Our Guidebook

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Our Guidebook

Food Scene

Great local cafe
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Henry & Ted
5 Golden Sands Dr
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Great local cafe
They do a great curry, and can deliver if you wish.
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Great Spice Indian Restaurant and Bar Papamoa East- Best Fine Dining
4 Golden Sands Dr
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They do a great curry, and can deliver if you wish.
In the Mount a great place for affordable, delicious food.
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Rice Rice Baby
136 Maunganui Rd
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In the Mount a great place for affordable, delicious food.
Awesome food, would recommend booking, about 10 min drive.
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Lantern
20 Domain Road
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Awesome food, would recommend booking, about 10 min drive.

Family Places

This has a great playground and cool sculptures.
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Hairy Maclary & Friends Tauranga Waterfront Sculpture
The Strand
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This has a great playground and cool sculptures.
Cute and affordable little railway that runs on a Sunday. Open Sundays: 10am - 12:30 pm and 1pm - 3pm (Ticket office will close 2:50pm) weather permitting.
Memorial Park Railway, Tauranga
Cute and affordable little railway that runs on a Sunday. Open Sundays: 10am - 12:30 pm and 1pm - 3pm (Ticket office will close 2:50pm) weather permitting.

Markets

These markets are amazing, you can find them in FB to see when they are next on. Stalls, food - high quality.
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Little Big Markets
Coronation Road
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These markets are amazing, you can find them in FB to see when they are next on. Stalls, food - high quality.
Close drive to Sunday farmers market, not huge but coffee, baked goods and Vegetables.
Papamoa Farmers Market
58 Ashley Place
Close drive to Sunday farmers market, not huge but coffee, baked goods and Vegetables.
A larger market than the Papamoa one, but a bit further (about 25 min drive)
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Tauranga Farmer's Market
31 Fifth Ave
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A larger market than the Papamoa one, but a bit further (about 25 min drive)

Sightseeing

A great hot pools, with kids area too.
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Izicelo Zemithi YaseMantlanjeni
9 Adams Ave
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A great hot pools, with kids area too.
Check the cruiseship schedule here: https://www.port-tauranga.co.nz/cargo-and-shipping/cruise-schedules/ Take a picnic or grab fish and chips down there and watch the cruise ships come in. This bay is also great for swimming with young kids.
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Pilot Bay Beach
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Check the cruiseship schedule here: https://www.port-tauranga.co.nz/cargo-and-shipping/cruise-schedules/ Take a picnic or grab fish and chips down there and watch the cruise ships come in. This bay is also great for swimming with young kids.