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Journeys / Coromandel

Coast & Kauri

Auckland, Thames, Hahei, Waihi, Karangahake, Auckland

Duration
3 days
Region
Coromandel
Pace
3 of 5
Group
Private, 2 to 6
From, for two, all in
NZ$5,600
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The Coromandel is an hour and a half from Auckland and most visitors never go. That is the entire reason this journey exists.

Cathedral Cove runs on the tide rather than the clock, so we go when it is empty rather than when it is convenient.

The last morning is the Karangahake Gorge, which is a railway tunnel, a river and an old gold battery, and almost nobody tells you about it.

The days

  1. Day 1

    Auckland to Hahei

    Over the Kopu bridge and up the coast road. Lunch at Thames. The afternoon is yours on the beach, or a walk out to the pā site if you would rather move.

    Tonight, Hahei

  2. Day 2

    Cathedral Cove and the hot beach

    The Cove at the right state of the tide. Hot Water Beach two hours either side of low, with a spade, like everyone else.

    Tonight, Hahei

  3. Day 3

    Karangahake, and home

    The gorge in the morning, through the tunnel with a torch. Lunch in Waihi. Back in Auckland mid-afternoon.

Pace and mobility

  • 1Gentle
  • 2Easy
  • 3Moderate
  • 4Active
  • 5Demanding
Walking across a day
Up to 6 km across a day
Longest continuous walk
2.5 km with a climb, on formed track and steps
Longest stretch in the vehicle
70 minutes between stops
Step-free alternative
The Karangahake tunnel and the Thames waterfront only
How the scale works

What's included

  • Guiding, every day you are with me
  • Hotel transfers
  • Two nights' accommodation
  • All meals and dining
  • Every excursion and entry
  • Vehicle, fuel and parking

What's not

  • International flights
  • Travel insurance, which is required
  • Anything you buy for yourself

What it costs

NZ$5,600 to NZ$7,600

for two people, everything included. Where you land in that range depends on the season, how many of you there are, and where you would like to sleep.

It is a range, not a quote. Once I have your dates the number I send you is the number you pay.

How pricing works

Talk to me about this journey

Tell me roughly when, and how you like to move. I come back within one business day, from New Zealand.

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Questions about this journey

Is the Cathedral Cove walk hard?

It is a steady climb out on the way back. Twenty-five minutes at an easy pace, with a bench halfway.

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