Auckland's Country-Style Experience

Day Tripper Adventure

Day Tripper Adventure

Castaways Day Tripper Adventures Plus Lunch. 4WDing or Clay Target Shooting or Blo-karting. Enjoy your choice of the above activities plus Lunch at Castaways with their Day Tripper Adventure Packages on the stunning cliff tops of Karioitahi Beach, just 10 minutes from the Waiuku township. Select your activity and combine fun with a great lunch meal at Castaways cliff top restaurant Agave!

Earthtalk Tours

Earthtalk Tours

Visit our diverse organic land to taste exotic organic fruit, explore orchards, plantations, regenerating native bush, enjoy outdoor sculptures and harbour views, buy delicious fresh produce, and be inspired! We offer fruit tasting and self-guiding walks, and guided group tours, in our subtropical paradise.

Sunday Brunch At Awhitu

Sunday Brunch At Awhitu

Looking for a chance to chill out on Sunday. Head out to Awhitu Central for a cafe style brunch. Enjoy peace and country views from the covered varanda as you sip local wine or cappuccino.

Picnic At Waipipi Bird Park

Picnic At Waipipi Bird Park

Charlie is the talkative cockatoo star of Ron and Amily Peakes Waipipi Bird Park. He and mate Queene and over 200 feathered friends will entertain you, while you picnic in our sheltered gardens

A Game of Golf

A Game of Golf

Keeping Your Eye On the Ball is a Challange Such is the view from any of the Awhitu Golf clubs 9 holes, visitors are excused from being distracted. Low Green Fees

Lighthouse Historical Tour

Lighthouse Historical Tour

Discover History With Historians. Let Local author Paul Dixon and his wife Sue Johns (plus official lighthouse dog Turu) help you understand Awhitus place in history.

Biking Waiuku Forest

Biking Waiuku Forest

Hire a Mountain Bike and map from StressFree and follow some of the 20km of track in the local Waiuku Forest. This area has some of the most scenic biking tracks in the district Prices include: Delivery to Waiuku Forest from our Waiuku base. Good quality aluminium or Cr/Mb 21 speed

Sunset Paddle

Sunset Paddle

Enjoy guided kayak tours of the little know bays and estuaries of the southern Manukau Harbour.

Royal Spoonbills Kayak Trip

Royal Spoonbills Kayak Trip

The Royal Spoonbills feed in the Waiuku Estuary in the winter months before returning to their breeding grounds. A few remain until the following year

Greenstone Pounamu Carving

Greenstone Pounamu Carving

Under Tonys guidance you create a greenstone Pounamu pendant or touchstone carving. Hard Stone sculpture requires expensive diamond tools to work the stone but the effort put in is rewarded by the sense of accomplishment in producing a wearable piece by the end of the one day workshop

Waimatuku Guided Walk

Waimatuku Guided Walk

Discover a little known part of the Auckland region with spectacular views south over the Tasman Sea to Mount Pirongia north to the mouth of the Manukau Harbour the Waitakere ranges and east to Hunua Coromandel Rangitoto and regrettably the Sky Tower.

Waikato River Delta Highlights

Waikato River Delta Highlights

We meet at our base in Waiuku then travel a short distance to Hoods Landing and head into the islands of the Waikato River Delta. These islands hide the dozens of duckshooters maimais and whitebait stands that are inhabited by many keen locals during the open seasons

Pohutukawa Bays Paddle

Pohutukawa Bays Paddle

Enjoy Guided Tours of the little known Bays and Estuaries of the Southern Manukau Harbour Discover the Manukau Harbour from a kayak on a guided paddle around the pohutukawa bays. Bring your own lunch and walk or swim in a quiet bay.

Pied Shags Kayak Trip

Pied Shags Kayak Trip

The Pied Shag Colonies numbers over 200 birds. They nest in ancient Pohutukawa trees and can be viewed with thier young all year round. With Colin's long track record in providing 'Stress Free Adventure' experiences, you can be assured of a personable quality time outdoors.

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Awhitu Enterprise Contact Details:
  • Postal: Awhitu Enterprise, R D 4, Waiuku
  • Phone: (09) 2351616 Please leave message on answer phone
  • Location: Awhitu Info Centre, Awhitu Road, Matakawau, Franklin District , Auckland Region, New Zealand
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