The Bay of Plenty is one of New Zealands leading holiday resort, leisure activity and conference destinations. There is so much for so many different tastes. Best sources of the most comprehensive and up to date information concerning facilities and activities on offer, upcoming events and other useful information include

Boscabel Lodge, being located close to the junction of SH2 and SH29 is ideally situated as a base for excursions to

• Rotorua's thermal wonderland, approx 45 minutes drive via SH36 and Pyes Pa
• Katikati and the Karangahake Gorge, approx 45 minutes drive via Bethlehem
• Te Puke, the Kiwifruit Capital of the World, approx 20 minutes drive
• Whakatane & White Island (active marine volcano), approx 60 minutes drive

Our personal “Must-Do” recommendations include

• Kiwi 360, in Te Puke (www.kiwi360.com)
• Blokart Heaven, in Papamoa (www.gameonactivities.co.nz)
• Golf at either
  Tauranga Golf Club (10 minutes – www.taurangagolf.co.nz)
  Mt Maunganui Golf Club (15 minutes – www.mountgolf.co.nz)
  Omanu Golf Club (15 minutes – www.omanugolf.co.nz)
• Classic Flyers Museum (www.classicflyersnz.com), and adjacent MASH helicopter rides & flight simulator experience at Adventure Aviation (www.adventureaviation.co.nz)
• Walk around or climb Mauao (the iconic Mount Maunganui)
• The Mount Hot Pools (hot saltwater pools – http://www.tcal.co.nz/Our+Network/Mt+Hot+Pools.html) or Fernland Spa (www.fernlandspa.co.nz)
• Local beaches – the Mount Main Beach, Pilot Bay, Omanu or Papamoa for swimming & surfing, leisurely strolls or relaxation
• Swimming with the dolphins (www.swimwithdolphins.co.nz)
• Numerous bush walks, including Te Puna Quarry Park (http://www.quarrypark.org.nz/) and many city walkways (www.tauranga.govt.nz)

• Comvita Visitor Centre at Paengaroa (www.comvita.co.nz)
• Game or sport fishing & diving
• Great dining experiences at Somerset Cottage, Volare, Mount Bistro, Two Small Fish, Harbourside, Gold Mele and many more
• Mills Reef & Morton Estate wineries
• Rotorua, for the thermal wonderlands of Wai-O-Tapu or Orakei Korako, the Luge, 4x4 Adventure at Off Road NZ, the Agrodome,    
  Rainbow Springs Wildlife Park, and more (www.rotoruanz.com)
• Whakatane, for White Island adventures (www.whiteisland.co.nz)