Auckland Airport 2 hr 39
Otama Beach and Reserve (27 min) Whitianga Mountainbike Park (7 min) Whiti Farm Park (13 min) Park and zoo Bread & Butter Gallery (11 min) Art museum and art Shakespeare Cliff Lookout (36 min) Lonely Bay (36 min) Banana Boat water activities Whitianga (15 min) New Chums Beach (40 min) Remote, picturesque 0.6-mi.-long beach in a bay accessed via rugged headland & forest. Te Whanganui-A-Hei (Cathedral Cove) Marine Reserve (37 min) Beach, snorkeling, and kayaking Mercury Bay Art Escape, Coromandel Peninsula (7 min) Mercury Bay Museum (14 min) Charming displays on the history of fishing & other regional industries, plus a gift shop. Coromandel Peninsula (18 min) Stunning beaches, dense forest & some of the last wild populations of the Kiwi bird. The Waterworks (39 min) Quirky place with water-powered inventions, a playground & a swimming hole, plus an organic cafe. Mercury Bay (36 min) |