Tumu Toka Curioscape - Waikawa

This place was great for a light lunch, and a coffee out of the wind.. Very pleasant staff, and we didn't check out the full range of food. The sea side experience is fantastic, and the ability to roam over it is just wonderful. I expect it will get locked down at some point, as I'm not sure how sustainable such access is. We were there for a low tide. At high tide, I think you'll see much much less. The yellow eyed penguins are around only at dusk or dawn, and I am nervous about disturbing any of such a small population. There are only 300 breeding pairs this is marginal.

Tumu Toka CurioScape is a place where you can relax, thing and plan your trip in the nice atmosphere. Restaurant Cafe breakfast was delicious; coffee was good. It was nice start point even we had rain and cold from early morning. Museum is wonderful. We could enjoy short, high quality films about animals, forest, local people. We were fascinated by the film about things that local people made from ocean algae and tree bark and what ‘ancient fish’ they found in the local rivers! How they live together with nature! My 4 years old daughter was fascinated by everything at the exhibition! We had learning and fun time together! Thank you the crew of the Tumu Toka CurioScape!

Great location to have a breakfast while touring the coast. The best breakfast sausage I have had in a long time! Tastes as good as it looks!

Great asset to Curio Bay! The new cafe and interactive museum are an asset to Curio Bay! Great to finally have a restaurant there and they're also planning guided walks etc. I had the seafood chowder and it was delicious!

Awesome natural campground right by the beach. We swam with dolphins on our first swim, an unforgettable experience. I had an amzing meal of eye fillet with rissotto cake and I'm still thinking about it at the restaurant for New years eve dinner, and took a learning journey through The Gateway, an interactive museum. Highly recommend supporting this, great for all ages. Also checked out the petrified Forrest. Heaps to see and do here. Favourite part of our trip through the Catlins so far.