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Wildwood
Lodge is situated on State Highway 30, approximately 25 minutes
from Rotorua central, 15 minutes from Rotorua airport and 45
minutes from Whakatane. The Lodge is nestled on the shores
of Lake Rotoehu, one of a cluster of lakes in the area. It
is where, in 1823, Hongi Hika and his warriors paddled and
dragged their canoes to fight the Arawa people on Lake Rotorua.
A delightful, short 45 minute walk through Hongi's Track, amongst
native bush, replicating part of the journey, is only a few
hundred meters from the Lodge.
Hinehopu Golf Club, is a two minute drive from the Lodge
and is available to green fee players. It is a delightful
country course surrounded by magnificent bush and high bluffs.
Soda Springs is a totally natural, very basic thermal spring
which is a two minute drive from the Lodge. The water has
wonderful therapeutic qualities and is regularly used by
locals and visitors.
Whakatane township, situated on the East Coast is a 45 minute
drive from the Lodge, and is a delightful day trip offering
miles of sandy beaches and some of the finest salt water
fishing in New Zealand. It is renowned for it’s Yellowfin
Tuna and Marlin fishing during the summer months. Your host
is a former record holder at the local game club, and guest
entry can be arranged.
Numerous rivers are within easy reach of the Lodge, either
by 4WD or helicopter. Rotorua has been granted the 2008 World
Fly Fishing Championships for the second time, a testament
to the areas’ trout fishing. Your host is a member
of the New Zealand Professional Fishing Guides' Assn and
has forty years' trout fishing experience in the area. We
offer river and lake fishing excursions for both the novice
and experienced angler. See Rotorua Trout Safaris Ltd. www.wildtrout.co.nz
White Island is an active volcano thirty miles off the East
Coast of New Zealand. Helicopter flights operate scheduled
daily services to the Island and a pickup can be arranged
from the landing pad at the Lodge, which is en route from
Rotorua.
One of the worlds’ finest sporting clay ranges is
situated at the end of our lake and is just a short drive
from the Lodge. It offers an exciting fifty bird shoot on
a totally private estate and is a unique experience. Allow
half a day.
Central Rotorua Activities
Rotorua is host to almost two
million visitors a year and is known for its geothermal activity,
bubbling mud pools, geysers and thermal springs. It is also
the ancestral home of the Arawa tribe, and associated Maori
cultural activities which are available to the visiting public.
Numerous lake walks, with durations from half an hour to
a full day are within a half hour drive, but by travelling
a little further there are some wonderful full day river
and bush walks. All offer exceptional scenery amongst native bush,
few people, and are well marked.
Other attractions include the world famous Agrodome, Hangi
(Maori feast), trout springs, bungi jumps, horse treks, sky
diving, river rafting and a luge. In fact, Rotorua has everything
one would expect to find in New Zealand, with the exception
of snow.
Personally escorted tours for sightseeing, shopping and
bushwalking can be arranged.
Further information on Rotorua is available on the official
website www.rotoruanz.co.nz
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