Puketapu Lookout

Good view over Whakatane

This is a good place to get a good view over Whakatane. You can get there easily on foot via the steps from Canning Street and following the footpath on Hillcrest Road.

Great views

Steep narrow road, but be brave and try it, worth the views from the top and photo opportunity. Handy to town, I drove from the top end coming down to the views. Not many parking spots though.

Fabulous views of water and inland

Well worth the trip up to the lookout. You gain a much better appreciation of the overall area with both inland and water views. Access is by 2 ways...you can drive to the lookout (very small parking ...

One of the best LookOut at Whakatane

Wrong name in TA, it should be PUKETAPU, not PuketapA. Anyway this lookout on top of the rock hill gives a really picturesque view, a place to catch excellent photos of north side of the city centre t...

More great views

The steps up a rather steep but it doesn't take long to reach the top, and part of the way is sheltered. Along the way up there is a bench which is a good spot to sit and relax. Above us was a nest wi...