Cooks Beach is situated just South of Whitianga. Cooks Beach is a 3km crescent of fine golden sand with safe waters flanked by Shakespeare Cliff to the west and the picnic spot of the Purangi River to the east and can be accessed via Highway 25.
Hot Water Beach Visitors flock to Hot Water Beach for the unique experience of digging their own natural pool. Within a certain area, naturally occurring hot water bubbles up to fill holes dug in the sand.
Cathedral Cove Accessible only on foot or by boat, famous Cathedral Cove is one of the "must visit" sites on the Coromandel Peninsula. The track begins at the northern end of Hahei.
Hahei Te Pare PointThe Te Pare point historic reserve at the southern end of Hahei Beach is the site of a pa occupied by the Ngati Hei people.
Whitianga has been continuously occupied for more than a thousand years since Maori explorer Kupe’s tribe settled here after his visit in about 950 A.D. and offers a full range of visitor’s services and attractions. |
