Auckland Airport 2 hr 42
The Waterworks (42 min)
Quirky place with water-powered inventions, a playground & a swimming hole, plus an organic cafe. Whitianga Mountainbike Park (10 min) Shakespeare Cliff Lookout (40 min) Mercury Bay Museum (9 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 Driving Creek (51 min)
Original pottery murals line the track of this small train ride with scenic mountain & gulf views. Mercury Bay (40 min) Coromandel Peninsula (22 min)
Stunning beaches, dense forest & some of the last wild populations of the Kiwi bird. Otama Beach and Reserve (24 min) Bread & Butter Gallery (8 min)
Art museum and art Banana Boat water activities Whitianga (8 min) New Chums Beach (37 min)
Remote, picturesque 0.6-mi.-long beach in a bay accessed via rugged headland & forest. Mercury Bay Art Escape, Coromandel Peninsula (9 min) | 
