Testimonials

“Fantastic friendly place with heaps of facilities and nice touches.  Great little kitchen and TV area, plenty to do on a wet day.  Shame we didn't get the time to enjoy the Spa but enjoyed the beer and a game of pool at the local pub !!” Nigel + Jackie, England

“Great place to refresh after 3 days tramping at Mt Owen.  Enjoyable camp and village.  Generous extras here.  Liked the spacious unisex showers !  Nice cabins ! Thanks. Will come back and recommend for future tramping”  Richard + Gabriela, Wellington NZ

“The first Dutch of the season have arrived !  Been here for an hour now, and already loving it !  Wish you all the best !  Thanks”  Jeroen & Wanda from Holland

“Fantastic site, thank you both very very much—Hopefully see you soon !!!” Heather, Steve, Rhiannon & Ruby, UK

“I can’t thank you enough for your hospitality and kindness ! There’s no other place I would rather be when away from my family at Christmas than with yours ! Thanks again for everything ! Hope to see you again !! Love Missa, Atikokan, Canada

“This campground has everything you need plus more. Very obliging management. Great location in a beautifulvalley. What a good thing Motueka was full ! We’ll start here next time. Thank you” Patricia & Kevin, Melbourne, Australia 

“Thank you once again for your hospitality during our time at Tapawera.  We really enjoyed our stay. You live in a lovely part of the country” Neil and Shona Birch, Dunedin NZ 

“Luper jeux pour enfants et jolie place de camping.  J’aime ce camping car il est bien organsier et beau” Adele Perus, France

“The best place we saw while traveling through NZ for 1.5 months.  Especially the details and the well equipped kitchen were awesome. Thanks for a great evening here !” Alex + Nina, Germany

“They don't come any better than this, 5 and a half months travelling” Geoff, UK cyclist heading north

“Great place for our cycle group—thanks very much. p.s. Love the name too”  Eric O’Higgins, Canada

“Ein nettes campground mit netten Host, schoen Spa. Thanx” Ingrid & Dieter, Germany

“Spent 3 periods here over 3 weeks recovering from Tramping. Great hospitality from Tina & Colin and great service with transport to and from the tracks and Nelson. Couldn’t be better for backpackers with no transport” Sue & Tony, Kendal, UK

“Friendly and helpful people, good kitchen with everything in it. Lara the 5 year old loves the playground, and snow covered mountains at the back. Had shower of rain but the sun came out to dry us out. Nice and peacefull here” The Heymann Family from Australia
“p.s. The biggest showers we ever saw in a cv park”

“This camping was great after the Abel Tasman Coastal Track ! A nice place to feel home. Very nice people.  Thank you !” Anaud et Pauline, France

“Nice facilities. Appreciated your hospitality” Rob & Anne Gough, Quorrobolong, NSW Australia

“A very enjoyable 2 nights stay. The second time we have stayed here, & confirms our belief it’s one of the best little camps around”  Trevor Lewis plus 3 sons & one grandson ! (Nelson, Christchurch & Queenstown)

“Rotem and Ben liked this place a lot, and enjoyed its warmth. A very beautiful thing you got going here !  Keep up the spirit”  Ben & Rotem, Israel

“Very comfortable. Everyone enjoyed hospitality. Many thanks” 3rd Age Adventures, Timaru (NZ) party of 16