Location

The Bay of Islands is a 3 hour scenic drive north of Auckland, via State Highway 1 through Warkworth, Wellsford and Whangarei. At the Kawakawa turn-off, leave Highway 1 and drive straight on to Paihia and Bay of Islands on SH 11.  12km on will bring you to Opua Hill. There the road forks: turn left towards Paihia and 200m from the fork you will see the Bay of Islands Lodge sign on the right-hand-side; to the right from the fork will take you to the car ferry across to Russell.

If you are arriving from Kerikeri, make your way through Paihia, from there it is 4.5km to Opua. As you reach the top of Opua Hill you will see the Bay of Islands Lodge sign on the left (just after the Broadview Road turn off).

For guests who prefer to fly, there is an airport at Whangarei (1 hour south of Opua) and Kerikeri (30 minutes north of Opua). Both have services to and from Auckland by Air New Zealand. Transfers can be arranged at a nominal charge.

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