🏖️ Beach
Aroa Beach
Long white-sand strip on the calm west coast — easy snorkel reef and the Shipwreck Hut beach bar.
Typical duration
180 min
Price
Free
From port
8 km / 5 mi
Transfer time
20 min
Indoor / Outdoor
outdoor
Queue risk
low
👨👩👧 Family friendly
🕐 Best time to visit
Late afternoon for the sunset and the bar opens
Getting there from the port
Cook's Bus anti-clockwise to Aroa Beach stop, 20 min from the wharf
🚌 Best transport: bus💶 Cost: NZ$5 bus each way