Getting around
Unless you’re behind the wheel, transport around East Cape can be ponderous, especially on weekends, but couriers regularly link Opotiki with Gisborne via Hicks Bay.
Coastal View Couriers (06-864 4654) runs between Opotiki and Hicks Bay ($40, three hours, 2pm from Opotiki, 6.30am from Hicks Bay, Monday to Friday). Polly’s Passenger Couriers (06-864 4728) continues from here to Gisborne ($40, 3½ hours, 6.30am from Hicks Bay, 1pm from Gisborne, Monday to Friday). Cook’s Couriers (06-864 4711) covers the same route ($40, 3½ hours, 7.30am from Hicks Bay, 2pm from Gisborne, Monday to Saturday).
An alternative is Kiwi Experience (09-366 9830; www.kiwiexperience.com; $340), which runs the four-day ‘East As’ backpacker bus leaving from Taupo or Rotorua.
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