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The Whitianga Hotel, steeped in history and a central part of the seaside town ship of Whitianga. It's location is the best you'll find around the shores of the Coromandel Peninsula, even in New Zealand.
It sits right upon the Marina...
From $60
Shakespeare Headland.
(Time required: 1½ hours from Whitianga plus coffee breaks & swim time)
If you are leaving Whitianga side of the harbour, then the ferry will carry your bike on it’s roof for a nominal cost. You also have to pay...
The 309 Road is a gravel road which takes you on a journey through dense bushland with spectacular views as you follow alongside the river. As you progress through the 309 Road there are a number of sites to stop...
This long sandy beach which caught Capt Cook's eye is an ideal place to unwind and explore beautiful Mercury Bay. Cooks Beach is flanked by Shakespeare Cliff to the west and sheltered and picturesque Purangi Estuary to the east.
The...
The walk begins at Ferry Landing Wharf, the oldest stone wharf in Australasia built in 1837, and continues on to the Maori Pa site and various other historical points of interest.
Take a meander yourself, or join a guided tour...
The first part of this walk takes you up Whitianga Rock, home to an interesting pa site. This area is covered in bush and has a lovely sheltered picnic spot.
Further on takes you around Back Bay and up and...
The Coromandel's most visited museum with exhibits about the Polynesian navigator Kupe, Maori Artifacts, the Endeavour and James Cook, HMS Buffalo (sunk 1840), Kauri Timber and Kauri Gum, the old Dairy Factory in which the Museum is housed, early settlers...
Experience the magic of Whitianga's luxury Day Spa and Geo-Thermal Pools. Wander through tropical gardens, relax amongst a New Zealand bush setting, and soak in 100%Pure thermal spring waters in sculpted pools.
Let The Lost Spring Day Spa pamper you...
This walk will take you through the historic cemetery at Ferry Landing and on past Front Beach and Flaxmill Bay before reaching Shakespeare Cliff. There is a plaque at the lookout commemorating Cook observing the transit of Mercury in 1769.
Directions:...
In 1769 Cook made landfall in New Zealand at a place south of what we know today as the Mercury Bay. He then headed north and anchored at Cooks Beach, where he spent a few days and observed the transit...