We have visited Tira Ora during our 2 month travel across NZ. We have been travelling with the whole family of seven with 5 children 1-15 years old. We travel a lot in different countries. We spent there just 4 days, but it was really something unforgettable. Only after visiting Tira Ora our children claimed they want to come back next year. This is a small piece of nature which is a kind of a self-sufficient peaceful world itself. Lost world. You can only get there by boat or by plane. While being in Tira Ora we were wrapped around with Melissa's kind care. She adopted us for their family Xmas night and it was adorable. Magic of this place brought us a wonderful healing. Despite of the rain children enjoyed fishing and we are all together kayaking, hiking, animal watching and feeding. We new a lot about the history of the area. Highly recommended for NZ travellers to visit this place even you are very tight in time, you'll never regret.