One hour guided walk to historic Maori Pa site described by Capt Cook in 1769. Learn about early European & Maori history. Enjoy Scenic views of Mercury Bay, Whitianga, native bush & bird life.
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One hour guided walk to historic Maori Pa site described by Capt Cook in 1769. Learn about early European & Maori history. Enjoy Scenic views of Mercury Bay, Whitianga, native bush & bird life.
Wigmore's Walk to Historic Whitianga Rock on the Coromandel Peninsula. Visit the oldest stone wharf in Australasia, see evidence of Maori fortifications dating back 600 years, follow in the footsteps of Captain James Cook who visited this site in 1769.
Listen to tales of early European settlement & the logging of Kauri trees, learn about the Coromandels violent volcanic past, enjoy the native bush, bird-life & scenic views of Whitianga & Mercury Bay.
Your guide is Rob Wigmore whose great grandfather, also Robert Wigmore, was the first European to settle in Hahei, home of Cathedral Cove walk.
Rob's family have a long association with the area, & he shares a passionate knowledge of its history during the 1 hour guided walk.
Wigmore's Walk to Historic Whitianga Rock, 1169 Purangi Road, Ferry Landing/Cooks Beach, Whitianga, Coromandel, 3591, New Zealand.
By Callum McNair
By Stewart Barclay - Adrift NZ