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Coromandel Peninsula Tour from Auckland

Hotel Pick up included

Activity Schedule

  • When does it run?

    Daily

  • Duration

    Approx 12 hours

  • Start time

    Start time: 0700h (07:00am)
    Duration: Approx 12 hours

  • Meeting Point
    Your hotel in inner Auckland
    (Please mention your hotel details at the time of booking. If you do not have this information now, please contact the local activity operator 48 hours prior to the start of the tour with these details.)
  • Ending Point

    You will be dropped off at your hotel in Auckland.

Key Highlights

  • Explore some of the loveliest scenery on the planet
  • Stunning Pacific Ocean panoramas await at every turn
  • Ride the picturesque Driving Creek railway through magnificent mountains
  • Take a dip in a hot water spring
  • Fabulous photo opportunities

Overview

Discover a slice of paradise on Earth – the glorious Coromandel Peninsula – on an away-day from Auckland.

This enchanting tour takes you right across the Peninsula, from the bays and coves of the west coast through the magnificent mountains of the interior to the lovely eastern shoreline and back again.

You’ll be able to explore the Pacific coastline with its blissful beaches, take a dip in a hot spring and see the famous Cathedral Cove where a gigantic arched cavern passes through a white rock headland.

Itinerary

For your Coromandel Peninsula Tour you will be picked up from your hotel in downtown Auckland at around 0700h (07:00am).

The Coromandel Peninsula is a favourite holiday destination for many New Zealanders. Its beautiful landscape consists of a mountainous, forest-covered backbone, with the Pacific Ocean on the east, and the sheltered bays and coves of the Hauraki Gulf on the west.

A 90-minute drive south-east of Auckland is Coromandel's main town, Thames, where you will take a short break. Then the spectacular western coast road leads you to Coromandel township where renowned New Zealand potter, Barry Brickell has his studio.

On the next stop you will enjoy a stroll in pristine rainforest to view some of the magnificent kauri trees which once covered the Coromandel Peninsula. The journey continues across the mountain divide and descends towards the east coast beaches where you stop for Lunch.

Later, you will visit Hot Water Beach with its hot spring in the middle of the beach. Take a dip if you wish!

A short drive away is Cathedral Cove, where the Pacific Ocean washes through a natural arch onto a white sandy beach backed by white cliffs. There is a half-hour downhill walk to the beach from here which means of course the walk back is uphill! The journey home to Auckland heads back over the hills by a different route.

At the end of an exciting day out you will be dropped back at your hotel in Auckland.

Inclusions

  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off
  • Transportation in an 11-seater transit van
  • English-speaking driver/ guide
  • Light refreshments and lunch

Additional info

The confirmation voucher includes the local activity operator’s contact details and local telephone numbers at the destination. They will happily answer any logistical questions you may have.

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