Patangata Valley is 12 minutes from Waipawa in Central Hawke's Bay and just under 4 hours drive from Wellington.
The safari-style tent sits high on a ridge on Tirohanga Farm - capturing stunning north-west views out over the Hawke's Bay countryside, Tukituki River and the Ruahine Ranges.
The interior of the tent is spacious - containing a luxurious king-size bed and comfortable sitting area. A changing/luggage area at the rear of the tent leads to an ensuite bathroom.
At the front of the tent, a large covered deck includes a well-equipped lean-to kitchen to the side. An outdoor bath on the other side is perfectly positioned to take in the expansive views and setting sun.
Patangata Valley is a place to relax. Toast marshmallows on the outdoor fire. Soak in the outdoor bath. Reconnect with nature and the seasons. Enjoy the heat of the Hawke's Bay Summer, the changing colours of Autumn and the cosiness of a log burning fire in Winter.
FROM $295 p/n
280 Hautope Road, Omakere 4271
Patangata Valley is 12 minutes from Waipawa in Central Hawke's Bay.
Follow the Google Maps directions to the address and once you arrive, enter through the locked gate and follow the 150m long driveway to the campsite.
You will receive a pre-arrival email with the code for the gate lock at the entrance and your host's contact details 5-days prior to your stay.
Note: If you have booked within 5 days and haven't received a pre-arrival email shortly after booking, please email us at [email protected].
Check-in: 3pm
Check-out: 10:30am
The tent sleeps two adults in a king-size bed.
Full linen, towels, and bedding are supplied. The sheets are 100% cotton and the duvet inner is feather & down. Extra wool blankets and a comforter blanket are also provided.
The kitchen is a covered lean-to area located on the front deck. There is a two-ring gas cooker and Weber BBQ provided for cooking. A solar-powered fridge is provided for cool food storage. A coffee plunger is also available for guest-use.
All the pots, pans and utensils you'll need for cooking and eating are provided.
Some pantry basics are supplied - olive oil, salt, pepper, garden herbs and fresh eggs.
The tent has an ensuite bathroom at the rear, with a flushing toilet, vanity and shower. An outdoor bath is at the front of the deck
A separate bathroom cabin has a shower, vanity, basin and pleasant-to-use composting toilet. Hot water is heated via a gas califont.
Towels are provided.
Patangata Valley is fully off-grid with a solar system providing lighting for the tent and kitchen. There are USB docks beside the bed for charging phones. While there should be plenty of power for lighting during your stay, you will need to conserve to avoid running out.
Yes, there is good mobile phone reception.
There is an enclosed outdoor wood fire and a log burner inside the tent to keep you cosy on those colder nights, but bear in mind that the fire will die down overnight. A feather and down duvet, hot water bottles, and plenty of blankets will keep you warm in bed.
Patangata Valley is open for winter stays, but bear in mind that you're booking an off-grid escape - without the usual luxuries of a fully powered home. Glamping is still a form of camping!
Patangata Valley has lots of warm bedding, hot water bottles, a wood burner in the tent, and many other elements to make your stay cosy and atmospheric. If you book a stay in winter, bring your sense of adventure, brush up on your fire-lighting skills, and be prepared for the elements!
Yes - Patangata Valley has an outdoor fireplace area which is a great place to relax with a glass of wine and a bag of marshmallows at the end of the day. It is dependent on the time of year and conditions though, and at certain times of the year, it may be unavailable due to higher than normal fire risk.
Patangata Valley is not suitable for children and is a strictly adults-only site. The one exception to this rule is for non-mobile babies under 6 months with BYO bedding and portacot. If you are bringing your non-mobile baby, you'll need to mention this in the comments box when you book.
If you're looking for a safe family-friendly glamping site, select the family icon in the search bar on our 'find your escape' page to easily find them.
Patangata Valley has a 'no dog' policy.
If you're looking for dog-friendly glamping, check out some of our other Canopy Camping Escapes sites that welcome dogs - you can select the 'dog-friendly' filter in the search bar to easily find them.
Patangata Valley is very private. You can see the woolshed and yards approximately 1km away, but apart from that, it's just you, the farm animals and the views.
You'll be able to drive a 2WD vehicle right up the tent for easy coming and going. The driveway is approximately 150m from the roadside entrance.
Patangata Valley Glamping is set on a working farm, with hazards both farm related (ie. machinery and animals) and natural (ie. Ongaonga/stinging nettle). You'll need to exercise caution, as there are specific water hazards, such as troughs and streams and electric fences. For your own safety please do not touch any farm machinery, and do not enter any buildings on the property.
All Year Round:
Sorry! Patangata Valley has a standard minimum stay period of two nights, with no exceptions.
Public Holiday Weekends:
The minimum booking period for long weekends such as Labour Weekend, Anniversary Weekend, etc is 3 nights. The minimum booking period for Easter is 4 nights. There are sometimes longer minimum stay periods across Christmas and New Year and these will be specified in the online availability calendar.
Our minimum night policies are strictly adhered to. Please note that there are no exceptions to the policies outlined below for Patangata Valley.
All Year Round:
Patangata Valley has a standard minimum stay period of 2 nights with no exceptions.
Public Holiday Weekends:
The minimum booking period for long weekends such as Labour Weekend, Anniversary Weekend, etc is 3 nights. The minimum booking period for Easter is 4 nights. There are sometimes longer minimum stay periods across Christmas and New Year and these will be specified in the online availability calendar.
All Year Round:
The nightly rate is $295 for up to two people.
Infants under 6 months with their own portacot and bedding are free of charge.
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1.2 By making a booking through our website (here) (Website), you, as the person making the booking, agree to be bound by these terms and conditions (Booking Conditions).
1.3 Canopy Camping Escapes enters into these Booking Conditions as an agent for the Host. That means that you are making an agreement with the Host for the use of its property. Anything Canopy Camping Escapes does (including enforcing any of the Host’s rights), it does so as agent for the Host and is not a party to your agreement with the Host.
1.4 In these terms:
2.1 If you book within 28 Days of your check-in time, full payment via credit or debit card (VISA/Mastercard) is required at the time of booking. If you book more than 28 Days prior to your check-in time, a deposit of 10% is required to confirm your booking and secure the property. This will be charged to your credit or debit card (VISA/Mastercard) at the time of booking. A credit or debit card (VISA/Mastercard) payment surcharge of up to 2.5% will be applied to all credit or debit card (VISA/Mastercard) payments.
2.2 Bookings are considered confirmed once you have made your online booking and payment and we have sent an email to the address provided to us which confirms both the payment and your booking details. If you do not receive a confirmation email, please contact us as soon as possible. However, we (as agent for the Host) reserve the right to cancel any booking within 12 Days of the confirmation email where we discover that you, or any of your guests, has previously breached these Booking Conditions in relation to a previous booking. In that case, you will receive an email advising you that the booking has been declined, and the full amount paid by you at the time of booking will be refunded to the credit or debit card (VISA/Mastercard) you provided during the booking process.
2.3 If you book more than 28 Days prior to your check-in time, the remaining balance of your stay will be due 28 Days prior to your check in time. An email reminder will be sent to you at this time requesting payment for the outstanding balance. The reminder email gives you the option to pay the remaining balance by A2A (Internet Banking) or credit or debit card (VISA/Mastercard). If your payment has not been received within 24 hours, the remaining balance will automatically be charged to the credit or debit card (VISA/Mastercard) used at the time of booking. Please note: a 2.5% credit or debit card (VISA/Mastercard) payment surcharge is applied to all payments made by credit or debit card (VISA/Mastercard). Credit/Debit Card data is held in a secure and encrypted environment.
2.4 If any amount is not paid when due, you will forfeit your deposit and your booking will be cancelled.
3.1 Your 10% deposit (or 10% of the value of your stay if you have paid in full) is non-refundable, however it can be transferred to another booking made within 12 months of the date of confirmation of your original booking, if you cancel your stay more than 21 Days prior to your check-in time.
3.2 Cancellation or date changes by you that are between 3 and 21 Days prior to your check-in time will result in 50% of the total cost of your stay being charged. Cancellation or date changes made 3 Days (72 hours) or less prior to your check-in time will result in 100% of the total cost of your stay being charged.
3.3 Date changes made more than 21 Days prior to your check-in time are allowed without forfeit of any amounts paid.
3.4 Force Majeure
You are entitled to a full refund if you need to cancel for the following reasons:
Road closure. If at 1pm on the day before your arrival, a road on your route to your accommodation is designated by Waka Kotahi as closed or for essential travel only, and there is no detour, or the detour adds more than two hours to your travel according to the Waka Kotahi Journey Planner.
Metservice RED Weather Warning. If at 1pm on the day before your arrival, the Metservice has issued a RED warning/forecast in either your home region or the region of your accommodation, for either the day of your arrival or departure.
Natural disasters in New Zealand. Natural disasters such as cyclones, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, and other severe and abnormal natural events causing large scale disruption of essential services and/or transport, specifically impacting your travel to or from your accommodation.
4.1 Exceptional or unforeseen circumstance
Hosts reserve the right to cancel a booking at any time in the event of exceptional or unforeseen circumstances. This right will only be exercised in good faith and in exceptional circumstances such as:
(a) Any alteration to the property or its surroundings which may pose a safety risk for the guest.
(b) Unexpected damage or destruction at the property.
(c) A death in the Host family.
(d) Our relationship with the Host ends for any other reason.
In the unlikely event a Host cancels under this clause, the guest may elect to receive a full refund or to credit the booking to another available date or Escape. The Host’s liability will be limited to the refund of amounts paid for any part of your stay that is cancelled.
4.2 Cancellation for breach
Hosts may terminate a booking at any time if they, or we, reasonably believe that there is, or has been, a breach of these Booking Conditions by you or any guest or visitor. Where a Host cancels under this clause, all amounts paid are forfeited and, where such termination occurs during the rental period, you and all guests and visitors must immediately leave the property.
5.1 Accommodation is often situated on working farms and there are hazards both natural and man-made. You accept that you, and any guests or visitors, enter the property at your own risk.
5.2 Participation by you and any guests or visitors in activities, such as, outdoor baths, climbing trees, walking on the property and any other activity on the property, is done so at your and their own risk.
5.3 To the extent permitted by law, neither we nor the Host accept any liability for accident, loss of property or personal injury during your stay.
No pets are allowed unless otherwise specified on the Website listing. Most accommodation is situated on working farms and therefore are not suitable for visiting pets.
GST of 15% (where the accommodation is GST-registered) is included in the daily per night cost. A tax receipt will be supplied by Canopy Camping Escapes if requested.
8.1 Guests have a licence to occupy the Property for the paid holiday period only. You are responsible for ensuring that you and they arrive no earlier than the check-in date, and leave no later than the check-out time, specified on the Website.
8.2 You are required to, and must ensure that all guests and any approved day visitors, observe the rules and procedures in relation to the property:
8.3 You must, and must ensure that all guests and any approved visitors, take all reasonable and proper care of the property and its furniture, fittings and effects and leave them in the same state of repair, condition, cleanliness and tidiness as at the commencement of the rental period. Where the property has not been left in the same state of repair, condition, cleanliness and tidiness as at the commencement of the rental period, you will be required to pay an additional cleaning cost of $100 which may be charged to the credit or debit card used at the time of booking.
8.4 You are required to inform Canopy Camping Escapes of any damage or breakage occurring during the rental period in or around the property promptly so that it can be repaired and replaced for the next booking. You must reimburse the Host for the reasonable costs of replacement or repair of any damage caused by you or any guests or visitors and such costs may be charged to the credit or debit card (VISA/Mastercard) used at the time of booking.
8.5 You must ensure that any access information in relation to a property (including any access codes, location of keys, etc) is kept confidential and not disclosed to any person.
8.6 Smoking is not permitted anywhere on the properties.
8.7 The Host may access the property during the rental period to the extent reasonably necessary to undertake repairs or replacement or where we or the Host have reason to believe these Booking Terms are not being complied with.
8.8 The number of guests staying at the Escape overnight must be the same as the number of guests included in the booking. Any day visitors must be approved by the Host prior to your stay. No overnight visitors are permitted.
8.9 You and all guests and any approved day visitors must behave in a proper, appropriate and legal manner with due respect to the Host, the Property, other guests and neighbouring properties and neighbours, and Canopy Camping Escapes’ staff and representatives.
If you encounter any issues or problems during your stay, you must first contact the Host to try to resolve the issue. The Host should be given the opportunity to address and fix the problem before any further steps are taken.
If you decide to leave the accommodation early due to an issue without first contacting the Host to resolve it, you will not be entitled to compensation. Essentially, if you don’t give the Host a chance to fix the problem, you cannot expect financial reimbursement for leaving early.
If you have a complaint that you'd like to alert Canopy Camping Escapes about after your stay, please contact us promptly at [email protected] with details of the complaint. As an agent, we will be the initial contact between you and the Host but may need to put you in direct contact to resolve any issues.
To the extent permitted by law, as agent for the Hosts, we have no liability, to you or any other person, in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise:
Your rights are against the Host, not Canopy Camping Escapes.
If, for any reason, Canopy Camping Escapes has any liability to you under or in relation to these Booking Terms or your stay, to the extent permitted by law, our liability is limited to the 20% of the amount paid by you in relation to the relevant booking.
Any liability the Host has to you under or in relation to these Booking Conditions or your stay is, to the extent permitted by law, limited to refund of amounts paid by you for the relevant booking and shall not extend to any other costs or loss incurred by you or any guest or other person.
Gift vouchers expire if not redeemed within 2 years of purchase. If a booking paid for using a gift voucher is cancelled, any refund will be by way of a gift voucher with the same expiry date as the original gift voucher. Gift vouchers are not refundable or redeemable for cash and cannot be transferred or on-sold.
These Booking Conditions are governed by New Zealand law and the New Zealand courts have exclusive jurisdiction.
We may amend these Booking Conditions at any time. Any changes shall apply to bookings made from the date of such changes. You are responsible for familiarising yourself with these Booking Conditions each time you make a booking.
Patangata Valley is self-catering. Just bring your own food and cook meals using the equipment provided in the kitchen. You'll find all the cutlery, crockery, pots and pans, and utensils that you need.
If you want a break from cooking at any stage, Patangata Tavern (10 minutes drive away) serve good country-style food and drink. The Paper Mulberry Cafe (20 minutes away) is great for coffee and cake.
Waipawa (12 minutes away) is the closest place to stock up on groceries.
Patangata Valley is a place for R&R. Enjoy an outdoor bath while taking in the sensational views - or relax on the deck with a good book.
The Tukituki River is only 2.5km away and ideal for fishing and a freshwater swim on a hot day.
Alternatively, head to the coast and take a dip in the ocean - Pourerere Beach, Shoal Bay, Kairakau, Mangakuri and Blackhead Beach are all within easy driving distance. Surfing, diving and charter fishing are all available at Pourerere Beach, a 25-minute drive away.
Your hosts at Patangata Valley are Andy, Liv and daughter Francesca.
Andy and Liv bought their farm, Tirohanga in 2017. Tirohanga means 'Place of view' which is very apt for this stunning property overlooking the Tukituki River and Central Hawke's Bay hills.
Andy and Liv both grew up in the rural community of Central Hawkes Bay. They love living so close to the Tukituki River, Pourerere Beach and multiple Hawke's Bay towns - Waipawa, Waipukurau, Havelock North and Hastings.
They discovered glamping back in 2015 when they were travelling the world. Whilst travelling through Eastern Africa on a safari, they stayed multiple times in a glamping/permanent camp set up. They both loved the African glamping experience and were excited about bringing that style of travel back to New Zealand.
Patangata Valley Glamping is named for the Patangata sub-region of Hawke's Bay and the beautiful valley the site overlooks.
We absolutely loved our stay at Patangata Valley. The view was beautiful, and the whole setting was very peaceful and serene. Everything was well thought out. We loved the use of the small kitchen area and the outdoor bath. We would highly recommend it and would love to be back!
"Virginia Irwin - 13 Mar 2025
1 / 12
A super relaxing sta. Private, peaceful, very clean and with a very comfy bed.
"Jules Goldsack - 02 Mar 2025
2 / 12
Fantastic spot located in Central Hawke's Bay with amazing views and privacy. A great place to disconnect and reconnect.
"Hamish Graham - 25 Feb 2025
3 / 12
Great place and awesome stay.
"Roy Bates - 19 Feb 2025
4 / 12
Great place to stay and relax with your special person.
"Chris Andrew - 15 Dec 2024
5 / 12
A spacious and comfy tent in the beautiful surroundings. Bliss.
"Jack Beaumont - 10 Dec 2024
6 / 12
We absolutely loved our stay at Patangata Valley, so peaceful! We didn’t have the best weather, but the views were still absolutely stunning. Very comfy bed too! We will definitely be booking again in the future.
"Anna Gartner - 03 Dec 2024
7 / 12
We enjoyed a fantastic, peaceful and relaxing two-night stay. Wish we could have stayed longer! The facility, views and tranquility were amazing. We thoroughly recommend this spot for a break from city life.
"Eric Moroney - 04 Nov 2024
8 / 12
We absolutely loved it! Thoroughly enjoyed our stay and the views are breathtaking.
"Chaun Lelaulu - 29 Oct 2024
9 / 12
I had such a nice time here. It's off the grid but has enough of the basics to make it super comfortable. I loved being surrounded by sheep and the epic view!
"Hazel McCall - 29 Oct 2024
10 / 12
Incredible views and beautiful glamping with all the amenities for a peaceful stay.
"Matthew Stuart - 22 Sep 2024
11 / 12
Beautiful little getaway. It's so quiet and peaceful with amazing views!
"trent miller - 20 Sep 2024
12 / 12
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