Auckland Airport 2 hr 37
Coromandel Peninsula (17 min)
Stunning beaches, dense forest & some of the last wild populations of the Kiwi bird. Mercury Bay (35 min) Lonely Bay (35 min) New Chums Beach (36 min)
Remote, picturesque 0.6-mi.-long beach in a bay accessed via rugged headland & forest. Banana Boat water activities Whitianga (9 min) Whitianga Mountainbike Park (6 min) Otama Beach and Reserve (23 min) Te Whanganui-A-Hei (Cathedral Cove) Marine Reserve (36 min)
Beach, snorkeling, and kayaking Bread & Butter Gallery (12 min)
Art museum and art The Waterworks (38 min)
Quirky place with water-powered inventions, a playground & a swimming hole, plus an organic cafe. Mercury Bay Museum (13 min)
Charming displays on the history of fishing & other regional industries, plus a gift shop. Whiti Farm Park (12 min)
Park and zoo Shakespeare Cliff Lookout (35 min) Mercury Bay Art Escape, Coromandel Peninsula (16 min) | 
