Day trips from Auckland

Day Trip to Pakiri Beach – Accommodation Available

Pakiri - A place to truly uplift your soul

The East Coast offers an abundance of fishing.

A beautiful white sandy ocean beach just 1 ½ hours north of Auckland. The isolation at Pakiri offers a rare combination of peace, tranquility and adventure. Take a picnic, spend the day and enjoy life on the beach

• Swimming
• Fishing
• Surfing
• Horse trekking

Day Trip to Mangawhai /Langs Beach – Kaipara District - Accommodation Available

Mangawhai and Langs Beach are a great escape from the hustle and bustle of city life.

This seaside location, situated 90 minutes from Auckland City and 50 minutes south of Whangarei, is becoming increasingly popular as visitors discover its hidden charms.

Overlooking the upper reaches of the Hauraki Gulf, it has five white sandy beaches within a 15 minute drive of each other. The subtropical climate makes the area a perfect water lover’s paradise.

• Swimming
• Fishing, diving
• Surfing
• Horse trekking
• Chocolate Kitchen
• Art Galleries
• Cafes
• Bush and beach walking
• Golf
• Kayaking

Day trip to Waipu and Waipu Cove – Whangarei District - Accommodation Available

The relaxed mood of Waipu and Bream Bay is a by-product of the beautiful environment and the delicious sunny climate.

There are many beautiful beaches a stone's throw from Whangarei.

You’ll discover miles of white sandy surf beaches, tranquil rural scenery, walking tracks, native bush, waterfalls and caves and the quaint village of Waipu. At nearby Ruakaka experience a race meeting with a difference during Whangarei Racing Club's "turf meets the surf” or visit the oil refinery.

Other ways to while away a day or two include:

• Waipu Heritage Centre – explore the Scottish Heritage of this town
• Waipu Caves
• Bird watching
• Surfing
• Bush and beach walking
• Golf
• Art Galleries
• Cafes and restaurants
• Horse trekking
• Kayaking

Day trip to Whangarei – Whangarei District - Accommodation Available

Whangarei Falls.

New Zealand’s warmest city knows how to show you an easy-going good time. An easy drive or flight from Auckland, the city sits at the western end of a large, unspoilt harbour.

The centre of a district famous for its superb beaches and romantic countryside, Whangarei enjoys more than 2,000 hours of sunshine a year, and there’s rainfall enough to keep surroundings lush, green and attractively semi-tropical.

Translated from Maori, Whangarei means “cherished harbour”. It certainly is cherished – by the keen fisherman and sailors who use the town basin marina as a base for their expeditions, by the surfers who can put themselves on a drop-dead-gorgeous surf beach within half an hour, and by the visitors who find the city’s relaxing ambience the perfect antidote to an over-stressed life.

Some of the many ways to spend time in and around Whangarei include:

• Extensive I-site (Information Centre) and DOC Information Centre
• Visit Quayside at the Town Basin in the heart of Whangarei for specialty shops, cafes, restaurants, famous Claphams Clocks Museum and art studios that line the waterfront
• Wine tasting
• Bush walking – Tree top board walk at AH Reed Memorial Park
• Whangarei Falls
• Kiwi House
• Kayaking
• Walk up to Mt Parahaki for expansive city and coastal views
• Horse riding
• Visit the rare white tigers at Zion Wildlife Gardens
• Visit The Quarry – artists quarter
• Marsden Point Oil Refinery
• Golf
• Visit Heritage sites
• Whangarei Museum and Heritage Park
• If extra time allows – Whangarei Heads north of Whangarei is well worth a visit

Day Trip to Matakohe – Kaipara District – Accommodation Available

The Kauri Coast is an outdoors playground which attracts large numbers of holiday makers and visitors every year.

As you travel through the Kaipara District’s Kauri Coast take time to enjoy the quaint settlements along the way and experience life in rural New Zealand.

• Kaiwaka – Northland's Southern gateway – interesting shops and Information Centre
• Spend time exploring ‘A Real NZ town’ Maungaturoto
• Paparoa is a charming town - great specialty shopping
• Pahi harbourside village offers house boats and NZ’s oldest Moreton Bay Fig tree
• The Matakohe Kauri Museum – allow a couple of hours!
• Cafes
• Drive through Kaiwaka at night and enjoy the ‘town of lights’
• Climb Toka Toka Peak (Volcanic Core – awesome views)