Moturiki Island Walk

We really enjoyed our short walk from Mount Maunganui’s main beach to the end of Moturiki Island. We crossed the man made sand bridge, don’t worry, you won’t get wet feet no matter what the tides are doing, there is plenty of sand to keep the sea at bay.

We just followed the path that basically runs right through the middle of Moturiki Island to the very end, where you can walk no further. We walked the length of Moturiki Island in around 15 mins, that’s if you didn’t stop and take photos and admire the views. I think it actually took us way more like 30mins to soak in all the amazing sights. 

Our walk on the well marked track took us through a bit of low bush arriving at a whole bunch of rocks poking out from the ground. If you’re keen, you can climb over them to enjoy a better view, we didn’t risk it, I’m not that good on my feet. There might be quite a few people fishing from the rocks it’s a good place to make a catch.

We were told to check out the blowhole at the end, but the tide wasn’t in far enough for there to be any excitement going on. We could clearly see the mountain of Mauao – that’s the big hill we typically call “Mount Maunganui” at the end of the peninsular. We’ve also done two terrific walks at the Mount, one right around the base and one to the very top at the summit, both excellent.