Cozy caravan retreat with great views set within 10 acre of ecological paradise.

Hey, I'm Nadège, originally from Belgium, I've lived in New Zealand the last 3 years. We live on a 10 acres property which is plenty to share it with guests and still all have our privacy. With Simon, my partner, we love having guests and share the local go to place with them. We are very down to earth, we love our slice of paradise and spend a lot of time outside taking care of our garden and property in general. I'm a deep tissue massage therapist, which can also be a nice extra to your stay with us, either in my studio or on the deck at your accommodation.
Simon on the other hand is an artist landscaper as I like to call it, he sees landscape and nature as arts, and get inspired by it to create landscapes. You will usually find him somewhere lost in the garden. He loves to share about his favorites places and activities in the area. If you havent got any plans yet for your trip, he's the one to talk to with its communicative enthousiasm.

As you drive out of Kerikeri we are just 10min of windy rural roads down into the historical Waimate Valley where many Maori settlements existed and where the Missionaries chose to set up the first buildings, bridges and exotic ochards due to the highly fertile volcanic soil. Even Charles Darwin was here!
Its rolling hills and rivers and clean spring water was a huge attraction, but one of the best attributes is it's location. Privacy! surrounds by farmland and forest, with no neighbours in sight yet close enough to town shops and major retailers, to pop in and get supplies. There is some lovely popular local restaurants and vineyards this side of town, only a few minutes away, along with the newly built Bay of Islands Airport.

Most useful for our guests, and us is the central location to the top travel destinations Northland has on offer, inc some hidden Gems. Including Nga wha Hot springs, Puketi forest, Bay of islands and the West coast with its cycle trails, walks and historical landmarks and buildings

The property is a slice of paradise to us. We are Kaitiaki, (Guardians) of this Whenua (land) and love improving on the ecology to encourage more wildlife and add to the diverse ecosystem made up of wetlands, streams, ancient forests and agroforesty and permaculture techniques implemented.

Central to all the far North for easy day trips, Privacy amongst the rolling 10 acres.
Designed and landscaped grounds with stream side boundary and an ecologist or nature enthusiasts dream.
Bird Hide, artist easels, Yoga deck, méditative shadey brooks and our resident masseuse make it a relaxing digital detox and a place to clear the mind of the stresses of life.
We encourage creativity and have many unique quirky touches to the landscape and architecture to create a little bit more interest by demonstrating the way we can use the environmental resources in a low impact way, and we often upcycle, reuse and promote minimal waste.