Karikari Beach is a beautiful white sandy beach. The area holds many sites significant to local maori and early European settlement (whaling, gum-digging, fishing).

From the nearby Puheke Hill, the highest point in the area, you can get extensive views of Karikari Bay, Puheke Bay to the east and Karikari Beach to the west. On a clear day, you can see the entire Karikari Peninsula with Doubtless Bay to the southeast and Rangaunu Bay to the southwest.