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| Baywaves | Aquatic activities in one of the many pools: swimming lessons, a lap pool, wave pool, learners pool, spa, sauna, steam room, hydroslide. Also available is; gym equipment, personal training, a swim shop for adult and childrens swimwear, Waves cafe for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and a childcare centre. The place to go for fun, fitness and water confidence. |  |
| Mount Main Beach | Awesome surf beach, beautiful sand. Surfing, body boarding, swimming, sunbathing and relaxing on the beach. Watch surf lifesaving events and beach volleyball. Relax at the hot pools or in one of the many beachside cafes. |  |
| Diving | Explore the clear waters of the beautiful Bay of Plenty. Snorkel or scuba dive the waters around the active marine volcano, White Island, or the inshore islands of Whale and the Rurimas in the Eastern Bay of Plenty. |  |
| Swim with dolphins | The Tauranga dolphin company offers a unique and totally natural experience with wild dolphins. Gemini Galaxsea is sixty feet long and very comfortable. She is a sailing boat, a very dolphin friendly vessel and this voyage is ecotourism at its very best. |  |
| Surfing Museum 5 | Visit the Mount Surf Shop to grasp the history of surfing. The museum houses the most extensive surfing collection in the Southern Hemisphere. See hundreds of vintage surfboards and memorabilla. |  |
| Cruising | Harbour and off-shore cruising in ‘Spirit of Tauranga’ - Mayor, Karewa, Motiti, Matakana Islands. Kiwi Coast Cruises specialise in harbour, BBQ and party cruises. |  |
| Kayaking | Glow Worms. Visit McLaren Falls Park, Tauranga. Kayak on a calm, safe waters of the lake before entering the river, shrouded in native bush. As it gets dark hear the haunting call of our own native owl the Ru Ru (Morepork) and watch the speckles of the glow worms amongst the bush. Brace yourself as we enter the canyon and witness the spectacle of the glow worms covering the steep cliffs of the canyon. |  |
| Fishing2000 | Catch a big snapper or some fat tarakihi at Motiti or Mayor Islands, fish the deepwater knolls around Mayor Island for hapuka, bass, bluenose, gemfish and kingfish, troll in the clear waters around the Aldermans for that elusive marlin, dive for crayfish or scallops, spend a week relaxing at Great Barrier Island, the choice is yours.
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