Beaches - Surroundings of the Kingfishers Oasis Holiday Home

	Within 40 minutes driving distance from Kauri Point HolidayHome you will find some of the most beautiful beaches and bays of the region. Cliffs, dunes, black or white sand, small inlets, bizarre rock formations, bird colonies wait for you to be discovered. (Click on the map for a larger view)

Whatipu is one of Aucklands best-kept secrets. A lonely beach where time, legend and history are interwoven and which changes its appearance from year to year. Whatipu guards the entrance to the Manukau Harbour. You can take long walks at the foot of the cliffs, watch rare birds or find out a lot about the old timber-milling-industry in the region.

	Piha is maybe the best-known Westcoast Beach because of its high surf, loved by all surfers the whole year round. The shallow creek flowing into the sea is perfectly suited for small children to splash about. In former times the prominent 'Lions Rock', was a Maori fortification by the name of Whakaari.

Bethells Beach / Te Henga is probably the grandest of the west coast beaches. A vast expanse of beach with black lava-sand, enormous black dunes, a concealed freshwater lake for swimming and a swamp area with rare birds to watch are the attractions of this beach.

	Muriwai is famous for its large gannet colony. Gannets are elegant seabirds that live thirty years. From July to December they nest on the steep rocks. Muriwai is also one of the west coast´s most famous fishing spots.

The surroundings