Decanter Bay, approximately an hour’s drive from the outskirts of Christchurch, is a small semi- isolated bay on the northern side of Banks Peninsula, 5 minutes to the north of Little Akaloa. These bays are known as the Eastern Bays. The bay faces north and is open to the sea which gives it many moods from large swells and waves to gentle calm.

The feature that sets the bay apart from other bays is the outcrop of rock pinnacles that jut out into the sea off the headland. They are known as the ‘Decanter Rocks’ because one of the rocks closely resembles a whisky or sherry decanter. Many people believe Decanter Bay is the most picturesque of the Banks Peninsula bays.

Akaroa, Banks Peninsula’s best known tourist town with shops and restaurants is 35 minutes drive from Decanter Bay.

There are four dwellings in the bay, one being the bach and one being the residence of your hosts, Steve and Kylie Harris. The surrounding land is rural farmland.