Tumu Toka Curioscape - Waikawa

Went with little to no expectations about the food and service however, pleasantly surprised with how good the service was! The staff was very pleasant, cheerful and nothing was too much trouble for her. She went out of her way to make meals gluten free and checked for any dietary restrictions. The food was good but the service made the dining experience a lot more enjoyable!

In general, we liked the place. Staff was friendly, cakes tasted good. The only thing we were surprised about was the way they serve coffee cocoa and sugar were basically all over the plate and it didn't look good in our opinion.

This place was great for a light lunch, and a coffee out of the wind.. Very pleasant staff, and we didn't check out the full range of food. The sea side experience is fantastic, and the ability to roam over it is just wonderful. I expect it will get locked down at some point, as I'm not sure how sustainable such access is. We were there for a low tide. At high tide, I think you'll see much much less. The yellow eyed penguins are around only at dusk or dawn, and I am nervous about disturbing any of such a small population. There are only 300 breeding pairs this is marginal.

Tumu Toka CurioScape is a place where you can relax, thing and plan your trip in the nice atmosphere. Restaurant Cafe breakfast was delicious; coffee was good. It was nice start point even we had rain and cold from early morning. Museum is wonderful. We could enjoy short, high quality films about animals, forest, local people. We were fascinated by the film about things that local people made from ocean algae and tree bark and what ‘ancient fish’ they found in the local rivers! How they live together with nature! My 4 years old daughter was fascinated by everything at the exhibition! We had learning and fun time together! Thank you the crew of the Tumu Toka CurioScape!

Lovely place. Nice campsite but the sites are on very steep slopes for a campsite. Also powered sites are rock hard so no tent camping with power unless you have a big RV. Be aware that you cannot use the kitchens and bathrooms between 11 and 2 which is quite strictly enforced by the staff. First we got notification 3 minutes before 11 that we had to finish breakfast. Then I was requested to leave the shower at 2.10 since they were not ready yet. I understand having to clean but not allowing to use the bathroom for hours on end is a bit too much to ask IMHO. Scenery makes up for some of it.