Auckland Airport 2 hr 29
Coromandel Peninsula (46 min)
Stunning beaches, dense forest & some of the last wild populations of the Kiwi bird. Coromandel Zipline Tours (3 min) Bread & Butter Gallery (49 min)
Art museum and art Whitianga Mountainbike Park (51 min) Tokatea Hill Lookout (12 min)
Viewpoint on a hiking trail overlooking a scenic bay, forest & former WWII marine surveillance area. Waiau Falls (17 min) Coromandel Mining & Historic Museum (6 min)
Heritage museum in an 1897 building exploring the area's gold-mining history via photos & artifacts. Mercury Bay Museum (49 min)
Charming displays on the history of fishing & other regional industries, plus a gift shop. Motutere / Castle Rock (29 min) Papa Aroha Holiday Park (16 min)
Kayak fishing Waiau Kauri Grove (19 min)
Scenic area of kauri forest featuring a popular swimming hole with a waterfall, plus a trail. New Chums Beach (26 min)
Remote, picturesque 0.6-mi.-long beach in a bay accessed via rugged headland & forest. Kauri Block Walk (3 min)
Native Kauri trees can be seen along this walking trail that stretches up above the harbor. Driving Creek (4 min)
Original pottery murals line the track of this small train ride with scenic mountain & gulf views. | 
