Ngahere Hou

Host Ian made us very welcome from the outset. We walked from Portage Bay to the accommodation, a gentle 11km walk, opting for the road rather than QCT, purely because we wanted to see firsthand the damage from last year's floods. We loved arriving, part the olive trees to the yurt. Beautiful inside, quirky and relaxing. Ian had the woodfire spa already fired. From there is was just chilling, with a quick swim at high tide. We took advantage of the pizzas that night. The morning brought bird song and fresh bread, jams and croissants. Another beautiful find in the Sounds
Nov 26th, 2021

Fascinating place. Very steep and slippery trail down from the ridge. Loved the outdoor shower and breakfast (homemade croissants, sourdough, eggs and bacon provided - cook yourself) and a great host. However quite expensive for the summerhouse given not much privacy from any groups staying in the yurt (breakfast table was 1m from our door). The hot tub didnt really get hot after 4 hours and swimming in Kenepuru sound only works at very high tide. We hired kayaks and paddled to Portage the next day which was a lovely change, but the directions werent that great and with no map, we went 1.2 km past our destination and had to battle back into a strong headwind to get there.
Mar 31st, 2023

Nov 19th, 2022

Ian was an amicable host and cooked some pretty tasty pizzas(just need to adjust the prices online they say $25 on one page and $30 on another). The hot tub was great, the freshly baked bread and OJ was good too. Theres a lot of friendly Wekas around. The Yurt was definitely a highlight to match the ethereal ambient golden silence and sacred waters of Kenepuru Sound. It had the Nicest smelling long drop Ive been.
Jul 14th, 2022

Dec 10th, 2021