Bay of Islands

Best travel reports from Bay of Islands

Bay of Islands ....

.... explored from the water and from the air! Today we took the ferry from Paihia to Russell again, to first explore the town: Both places have developed as whaling towns....

From Whangārei Heads to the Bay of Islands....

... to Paihia. Today we travelled from our great accommodation in Whangārei Heads via Kawakawa to Paihia in the Bay of Islands. After a somewhat cloudy morning,

A whole day on the water ....

.... at least it felt that way. After a beautiful sunrise, we took the ferry from Paihia to Russell to spend (almost) a whole day on a tall ship in the Bay of Islands. The...

The Waitangi Treaty Grounds ....

.... the birthplace of modern New Zealand that we visited today .... and learned among other things that nowadays only 17% of New Zealanders are Maori and that they have only...