So far we have been really impressed with the western beaches near Auckland, having visited Piha, Bethells and Karekare beaches already. Last weekend we visited the southernmost of the western beaches, Whatipu, for the first time.
The beach was stunning and was quite quiet compared to the others, probably because it was a bit harder to get to. It took around 35-40 minutes to drive there and the last 6-7 km were on unsealed roads. We stopped at Huia Lookout Point on the way, which gave a great view of Manukau Harbour.
We went for a nice walk along the part of the beach – it goes on for many km’s – and will definitely be returning to do some walking/running on some of the trails in the area.
