About an hour before you reach New Plymouth driving from the North you will come across the little town of Tongaporutu. There is a beautiful freedom camping area for self contained vehicles and a stunning inlet where you can take a walk out to the ocean and view the famous seastacks named the Three Sisters and Elephant Rock.

The Three Sisters and Elephant Rock were originally named when there were three 25 metre rock formations and a separate rock formation shaped like an elephant. Unfortunately in 2016 the elephant lost its trunk due to erosion and years before that one of the 'sisters' was also claimed by the sea.

You can visit the Three Sisters and Elephant Rock on the mid to low tide only, so please do check the tide timetable before you leave. The walk along the inlet out to the rock formations from the Tongaporutu Domain only takes around 10 minutes and is so worth the wet/slightly muddy feet to get there. Mount Taranaki can be seen on a clear day behind these magnificent rock formations and at sunset the golden hues are beautiful and light up the beach and the structures.

Take your wide angle lens for this spot.