This luxury waterfront beach house accommodation offers modern spacious living with breath taking views. The holiday rental is situated on a sandy swimming beach at the gateway to New Zealand’s famous Bay of Islands.
This unique 4.5 star fully self-contained house is set in a quiet private location, yet only a 5 minutes drive into Russell village, shops and attractions. The four bedrooms comfortably sleep up to 13 people, with exclusive use of the house and all its facilities. Including kayaks, a dinghy, fishing and diving equipment to explore the secluded bays, beaches, and rocks around Tapeka Point.
The open plan kitchen, dinning and living areas feature large leather sofas and floor to ceiling windows providing unobstructed views over Tapeka Point Beach. We were quite lucky that the family renting out the holiday house was happy for us to join their family holiday and even invited us to have dinner with them. We enjoyed steak and veggies around the large dining table, whilst watching the sun set.
In the front section of the house, there are three bedrooms including a master bedroom with a king sized bed and ensuite bathroom. The master bedroom is at a secluded end of the house and offers magnificent sea views. At the back of the house there is a large fourth bedroom, which can also be used as a family and games room.
There are two modern, spacious and clean bathrooms including a full ensuite off the master bedroom. Both of which are equipped with heaters, heated towel rails and protected power points.
The holiday house provides the perfect retreat away from home without actually losing the home aspect. In the morning before we left we were enjoying a cup of tea on the large deck that surrounds the house. Sitting on a sun lounger enjoying the 180-degree view of the bay I noticed about 4 or 5 fins rise out of the water. All of the kids ran down to the beach to play with the pod of dolphins that were swimming very close to the shoreline. What a perfect ending to a wonderful stay.
For more information on the house and rates please visit their website at: www.tapeka.com
Hole in the Rock Cruise with Fuller’s Great Sights
The Bay of Islands is a stunning region consisting of 144 islands, abundant natural wonder and marine life, that I got to experience to the full with Fullers Great Escape Hole in the Rock Cruise. The awe-inspiring journey brought us up close to dolphins, penguins, seals, a diverse range of birdlife and of course the Hole in the Rock.
As we cruised through the sheltered waters of the Bay of Islands, I enjoyed the large outdoor viewing decks on the purpose built dolphin and whale watching catamaran. I couldn’t believe my luck when we saw another pod of dolphins putting on a parade for us. Either it was the same group of dolphins I had been seeing during my stay in the Bay of Islands or I am just very lucky. Either way if you are a dolphin fan I highly recommend a trip to the Bay of Islands.
Soaking up some rays I absorbed the views as we sailed past the Cape Brett Lighthouse, before arriving at the majestic Hole in the Rock.
Along with the other passengers I flurried to the bow of the boat to admire the rock walls, which soar above as the skipper navigated us through the narrow space of the “Hole”. On the other side of the Grand Cathedral Cave we encountered a very large school of fish. It was very cool!
The captain gave a very informative commentary along the way, sharing stories about the history of the Bay of Islands and the iconic Hole in the Rock. On the return journey, passengers had the option of disembarking the vessel and exploring Otehei Bay Resort on a secluded island.
Prices start from $155 for adults. For more information please visit their website at: www.dolphincruises.co.nz
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