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Intro to Waka Ama Lesson: A Unique Blend of Adventure, Cultural Awareness, and Well-being
Mount Maunganui
Waka Ama offers an enriching experience that merges exploration, cultural consciousness, and wellness together. This activity emphasizes the significance of calmness within the body and mind, collaboration, and concentration. Our certified trainers will guide you in honing the skills necessary to paddle a waka ama.
Waka Ama offers an enriching experience that merges exploration, cultural consciousness, and wellness together. This activity emphasizes the significance of calmness within the body and mind, collaboration, and concentration. Our certified trainers will guide you in honing the skills necessary to paddle a waka ama.
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Mount Maunganui - Our most notable feature and New Zealand’s most walked track, our ancestral mountain, Mauao. Take in the views of our stunning harbour from the mountain tracks, hear stories of our Māori ancestors, find out what our tribes are doing to replenish the health of the mountain.
- Pilot Bay - Mt Maunganui has two beaches with…
- Mount Maunganui - Our most notable feature and New Zealand’s most walked track, our ancestral mountain, Mauao. Take in the views of our stunning harbour from the mountain tracks, hear stories of our Māori ancestors, find out what our tribes are doing to replenish the health of the mountain.
- Pilot Bay - Mt Maunganui has two beaches with completely different characteristics. Pilot Bay is our “family” beach with calm waters tucked in behind the mountain, Mauao. Witness our everyday family life, bring togs and take a swim in our clean waters. This is where the waka ama canoes are stored, so you will see the Hoe Aroha Waka Ama Club.
- Mt Maunganui Main Beach - Rated No1 beach in New Zealand, Mt Maunganui’s Main Beach stretches for miles with white sand and rolling surf. From our walk of Mauao, you will see the Main Beach and may decide to grab an ice-cream and kick your shoes off here after your experience with us!
- Mount Hot Pools - Pools filled with salt water heated by undercurrents of thermal activity - this is our local healing waters. Take your pick on temperature, whether you want to boil your woes away in 35+ degrees, or simply have some fun in the large luke-warm pool. Again, another valid reason to bring your swimwear!
What's Included
- Towels available
- All stand up paddle board and waka ama equipment
- Life jackets
- Towels available
- All stand up paddle board and waka ama equipment
- Life jackets
What's Not Included
- Swimwear.
- Wet suits (not required)
- Swimwear.
- Wet suits (not required)
Additional Information
- Participants will get wet up to the knees
- Participants will assist in getting the canoes on and off the water
- Recommended to wear form-fitting activewear on the canoes
- Wear appropriate walking shoes and wear layers to regulate body temperature
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a…
- Participants will get wet up to the knees
- Participants will assist in getting the canoes on and off the water
- Recommended to wear form-fitting activewear on the canoes
- Wear appropriate walking shoes and wear layers to regulate body temperature
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- There is an opportunity to swim, so bring swimwear and towel if you wish to swim
- This experience requires a minimum number of travellers. If it’s cancelled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
Location
2 Pacific Avenue
Pacific Avenue
Look for our staff in bright orange uniforms waiting at the base of Mauao, corner of Adams Ave and The Mall, Pilot Bay, Mt Maunganui.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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