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Welcome to Waitao, New Zealand's hidden gem for adventurous souls! Nestled in a mesmerizing natural setting, this page offers a plethora of exciting activities and experiences to make your visit unforgettable. From thrilling outdoor adventures like hiking, biking, and horseback riding to serene moments of fishing and picnicking by pristine rivers, Waitao has something for everyone. Choose from an array of fun experiences and create memories that will last a lifetime. Get ready to embark on an exhilarating journey in this untouched paradise.
All my son wanted to do for his 11th birthday was this. They all had so much fun. They are already planning the next trip. Great staff, were very supportive. Thanks so much.
It was an amazing experience, staff were fantastic. Kids had the best time and are already planning next time.
My three teenage children and I had a great time on the track. Racing them was a thrill we all enjoyed.
My 4 grandchildren aged 18 to nine had a blast and not a screen in sight!
It was really fantastic trip for us and we’re pretty lucky to spot the dolphins twice! The crew were really friendly and very knowledgeable. We really enjoyed our day. It is a highly recommended
Enjoying swimming with family fun day
The course is more challenging than it looks! Great way to kill some time and really affordable!
Great fun and great value. Highly recommended
Unmissable and unforgettable. We had an awesome time with our guide Alex, who was friendly and knowledgeable and really made the experience what it was.
Had an amazing time. Teenagers were off their phones and laughing and actually interacting with one another. Will absolutely be back!! (Big kids had a blast too)
Highly recommended, fun yet safety conscious tour suitable for all ages. Fantastic experience, for my first ever glow worm kayaking evening tour. Out guides Jono and Emile, ran things like clockwork, oozing with professionalism. Clearly both are highly experienced kayakers. There was no waiting around, everything was so well organised that our evening flowed calmly and smoothly without a hiccup. The wine and nibbles set the scene right from the start. I am an experienced kayaker so didn’t need any additional assistance. We had a few in our group who had never kayaked. They were given all the guidance they needed to relax and thoroughly enjoy the misty kayak to and from the glow worm cave. And man, that cave blew my mind!!! Thanks for a fantastic evening and a definite highlight of my North Island holiday.
It was okay
I didn't want it to finish. Very short paddling time so wasn't tiring at all. Beautiful calm lake
We took along a group of thirteen year old boys and they had a blast. Would definitely do it again!
Awsome place i stayed there for hours!
Cool place to visit but would be great and really interesting to be able to go into the hangars
Visit this place with my 2 children. They throughly enjoyed the museum. So much to learn and do. Will definitely return again . Highly recommend visiting
Absolutely amazing experience for my daughter for her birthday ,very professional and friendly staff. Thank you so much.
Good taste, i love the decor as well
Delicious pizzas as always! The sides were also superb and in big servings. Amazing service. The lady owner was friendly, helpful and a delight to chat with. We would love to dine in again! :)
Amazing stuff
It was awesome day, we saw heap dolphins also hammerhead shark, penguins and nearly midday cruise stopped near small island for relax as I swam pretty close with seals, so awesome day but just one thing we wouldn’t know on cruise got nothing for us, the ticket full price excld everything! So please list detail for customer must bring your own lunch due to we would like to buy some meal but on cruise got frozen meal but was expired!!! So we have one day trip and have no food for whole day, so I might say it was my fault not prepared food but Bookme must revise your advertise include all detail about that. Anyway all great :)
We had a great day out on the ocean! The staff were fantastic and ensured an unforgettable experience. We saw hundreds of dolphins and spent almost 2 hours at an island, where we had lunch and enjoyed some swimming. I would definately recommend this to anyone!
When I saw people had said it was the best day ever I never believed that it would be exactly that. Beautiful weather. Great staff. And to beat all of that, whales? Didn’t see much for the first 3 hours and then it all came at once! Highly recommended!?
Really enjoyed the full day boat trip, great views around the Bay of Plenty, saw a couple of penguins, some flying fish, lots of seabirds and several pods of amazing dolphins swimming right up close to the boat.
My partner and I booked this cruise and weren’t disappointed, we had the best day and enjoyed the trip and seeing all the dolphins and wildlife. The crew went the whole extra mile to make us feel welcome. Thanks again for having us
Stopped in for a quick lunch. Hubby ordered the Karaage Chicken Burger and said was great and the chicken was real tender. I ordered the pork belly bites and potato pave bites, they were both delicious! (especially the pork belly, had so much flavour) Lots on the menu, so we will be back to try them all. Woman that served us was very friendly.
Food was presented and cooked perfectly. Staff were very helpful and on hand at all times. Well recommended. Will definitely be back again.
Lovely food, lovely service, lovely atmosphere. This place is a regular for us. Awesome restaurant
The moment we arrived, we were welcomed and seated. Ash was a great host, amazing service. Food came out quick and it was delicious. Thank you so much for your great service, we will definitely be back again. Highly recommend. A++
Great food, great place to eat, love the atmosphere. I come from working in hospitality and understand big groups are important and bringing in more money that night. But unfortunately they were all seated after me but got all their drinks before me, settling them was more important which again I understand, my boss would tell me to focus on bigger groups more but yes that let's down smaller tables and we waited about 20 minutes just for two soft drinks.. Due to them taking all drink orders then bringing them their drinks.. Other than that, enjoyed my food and the experience was great, loved the mini junior stone grill. We will definitely be back. Just perhaps when larger groups are booked in, just one extra waiter on, can ensure no customers get a bit left behind.. Thanks :)
Had a great evening snack here. Was nice to have the Jazz festival going on in the background. We did not order a Main course as no one attended us for some time even after we were finished with our appetisers but can’t blame them completely as we could see only 2 waitstaff catering to quite a few guests. Will definitely give it a second go on a quieter day.
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