Location: Opua
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What to do and see in Opua, North Island: The Best Things to do
Opua is a locality in the Bay of Islands, in the sub-tropical Northland Region of New Zealand. It is notable as the first port for overseas yachts arriving in the country after crossing the Pacific Ocean. In the original 1870s plans for the town, it was named Newport. The town of Paihia is nearby, and the small settlement of Te Haumi is in between.
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1. Tango Sailing
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5.0 based on 4 reviews
Come and Sail in the beautiful Bay of Islands on our modern 46foot beneteau yacht.Picnic on an island and indulge in fresh seafood. Island walks, snorkeling, fishing and Kayaking available.View the local sealife up close and personal.Our professional skipper has years of local knowledge and can take you to amazing places. White sandy beaches and tranquility guaranteed!Half day, full day, sunset sails and over night options available.
2. Great Escape
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5.0 based on 184 reviews
Escape from ordinary and set sail with us. We have a fleet of well-maintained Kiwi yachts for Bareboat Charter, Flotilla Rallies and Learn to Sail courses. Our boats are suitable for two to six people; complete novices can be out skippering their own boat in the beautiful Bay of Islands after one of our sailing courses, experienced sailors can cast off straight away. Great Escape is an authorised Yachting New Zealand and International Yacht Training sailing school. Our instructors are all experienced passionate sailors with thousands of ocean miles under their belts. Come sail with us.
3. Bay of Islands Yacht Charters
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
Bareboat Charters in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand. Relax, Unwind and Sail away on your own yachting adventure around the stunning Bay of Islands in New Zealand. Beautiful sandy beaches and crystal clear waters await! Bareboat charter sailing yacht "Sensation" - a spacious and well set up Farr 1020 ~ 34ft yacht. Designed and built in New Zealand and set up for comfort and performance.
4. Mullarkeys Tours
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5.0 based on 64 reviews
Mullarkey Tours offer a range of tours for visitors to the Bay of Islands. All tours have a maximum of 10 passengers, who are transported in a dual air conditioned minibus. We pickup clients from their accommodation in both Paihia and Kerikeri. We meet customers staying in Russell at the Paihia I-site. Our tour range includes the following: Cape Reinga/90Mile Beach, Kerikeri Craft Beer & Wine Tour. Please see individual product listings for more information.
5. Ataahua Luxury Sailing
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5.0 based on 22 reviews
Started in 2019, Ataahua Luxury Sailing offers exclusive and personalised sailing experiences in the Bay of Islands, Northland, New Zealand. Ataahua (Maori for Beautiful) is a 2018 launched Bavaria Vision 42 yacht which offers a relaxed, luxurious environment in which to enjoy one of the best sailing environments in the world. For a maximum of four guests a day aboard Ataahua includes being able to take the helm under power or sail, anchor in a lovely bay for a gourmet platter lunch, served with wines from a local vineyard, a walk ashore or swim and snorkel from the yacht. Everything is personalised and focused on creating memorable sailing experiences for our guests. Cost starts from $1450 for two guests. We look forward to welcoming you aboard. Ian & Fran Farrant Owners & Hosts Ataahua | Luxury Sailing New Zealand
6. Twin Coast Cycle Transport and Bike Hire
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5.0 based on 19 reviews
The Twin Coast Cycle Trail is the Far North region’s newest tourist attraction. Running from Opua in the east to Horeke and Mangungu in the west it covers 87 kms of stunning scenery and history. We specialise in providing hire bikes and transport for the Twin Coast Cycle Trail. We provide both electric ebikes and conventional mountain bikes. Bikes are available from our base at 2 Baffin Street Opua, which is 700 metres from the start of the Trail.
Reviewed By Kikki0 - Auckland, New Zealand
Excellent service. Carl briefed us extremely well and picked us up on time every time. All information made our trip so much better. His knowledge of the area is great and really interesting. Made our cycleway adventure so much better. Highly recommended. We used this service from Kaikohe.
7. Opua Kauri Walk
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5.0 based on 4 reviews
Reviewed By Dave-and-Robbie - Paihia, New Zealand
This is a great way to experience to grandeur of an ancient Kauri forest without trekking for miles. It is well- signposted off Oromahoe Rd and only takes 15 minutes to walk in. The Kauri are awesome, many of of them appearing to be only a 100 or so years old but there is one monster at the end of the track reputed to be over 400 years old. The path is easy and well- maintained and should present a problem to most walkers. Our grandchildren love it and even though they have been a nice bet of times, will ask to go again when ever they visit!
8. Twin Coast Cycle Trail Northland
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4.0 based on 73 reviews
Reviewed By nonie16 - Auckland, New Zealand
Fascinating, stunning bike ride!! Not technically challenging but varied and beautiful and a great workout for anyone on the pushbike! Kids manage the whole thing and utterly delighted with it. Highly recommend starting at the highest point Okaihau and cycling to Horeke, then driving back to Okaihau and cycling east to Opua from there. Kaikohe to opua was surprisingly easy compared to our first day
