Tawharanui
Tawharanui Regional Park
Kawau Island
Omaha Beach
View from Omaha across to Leigh and Little Barrier island
Walking around Monarch DownsBella Vista is perfectly situated for exploring all that Matakana Coast Wine Country has to offer.
It is just 5 minutes by car to Matakana Village with it's famous Farmer's market and new village shopping precinct and boutique cinemas, Morris & James pottery/Tileworks and the Matakana RD 6 Country park;
7 minutes to the Brick Bay Sculpture Trail which showcases contemporary sculpture in a unique outdoor gallery amongst a remarkable landscape;
8 minutes to nearby Sandspit and the ferry across to historic Kawau island;
10 Minutes to the colonial village of Warkworth with it's Art & Craft galleries, local shopping and restaurants;
13 minutes to Omaha's white sandy beach and also it's estuary side with boat ramp plus 18 hole Golf & Tennis courts;
20 minutes to the small fishing village of Leigh with it's diving and glass-bottom boat trips at Goat island marine reserve, fabulous Leigh Sawmill Café and Restaurant and horseback riding along the pristine beach of Pakiri;
or 25 minutes to the wondrous unspoilt nature reserve of Tawharanui Regional park.
There is so much you can do while visiting. Shopping, movies, wine tasting, visiting local artists/galleries, dining, horse riding, sight seeing, golf, tennis, swimming, snorkelling, scuba diving, or you can just do nothing! That is the beauty of a stay at Bella Vista....
You can go to www.matakanacoast.com for further information on all of the local attractions and activities in the area.