerikeri for day trips. Some of the highlights include:
Ninety Mile Beach and Cape Reinga: Tours available with pick up from the motel daily or you can drive yourself.
Doubtless Bay: Beautiful white sand beaches and historic Mangonui Harbour, Karikari Peninsula including Carrington Golf Course and KariKari Estate Winery.
Waipoua Forest and Hokianga Harbour: Stunning harbour and home of New Zealand’s oldest Kauri tree, Tane Mahuta.
Whangaroa Harbour and Matauri Bay: Stunning coastal scenery and deserted beaches, Kauri Cliffs Golf Course.
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