The Coromandel Peninsula offers easy access to stunning bush and beach, shrouded in glorious native rainforest helping it to become one of New Zealand’s favourite holiday destinations.
With an estimated population of only 27,000 people, the Coromandel Peninsula lies on the opposite side of the Hauraki Golf to Auckland. The Coromandel Peninsula could be described as rural, stress free and unspoiled where you can experience the glorious blue of the Pacific Ocean in the morning and the cool serenity of the kauri forest in the afternoon.
Access to over 400km of breathtaking coastline with a backdrop of green, craggy volcanic hills ensures visitors the chance of finding their own piece of paradise, if only for a day.
Through the summer months, the west coast of the Coromandel Peninsula is alive with the red flowers of the Pohutukawa trees, often referred to as the New Zealand Christmas tree. Coromandel’s east coast is lined with impressive white sand beaches, well known for good surf breaks and a surf oriented culture.
Mercury Bay and Cook’s Beach gained their names after Captain Cook had watched planet Mercury move across the face of the sun during his visit in 1769.
Things to do in the Coromandel
A captivating past is ready to be unearthed by visitors to the Coromandel Peninsula.