The squat white cast-iron lighthouse on the cliff at the tip of the cape is the headline image of every brochure of the New Zealand far north. It marks the meeting point of the Tasman Sea and the Pacific Ocean — and on most days the seam where they meet is clearly visible as a white line of choppy water curving out to sea.
A signposted walking path runs from the car park down to the lighthouse, about 800 metres each way along the headland. Look out over the cliffs and you'll see the gnarled old pohutukawa tree that, according to Māori tradition, the spirits of the dead descend before departing for Hawaiki. The lighthouse is automated and not open to the public, but the view from the platform around it is the reason to come.