Pilot Bay Beach — Attraction in North Island

a safe place to swim if you don't want to contend with the waves of the mount Beach on the other side. at pilot bay you can hire a small yacht, a kayak, stand up paddle board, or a floating trike to go and explore the Harbour in. one time I was there and some orca came right up close to the beach! down the end there is a wharf you can fish off - my mate and I caught a big kingfish off there once! there is also an ice cream shop, fish n chip shop, and a decent restaurant there too. it is close to the mount so you can walk up pilot bay, around the mount and head back down into mount central to get food or do retail shopping. pilot bay has bbqs...

We love the place it really is the essence of Tauranga our city would not be the same without it.we love to part up there watch the shipping go off to all parts of the world. Sometimes we like to walk the Mount track that is always enjoyable and the people we meet are always friendly even the ones from other lands. A takeaway lunch from the Kwangchow that we enjoy in the car tops our morning visit off as we watch the local lasses enjoying the safest beach in the country with their little ones. Need I say more I don't think so it really is a paradise to us who were once Jaffas until we...

Beautiful spot at the base of Mount Maunganui that offers scenic views. There’s a boardwalk to stroll along, a grassy area for the kids to play on, plenty of sandy beach, seating, toilet facilities and drinking fountains. There’s limited parking though so the earlier you arrive the better. We visited on a Saturday morning and there were plenty of vendors there offering paddle boarding, jet skis, cattermeran hire etc. Lots of activities on offer or just enjoy the leisurely walk along the path u der the beautiful...