Voted 55th of the 101 Must Do's for Kiwis
Hot Water Beach is a truly unique Kiwi experience that every New
Zealander should experience at least once in their lifetime!
An underground river of hot water flows from the interior of the earth to
surface in the Pacific Ocean at Hot Water Beach – a long beautiful white beach
located between Tairua and Whitianga.
The stunning beach overlooks the Pacific Ocean and offshore Castle Rock,
with Pohutukawa lined cliffs at either end of the beach.
Two hours either side of low tide visitors
flock to the usually deserted Hot Water Beach to find hot water bubbling through the
golden sand. Families, kids and couples can been seen digging their own spa
pool in the sand to lie back in and relax while the steam from their hot pool envelops
them.
With the ebb and flow of the tide each
individually created hot pool is washed away clearing the way for the next influx of
visitors.
The beach
also boasts some great surf, cruisy café’s and galleries and is a 5 minute
drive to another Coromandel ‘must do’ – the walk into Cathedral
Cove.
