Auckland Airport 2 hr 42
The Waterworks (33 min)
Quirky place with water-powered inventions, a playground & a swimming hole, plus an organic cafe. Driving Creek (49 min)
Original pottery murals line the track of this small train ride with scenic mountain & gulf views. Mercury Bay Museum (19 min)
Charming displays on the history of fishing & other regional industries, plus a gift shop. Whiti Farm Park (16 min)
Park and zoo Te Whanganui-A-Hei (Cathedral Cove) Marine Reserve (40 min)
Beach, snorkeling, and kayaking Mercury Bay Art Escape, Coromandel Peninsula (18 min) New Chums Beach (52 min)
Remote, picturesque 0.6-mi.-long beach in a bay accessed via rugged headland & forest. Motutere / Castle Rock (34 min) Coromandel Peninsula (10 min)
Stunning beaches, dense forest & some of the last wild populations of the Kiwi bird. Rapaura Watergardens (1 hr 3) Waiau Kauri Grove (28 min)
Scenic area of kauri forest featuring a popular swimming hole with a waterfall, plus a trail. Bread & Butter Gallery (19 min)
Art museum and art Shakespeare Cliff Lookout (39 min) Waiau Falls (29 min) Mercury Bay (39 min) | 
