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Activities on Great Barrier Island include exploring the regenerating native forest on the numerous walking tracks.  Enjoy the native flora and fauna, including many endangered species such as the black petrel, chevron skink and pateke (brown teal duck). Many of our beaches are well known for great surfing as well as fishing, diving, snorkelling and kayaking. There's also golf, mountain biking, a pottery, museums and local art galleries to visit.

Featured Listings

Karaka Bay, Port FitzRoy. 
Ph: 09 4290 762


Adventure Guiding - sea & surf kayaking, sailing, rock climbing.
Equipment rental - dinghies, kayaks etc

Freedom Fishing Charters

Fish, dive & explore
the waters around
Great Barrier Island.

09 4290 861  Email


Day Trips to Great Barrier

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Great Barrier Island Tours

Chaos Charters
35ft vessel and experienced skipper. Operates Nov-Apr out of Tryphena Harbour.
Sleeps 6 adults.
BLACK COW
ART GALLERY

Schooner Bay
Ph: 09 4290 414
WOODWORK, CARVING
SCULPTURE, PAINTINGS


Crazyhorse Trike Tours

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Tours: - Land based
Tours: - Coastal

Walking:

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Visitor Information
Weddings

Abseiling/Rock Climbing:

Hillary Guides, Port FitzRoy - 09 4290 762 - Email

 

Arts and Crafts - Galleries, Museums, Pottery

 

Bike Hire:
Paradise Cycles, Tryphena - Mountain Bike rentals. Repairs, sales and servicing. 09 4290 700
 

Mountain Bikes are only permitted on public roads and on the Forestry Road from Whangaparapara to Port FitzRoy marked on the map in red. This is not a public road for vehicles.

 

Boat Hire:
Great Barrier Lodge - Dinghy Hire - 09 4290 488 - Email

Hooked on Barrier, Claris - 09 4290 740 - Email

Hillary Guides, Port FitzRoy - fishing dinghies, sea kayaks, sailing instruction
   
 - 09 4290 762 - Email

 

Boat Launching/Wharves: Services Page

 

Coastal Tours

Chaos Charters, Tryphena - 027 297 3141 - Email

Hooked on Barrier, Claris - 09 4290 740 - Email

Freedom Charters 09 4290 861 - Email

Lady Hillary Charters, Port FitzRoy 09 4290 762 - Email
Riviera Charters - 09 4290 733
Enterprise III Sailing Charters - 021 070 0427 - Email

 

Crafts, Gifts & Clothing:
Outpost, Tryphena - 09 4290 610
Pigeon Post, Claris - 09 4290 242
Port FitzRoy Information Centre - 09 4290 848

 

Diving: - Great Barrier Dive Sites on;  Greatest Dive Sites  :  Dive Planet

Freedom Charters 09 4290 861 - Email

Great Barrier Lodge - 09 4290 488 - Dive Fills - Email

Hooked on Barrier, Claris - 09 4290 740 - Email
Lady Hillary Charters, Port FitzRoy 09 4290 762 - Email

Port FitzRoy Dive Station for fills, hire, hydro/visual test & marine batteries

Riviera Charters - 09 4290 733 - Diving & Snorkelling
 

Fishing Charters:
Chaos Charters,
Tryphena - 027 297 3141 - Email

Freedom Fishing Charters 09 4290 861 - Email
Lady Hillary Charters, Port FitzRoy 09 4290 762 - Email

Hooked on Barrier, Claris - 09 4290 740 - Email

Riviera Charters - 09 4290 733

Surf Casting Safaris - 021 238 3285

 

Golf:
Claris Golf Club - 9 hole Golf Course,
Claris - 09 4290 420 - Open every day.
For GOLF EVENTS go to the Events Guide and click on Golf at the top of the page.
Clubhouse Open Thurs & Sun 10am-6pm - Green Fee $20, Club Hire $5

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Horse Treks:
Chrissy Watene - 09 4290 274.  Limited to 1/2 semi-experienced riders.
Kim Watts - Bookings essential.  0275 485 957 (733)
$25pp around 8km return, visiting Maori middens and swimming with the horses
on white sandy beaches.  Depart from Stonewall Store. 

 

Kayaks for Hire:
Glenfern, Port FitzRoy - 09 4290 091 - Email
Great Barrier Lodge - 09 4290 488 - Email
Hooked on Barrier
, Claris - 09 4290 740 - Email

Kaitoke River Kayaks, Kaitoke - 09 4290 987
Hillary Guides, Port FitzRoy-
double, single and sit-on-top kayaks - 09 4290 762 - Email

 

Museums:
Medlands Museum - 09 4290 227

Milk, Honey & Grain Museum, Claris - 09 4290 773
Sue & Alan Gray, Awana - 09 4290 123
Young Museum, Okupu - 09 4290 388

 

Pubs/Clubs/Bars:
See the DineOut Guide

 

Rock Climbiing/Abseiling:

Hillary Guides, Port FitzRoy - 09 4290 762 - Email

 

Surfing/Boogie Boarding:  (Surf Swell Forecasts for Great Barrier)

Aotea Summer Surf School - Come down to Medlands beach and get started!
Hooked on Barrier, Claris - 090 4290 740 - Email

Open 8.30am-5.30pm every day. Wet suits, Surfboards, Boogie Boards

Hillary Guides, Port FitzRoy - surf kayaking rental and instruction - 09 4290 762 - Email

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Tours: - Land
AA Tryphena Shuttles - 027 282 2733

Barrier Tour Co - 09 4290 222  Email
Crazyhorse Trike Tours: 09 4290 222 - Email

Glenfern Sanctuary Guided Walk.  Port FitzRoy
Great Barrier Buses & Car Rentals - 09 4290 474 or 0800 426 832

GBI Shuttle & Transfer Service - 09 4290 062

Mike Newman - 09 4290 052 - based at Port FitzRoy
 

Tours: - Sea (refer Coastal Tours)
 

Walking & Tramping Tracks:

Department of Conservation Walking Tracks
Glenfern Sanctuary Guided Walk.  Port FitzRoy

Hillary Guides, Port FitzRoy - Bush tours and adventures - 09 4290 762 - Email

 

Water Taxi:
Lady Hillary Charters, Port FitzRoy
09 4290 762 - Email
Riviera Charters
(Plus high speed ferry service to Auckland - 45min) - 09 4290 733

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Great Barrier Sites

Rodney Aero Club
Great Barrier Special
4 hour stop over
(tour available)

min 3 passengers

Glenfern Sanctuary

 

Photo courtesy of OPC

 

Photo courtesy of OPC

 

Photo courtesy of OPC

 

Whangapoua Right Hand Surf Bar
(Surf Swell Forecasts
for Great Barrier)

 

 

Photo courtesy of OPC

 

Photo courtesy of OPC

 

Hot Springs at Whangaparapara