Nearest airport:
Kerikeri at 25 Kilometres
Nearest ferry:
Opua at 5 Kilometres
Nearest motorway:
State Highway 1 at Kawakawa at 20 Kilometres
Nearest beach:
beach at 500.0 Metres
Car:
recommended
Located on a hill overlooking Paihia town centre, the views from Vista del Mar take in the Waitangi Treaty Grounds and the Waitangi Golf Course (both just 5 minutes drive away) and across the Bay to the historic village of Russell.
Within 7 - 10 minutes walk are excellent swimming beaches and easy beautiful coastal walks, plus a variety of restaurants and holiday shopping. Not forgetting the many and varied boat trips and water sports available from the Paihia wharf.
Many other sites and attractions are readily accessible. Kerikeri is 20 minutes drive away with historical sites, citrus orchards, wineries, art & craft and fine shopping.
A trip to a Kauri forest is 25 minutes north and day tours to 90 Mile Beach and Cape Reinga are available, making Vista del Mar and the Bay of Islands the perfect base from which to explore the many attractions that Northland New Zealand has to offer.