Big Dan Guiding Services

Experience What We Live For!  Whirinaki forest holidays are our passion.

This 18-hole rural golf course sits alongside the Rangitaiki River and provides a very welcoming relaxed atmosphere for every golfer that pops in for a round.

One of New Zealand’s most scenic golf courses, uniquely situated between Pacific Ocean on one side and the beautiful, unspoilt Ohiwa Harbour. 

"I love to wrap images around cabinets where they are seen from all sides"

A popular spot known to locals as 'The Heads' where the Whakatāne River meets the sea.

The western end of Ōhope Beach - commonly just called West End - is the most popular part of the beach.

Join us for dolphin and seal swimming encounters with frequent penguin, sea bird and occasional whale sightings.

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