Whangarei Falls & Kauri Canopy Walk

We had just planned to go to the Matapouri beach on Saturday, but as we headed in that direction we noticed another place from our book and decided to stop since we were already in the area. Whangarei Falls is a tucked away water fall. It has a lush green forest surrounding the falls with steep hilly trails around and a trail that goes all the way down into the water. On a warm sunny day, we would have definitely gone swimming to the base of the fall, but since we had just come from a day at the beach and it had turned cloudy and cool we decided to watch others enjoying it =)  We got a great workout from the steep hills from the emerald pool hike and the Kauri Canopy Walk. We were all starving after our workouts and day of fun so we headed into their small town for some Chinese food for the adults and fried chicken & fried potatoes for the kids. We were all happy after a long and fun adventurous day!