Hawkes Bay offers visitors many exciting and varied attractions. One of the great features of Hawkes Bay is the relaxed and friendly atmosphere. The dry sunny climate is also a great benefit.
Hawkes Bay has activities to suit all tastes - whether you enjoy relaxing and taking in the breathtaking scenery or exhilarating thrills Hawkes Bay has something to offer you.
The Wineries
One of the most popular attractions of Hawkes Bay is visiting the wineries. Visitors can travel to the wineries independently and sample the high quality local wines and meals on offer or they can join an organised wine trail with tasting and meals included. There are various different wine trails and visitors will find enjoying a tasty meal overlooking the grape vines a truly memorable experience.
Napier Art Deco
The City of Napier is famous for it's art-deco  architecture, visitors to Hawkes Bay can take an organised tour around the city or walk around at their leisure. Napier has many restaurants and cafes, many of which offer outdoor eating, what better way to pass an afternoon than sitting in the beautiful Hawkes Bay sunshine!

Walking tracks & tramping
Hawkes Bay also offers walkers a variety of different and exciting bush walks and tramps. There are superb day walks at Te Mata Peak. The Ruahine Ranges and the Kawekas offer more adventurous tramps for experienced walkers.
The New Zealand Native forest is unique and Balls Clearing is a rare example of podocarp forest that escaped being felled and is accessible.
Cape Kidnappers
Visiting the Gannet colony and Cape Kidnappers is another activity available in Hawkes Bay. Visitors can take an exciting tractor trailer trip along the beach to one of the few mainland gannet colonies in the world, the scenery overlooking the Pacific Ocean at Cape Kidnappers is truly breathtaking. The cliffs passed en route clearly demonstrate our remarkable geology.
Please Note: advanced booking is essential as this trip has to be at low tide.
Other Features
Other attractions Hawkes Bay has to offer include hot-air ballooning, paragliding from Te Mata Peak, excellent trout fishing, golf, sailing and boating, big game fishing, a Maori Pa site and many more.
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