There is something very special about Goats Island Top of our list
Enjoy New Zealand’s marine life in a 100% clear kayak Clearyak offer a pure, peaceful experience and the vision beneath you is amazingly clear and detailed. Seriously cool! We also enjoy the Goat Island walkway. This return walk traverses the coast part way to Cape Rodney overlooking New Zealand’s oldest and most popular marine reserve. Walk up the Auckland University Marine Laboratory driveway to the start of the track. If you have time, the lab is open to the public and worth checking out. The track passes along the cliff-top beyond the marine laboratory through paddocks and fine remnants of coastal broadleaf forest. There may be cows or sheep in the section through the farm paddocks. Getting there Access is from the Goat Island Road end, off Pakiri-Leigh Road, east of Warkworth. Park at the marine reserve carpark and walk up the driveway to the Leigh Marine Laboratory. The walk starts on the right, 50 m inside the gate. The walkway is 83 km from downtown Auckland.