Safe sandy swimming beaches, beautiful coastal scenery at Cape Runaway, Horse riding at Hicks Bay, boating at Lottin Point, rock strewn bays and bush clad hillsides ideal for trekking, boating, and local cultural locations and activities.

White Island is an active volcano 25 Km off shore from Waihau Bay. Trips can be arranged to land on and explore white Island. An experience not to be missed.

The East Cape of New Zealand is the first major land mass to see the sun each day. If you watched the millennium celebrations then you will have seen images of the sun rising from the East Cape before it was even dark in half the world.