Kawau岛
Kawau岛 is a scenic island 50km north of 奥克兰 在豪拉基湾. The island includes plenty of 沙滩, walking trails and wallaby-spotting!
Kawau岛 was named after the birds who call this island home. The island is the former residence of Sir George Grey, who built the Mansion House here in the 1860s. Visitors can wander around this magnificent building and get a very real sense of Victorian island life.
Take a tea break at the Mansion House tearooms (summer only) and imagine being chatelaine of this nature-rich estate. Grey was a famous animal lover, and introduced many wild and wonderful creatures to Kawau. See if you can spot the wallabies and peacocks roaming the landscape. 以前的铜矿开采中心, you can still see the relics of the old mines and miners' settlements, 散布在岛上, including the smelting house at Bon Accord and the engine house at Mine Point.
A two hour round trip walk will show you all the sights. 如果你想冷静一下, 庇护所太多了, 沙滩, upon which you can while away the day.
There are several private holiday homes to rent on the island, which also boasts around 70 permanent residents. Boats can moor safely in North Cove and Bon Accord Harbour, 哪里也有商店, 电话和加油停止. Alternatively, take one of the regular passenger boats from Sandspit, near Warkworth.
如何到达那里:
Boats run regularly from Sandspit near Warkworth. 从奥克兰, 坐SH-1向北走, 一路到沃克沃斯(56公里), 然后右转到沙咀路, 到镇上和船港.
