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Hawke's Bay

NEW ZEALAND
  • CURRENCY New Zealand Dollars
  • LANGUAGE English
  • WEATHER
  • FLYING TIME 28 hrs 30 mins
  • TIME ZONE GMT + 12

Hawke's Bay is best viewed through a rose tinted wine glass!

Tailor Made Holidays to Hawke's Bay

At Inspiration Holidays, we pride ourselves on tailoring holidays to Hawke's Bay that are designed around your needs and expectations and not ours. We have a range of Hawke's Bay holiday offers that we have negotiated special or exclusive deals on. We can also arrange multi centre Hawke's Bay holiday itineraries as well as tours and excursions in Hawke's Bay. For more information on our Hawke's Bay holidays, call an Inspiration Holidays tailor-made expert on and speak to one of our reservation experts who will be able to help you plan the perfect holiday in Hawke's Bay.

Destination Overview

Overview

Travel to the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand for a holiday in Hawke's Bay, a region that is blessed with sunny weather, black sand beaches, sheltered coastal plains and long established vineyards. 

Holidays to Hawke's Bay are an easy add on to most new Zealand itineraries as flights operate daily from Christchurch, Auckland and Wellington. Hawke's Bay boasts stunning sunrises and those golden rays are not only loved by visitors on a Hawke's Bay holiday but also by the farmers responsible for growing an abundance of fruit. The area is famous for fine chardonnay and cabernet sauvignon and someone famously once remarked: Hawke's Bay is best viewed through a rose tinted wine glass! The abundance of locally grown produce means there are a lot of gourmet goodies to explore and tourists on Hawke's Bay holidays usually begin at the seaside cafes that offer a range of culinary treats.

Art Deco Architecture

Discover unique Mauri influenced Art Deco Architecture in Napier and Hastings during your holiday to Hawke's Bay. Napier is also a great resting point and an opportunity to discover some of the many vineyards that are dotted along the Classic New Zealand Wine Trail.

The Cycling Capital of New Zealand

A stable climate, bike-friendly terrain and modest average wind speed make holidays in Hawke's Bay a great destination for cyclists. Hawke’s Bay caters for all cyclists from the serious and experienced to casual leisure riders who just want to have some fun. The extensive network of over 70 kilometres of high quality off-road recreational walkways and cycleways is currently being extended with the addition of two official New Zealand Cycle Trails that will provide a further 65 kilometres of track.

When to visit Hawke's Bay

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Hawke's Bay

Do you need inspiration for when to go on holiday to Hawke's Bay? Give the team of experts at Inspiration Holidays a call and we will help you plan your Hawke's Bay holiday at the best time of year for your requirements. Although our Hawke's Bay holiday search tool will allow you to search for Hawke's Bay holiday prices upto 11 months in advance, we can also price holidays to Hawke's Bay for 2025 and 2026. We can advise on the best time to travel on your Hawke's Bay holiday based on Hawke's Bay weather, special events in Hawke's Bay or even when the crowds in Hawke's Bay are at their lowest.

When to visit Hawke's Bay

Hawke's Bay

Hawke's Bay's long, hot summers and cool winters offer the best weather for growing grapes.

The climate is dry and temperate. Hawke's Bay is renowned for its horticulture with large orchards and vineyards on the plains. In the hilly parts of the region sheep and cattle farming predominates, with forestry blocks in the roughest areas. Mid-November through mid-April is the best time in central and eastern North Island. The weather is balmy and everything is open. This is also the season for vineyard festivals, so keep an eye on the local calendars. Try to avoid the school holidays (from mid-December to late January), when the roads and hotels get clogged with Kiwi holidaymakers. To see the gannet colony at Cape Kidnappers, you need to go between October and March, when the birds are nesting and raising their young. Hawke's Bay and Gisborne can be remarkably mild in winter, but Rotorua and Taupo can get quite cold.

Top Attractions

You haven't been to a destination until you have seen its most famous attractions! The team at Inspiration Holidays have put together our recommendations of some of the top attractions in Hawke's Bay. If you are looking for advice about the attactions you should visit during your holiday in Hawke's Bay, give one of our tailor made holiday experts a call on