Big Dan Guiding Services

Experience one hour of awesome jet boating and view the majestic scenery at the Motu River.

Our experienced guide will transport you by Canadian canoe to abundant trout fisheries in the scenic rivers and lakes of the Eastern Bay of Plenty.

Te Papaka pa is rich in Ngāti Awa history. From the summit, a magnificent panorama landward and seaward avails. Nowadays the site is no longer inhabited but is open to sightseers.  

Experience the fun and thrill of the surfing lifestyle at beautiful West End, Ohope Beach. Local qualified instructors will teach individuals or groups.

Muriwai is a loved and honoured ancestress of the Mataatua tribes whose mana has endured down the centuries.

This mural is a collaboration with Ushy Ushy from the Cook Islands and is about the migration of the waka from the Cook Islands to the Bay of Plenty, and keeping the connection alive between all of us. 

The spectaular Tarawera Falls is a 35-metre high waterfall on the Tarawera River that flows out of Lake Tarawera and across a lava flow

Hidden within this complex mural by American street artist Brian Gonnella, Taurahere Tangata, are many stories, references, and important Tīpuna of the Kopeopeo area.