Coromandel in a Day

Duration: Eleven hours
Region: Coromandel
Pace: 3 of 5
Group: Private, 1 to 4
For two: NZ$1,380

NZ$340 for each additional guest, up to four. Free cancellation up to 72 hours before.

The Coromandel in a single day is ambitious but it works if somebody else is driving and the tides have been checked in advance. Both of those are my job.

It is a long day and there is real walking in it. If that is not what you want, A Day North is the gentler version of the same idea.

How the day runs

7:30am
Pick up, and over the Hauraki Plains
10:00
Cathedral Cove, at the right state of the tide
12:30
Lunch at Hahei
2:00
Hot Water Beach, if low tide falls right
4:30
The Karangahake Gorge on the way south
6:30
Back at your door

Pickup. Your hotel, central Auckland or the North Shore. This is a long day, so we start early.

Weather. The Cove walk is exposed. In heavy rain we swap it for the gorge and the Thames coast.

Pace and mobility

1Gentle
2Easy
3Moderate
4Active
5Demanding

Walking across the day: Around 6 km across the day
Longest continuous walk: 2.5 km with a climb on the return from the Cove
Longest stretch in the vehicle: 90 minutes on the longest leg
Step-free alternative: The gorge tunnel only

How the scale works

What's included

Guiding for the day
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Morning and afternoon tea
Spades, towels and a thermos
Vehicle, fuel and parking

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