Top Things to do in Napier
The 10 Best Nature & Parks in Napier, North Island
If you like Art Deco architecture, you must visit Napier. The town was completely destroyed by an earthquake in 1931, then completely rebuilt in gorgeous Art Deco style. A number of local wineries also offer tours and tastings.
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1. Junior Bike Track
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
2. Napier Reef Garden
3. Shine Falls
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5.0 based on 116 reviews
Reviewed By sallytd14 - Nelson, New Zealand
The Shine Falls are about 1.5 hour drive from Napier on the road to Gisborne. We were taking our time so you could get there a bit quicker than it took us. You park at a DOC carpark and have an hours walk ahead of you. You would need a reasonable fitness level but in saying that we bumped into several families who were walking with very young (2 year olds!!) that made the entire trip themselves - albeit that they took a bit longer than the one hour. The falls are spectacular and well worth the walk. The walk starts out through a working farm and then meanders into native bush. It is quite hard going in a few places but not what I'd call "challenging". Certainly a must do if you've never been there. The falls are about 60 meters high!!!!!! Fantastico!!!!
4. Te Puia Hut Track and Mangatainoka Hot Springs
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5.0 based on 5 reviews
Always check the website for changes that might affect your trip. See website for the price of accommodation on this track.
Reviewed By MaxNeumegen - Napier, New Zealand
This is a tramp. Not a walk. The weather can change. But hot pools at both ends. See DOC. or go with a tramping club. Is a long drive to the start at the Elm Trees. Can camp there. Know how to leave no trace and clean up if others have left a mess so you cannot be blamed for it. Hot pools at the start. about 3 hours trek to big DOC hut. about over an hour to hot pools. can tent camp there. Is a total clean air zone, no smoking. check about fire permits. must have camp fire skills and know how to fully put out and leave no trace, or you could get a bill of millions of dollars if you lite a fire and a fire spread, whether or not it was your fire that started it. good place for families and an over night camp.
5. Bay Skate
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5.0 based on 9 reviews
Reviewed By DebsH200 - Wellington, New Zealand
Unlike most skate parks you find, Bay Skate does charge you to use it - I believe it was $8 for our son to go in. Would happily take him back again! Great areas for parents to watch their kids, a really large park and areas for different abilities too which is fantastic! Well maintained and cared for - there is no graffiti and I believe you can hire skateboards and scooters from their store too. Fully fenced which offers a great sense of security too. Our son absolutely loved his time there!
6. Ahuriri Estuary Walk
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4.5 based on 165 reviews
Always check the website for changes that might affect your trip.
Reviewed By MaxNeumegen - Napier, New Zealand
Walks everywhere. Over old historical embankment bridge. And can bicycle ride slowly as well.Just giveaway all walkers. Use google maps in satellite view. Can see all the extra places. And ask the locals. Go explore. See photos. Like from south end of old embankment bridge (there is a fresh water tape there, look for it on the east side of old road) , walk west under expressway then along the stopbank to where the end of the airport runway is. And watch the planes land and take off. Like on north west side of expressway is the bird watching bush reserve. Labels westshore reserve on map. See my “tour of Napier plan” post somewhere in here.
7. Hawke's Bay Trails
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4.5 based on 140 reviews
Come and ride Hawke's Bay Trails – one of New Zealand's best, year-round cycling destinations. We've got friendly weather, friendly hospitality and easy terrain all sorted here! We're set up for social riders, holidays, keen riders, families and people who have just recently started biking. You can tackle as much as you like of nearly 200 kilometers of scenic trails and enjoy views of the Pacific Ocean, winding rivers, orchards, vineyards and mountains. Plus plenty of cafes, country pubs and world-class wineries for refreshing stops on the way (you can walk or run them too!).
Reviewed By 491wendym
We spent a few days 8n the Hawkes Bay Napier region rrying out the tracks, out of the 4 tracks we did they are all highly Recommended. They are all well sign posted and the riding tracks are good surfaces. Only let down there is a few gates that you have to get off your bikes and manually open which can slow you down a bit. Most of the rides are flat.
8. Centennial Garden
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4.5 based on 70 reviews
Reviewed By gayle12350 - Maitland, Australia
This garden has been beautifully designed, turning an old quarry into a spectacular garden with a great array of plants and a "waterfall fountain" that actually has created a waterfall raining down from Bluff Point into the gardens, recycling the water back to the waterfall------this is a very relaxing place to visit.
9. Sunken Gardens
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4.5 based on 257 reviews
Reviewed By K1217 - Whakatane, New Zealand
Beautiful Gardens. A very nice little area with lots of seating. It's a beautiful place to sit and relax
10. Botanical Gardens
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4.5 based on 101 reviews
Reviewed By bevenh - Perth, Australia
This is an amazing garden full of great plants which have attracted lots of native birds to live here. It is hilly and quite step in places.
