Stunning natural beauty and over 144 islands make the Bay of Islands an aquatic playground, from Paihia or Russell join a boat cruise out to the maritime park options include sailing, watching wild dolphins, kayaking, diving, fishing or just relax and recover.

The area is rich in history and culture, the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, considered the country's founding document, and quaint seaside towns like Russell, the site of the country's first capital. Northland hold remnants of the great New Zealand Kauri forests.

Visit New Zealand's largest known living kauri tree, Tane Mahuta at Waipoua Forest. At the top of the north is Cape Reinga and the northernmost tip of New Zealand where the seas of the Pacific Ocean and Tasman Sea collide.