Orama
Orama, Great Barrier Island
Tel (09) 429 0063
Website www.orama.org.nz
BUG review
Orama is a private Christian community on Karaka Bay, in a remote and gorgeous part of Great Barrier Island. A huge range of accommodation is available here, from tent sites to large self-contained cottages. Facilities include an outdoor swimming pool, gym with basketball hoops and badminton net and an outdoor trampoline. The backpacker dorms are as no-frills as they come, with tightly crowded beds. There’s an undeniable church recreation-centre feel to some areas, such as the small common room with Christian reading material on the library shelves. Still, it doesn’t appear that heavy-duty proselytizing is on the agenda. Orama does host large conferences, group outings, and spiritual retreats, though. There is a private jetty, and the Orama brochure mentions guests regularly pulling giant snapper out of the bay. As if on cue, we saw a happy fisherman holding up a whopper when we visited. Dinghies, kayaks and other gear can be rented, subject to availability.
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Price
Dorm bed $20-$25
Double/twin cabin $50-$70
Self-contained cottage $50-$220
Camping $10-$15
Prices are in New Zealand and are inclusive of all taxes.
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Last update:
May
15, 2012
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