North Island · 7 experiences within a day
Day trips from Auckland
Where most long-haul flights land. Waiheke's vineyards are a 40-minute ferry, Hobbiton and Waitomo are day trips, and the subtropical north is a long day or an easy overnight.
Within reach
- AucklandCity walks, harbour and the west-coast black-sand beaches
- Waiheke IslandFerry to the island of vineyards
- Waikato & WaitomoHobbiton and the Waitomo caves — two hours each way, often combined
- CoromandelCathedral Cove and Hot Water Beach; a long day, better as one night
- Northland & Bay of IslandsThe Bay of Islands is 3.5 hours — do it as an overnight
City walks, harbour and the west-coast black-sand beaches
Auckland
Ferry to the island of vineyards
Waiheke Island
Hobbiton and the Waitomo caves — two hours each way, often combined
Waikato & Waitomo
Cathedral Cove and Hot Water Beach; a long day, better as one night
Coromandel
The Bay of Islands is 3.5 hours — do it as an overnight
Northland & Bay of Islands
Waitangi guided heritage tour
Bay of Islands
Where the nation's founding document was signed, told first-hand.
Child $35
Bay of Islands dolphins & Hole in the Rock cruise
Paihia
Out past the 144 islands to the sea cave at Cape Brett, with dolphins most days and a stop on Urupukapuka.
Child $75
Staying longer?
Journey ideas through Auckland.
North Island · 5–8 nights
North Island Discovery
Auckland → Hobbiton → Rotorua → Waitomo
North Island · 5–8 nights
Family Adventure
Auckland → Waitomo → Rotorua
North Island · 3–6 nights
Northland & the Bays
Auckland → Bay of Islands → Cape Reinga
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