This house is in an amazing location, with a beautiful garden area full of native birds like tui, kereru and bellbird. A great spot to just relax but there are also lots of walks in and around Akaroa. The shops begin after a 5-10 minute walk downhill from the house so it would be easy to have a day just exploring Akaroa- there is a lot of history and plenty of things to do. We went to Hinewai Reserve, which is a great place to visit if you like the outdoors and want to see the amazing work done by Hugh Wilson. Also worth a visit is the museum in Okains Bay. You could easily spend a week at Vicki’s place.