About | Karangahake Tunnel Walk Walk or ride along the Karangahake Tunnel Walk and explore a place both beautiful and rich in history. The track takes you through native bush, across bridges, into a 1070m rail tunnel and along the Ohinemuri River where you’ll discover lots of places for the kids to explore the rocks and go in for a…
About | Ngatea Water Garden The Ngatea Water Garden is a garden with a difference. Filled with funny signs that start from the car park, you and the kids will get a good laugh out of it. Funny stuff aside though, this garden is beautiful and you can see that though owners, Roger and Emma Blake may love a good…
About | Blueberry Country Blueberry Country in Ngatea is an absolute delight. If you love blueberries or even just want to experience a blueberry orchard and have someone you know who’d be extremely thankful for some blueberries – this is the place to go! Tucked away in Ngatea, we’ve driven past so many times on road trips to the Coromandel,…
About | Waihi Beach to Orokawa Bay Walk Orokawa Bay is just a 45 min walk away from Waihi Beach and is a small but stunning part of the eastern coastline. Bring a picnic and laze beneath the sun as you hear the sets of waves come rolling in. Walk to the northern end of the beach where you’ll find…
About | Pinnacles Walk (Kauaeranga Kauri Trail) The Pinnacles Walk is a popular walking track and it’s easy to see why. Swing bridges, a wonderful (but also hard) walk up to enjoy amazing views of the Coromandel Peninsula. This can be done as a day walk or an overnight walk, with younger children it might be nicer to split it…
About | Owharoa Falls The Owharoa Falls is a popular swimming spot. Enjoy a nice refreshing dip and ‘shower’ under the pretty 6-metre waterfall. The water gets deep quite quickly so this is best for the confident swimmers. The Owharoa Falls is just a short drive away from the Karangahake Gorge so drop in if you’re nearby. The falls here is…
About | Karangahake Gorge The Karangahake Gorge is something you have to check out if you’re passing through. There are several walking and biking tracks in the area but the most popular would have to be the Windows Walk. The walk goes through old mining areas and next to the amazing gorge. It’s simply breathtaking and one of my favourite…
About | L&P Bottle This giant L&P (Lemon & Paeroa) bottle, standing 7 metres tall, is a kiwi icon. Here is the birthplace of this drink, a popular New Zealand soda, made out of carbonated mineral water that comes from Paeroa’s natural springs and lemon juice. There are information boards if you wish to read up more about the kiwi…
About | Victoria Battery Walk through a bit of New Zealand’s history as you wander through the remains of the Victoria Battery, which was New Zealand’s biggest. The battery was constructed in 1987 to process ore from the Martha Mine in Waihi. It was named after Queen Victoria in her 60th jubilee year. The Victoria Battery was the largest quartz…
Coromandel is full of beautiful bays, you could easily spend all of your time on or in the water, whether that be boating, kayaking or swimming, it’s hard not to want to explore every inch of this paradise. Coromandel is known for Cathedral Cove and Hot Water Beach, here you’ll find plenty of other friendly tourists lapping up the sun…
