"Paihia - Gateway to the Beautiful Bay of Islands" Paihia by IcemanNZL
Paihia Travel Guide: 117 reviews and 255 photos
Paiihia is a busy seaside town situated about 240km north of Auckland.
Paihia is the main tourist centre in the Bay of Island and during the summer months is packed with tourists from all over the world. offering a wide variety of accomadation and activities for visitors.
Paihia is the departure point for a magnatude of places, sea trips around the Bay of Islands, coach trips to Cape Reinga and Ninety-Mile Beach and the Kauri Forests.
- Pros:Beautiful scenery and friendly people.
- In a nutshell:Great place to visit
Reviews (3)
Karaoke Nite at 'The Salty'
Nightlife
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Saltwater Cafe and Bar is the Saltwater Lodges Bar / Night club. Most of the backpackers that stay here use this club to... more travel advice
Dolphin Adventures!!
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While in the glorious Bay of Islands one thing you must do is go Dolphin watching. The trip is definately worth the NZD... more travel advice
Great Backpackers in Paihia
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Saltwater Lodge, built in 2001 is New Zealands only 5 star backpackers! We had six people in our road trip group so we... more travel advice
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Good summary of Lodge, but not happy about that photo... grrrr.