Auckland Airport 2 hr 27
Tokatea Hill Lookout (14 min) Viewpoint on a hiking trail overlooking a scenic bay, forest & former WWII marine surveillance area. Kauri Block Walk (3 min) Native Kauri trees can be seen along this walking trail that stretches up above the harbor. Coromandel Mining & Historic Museum (8 min) Heritage museum in an 1897 building exploring the area's gold-mining history via photos & artifacts. Whanganui Island (12 min) Coromandel Zipline Tours (5 min) Tucks Bay (7 min) Coromandel Peninsula (44 min) Stunning beaches, dense forest & some of the last wild populations of the Kiwi bird. Waiau Kauri Grove (16 min) Scenic area of kauri forest featuring a popular swimming hole with a waterfall, plus a trail. Ōamaru Bay (10 min) Motutere / Castle Rock (27 min) New Chums Beach (24 min) Remote, picturesque 0.6-mi.-long beach in a bay accessed via rugged headland & forest. The Waterworks (11 min) Quirky place with water-powered inventions, a playground & a swimming hole, plus an organic cafe. Waiau Falls (15 min) Driving Creek (6 min) Original pottery murals line the track of this small train ride with scenic mountain & gulf views. |