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Loop from Auckland

11 days · 34 stops · 1998 km · ≈ 28h49 driving

Featured in New Zealand’s North Island, from the Bay of Islands to Tongariro

The route — Auckland · loop

Day 1 Whangārei → Far North 3 stops · 244 km · ≈ 3h45

Whangārei Falls
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01 Waterfall

Whangārei Falls

Whangārei  · 162 km · 2h20

Russell
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02 Village

Russell

Far North  · 81 km · 1h23

Flagstaff Hill
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03 Mountain

Flagstaff Hill

Far North  · 1 km · 2 min

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Day 2 Far North 4 stops · 169 km · ≈ 2h49

Waitangi Treaty Grounds
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04 Heritage

Waitangi Treaty Grounds

Far North  · 53 km · 1h06

Haruru Falls
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05 Waterfall

Haruru Falls

Far North  · 6 km · 7 min

Stone Store
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06 Museum

Stone Store

Far North  · 22 km · 23 min

07 Nature park

Arai-Te-Uru Recreation Reserve

Far North  · 88 km · 1h13

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Day 3 Far North → Kaipara 3 stops · 128 km · ≈ 1h33

Tane Mahuta
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08 Nature

Tane Mahuta

Far North  · 20 km · 15 min

Te Matua Ngahere
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09 Nature

Te Matua Ngahere

Far North  · 1 km · 0h

Kauri Museum
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10 Museum

Kauri Museum

Kaipara  · 107 km · 1h18

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Day 4 Auckland → Thames-Coromandel 2 stops · 247 km · ≈ 3h33

Puhoi
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11 Village

Puhoi

Auckland  · 90 km · 1h29

12 Museum

Thames School of Mines Museum

Thames-Coromandel  · 157 km · 2h04

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Day 5 Thames-Coromandel → Thames-Coromandel District 4 stops · 162 km · ≈ 2h24

Driving Creek Railway
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13 Leisure

Driving Creek Railway

Thames-Coromandel  · 57 km · 52 min

New Chums Beach
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14 Beach  · Family

New Chums Beach

23 km · 21 min

Cathedral Cove
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15 Coast

Cathedral Cove

73 km · 1h01

Hot Water Beach
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16 Beach  · Family

Hot Water Beach

Thames-Coromandel District  · 9 km · 10 min

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Day 6 Hauraki → Matamata Piako 3 stops · 187 km · ≈ 2h45

17 Viewpoint

Martha Mine Lookout

Hauraki  · 88 km · 1h10

Karangahake Gorge
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18 Gorge

Karangahake Gorge

Hauraki  · 13 km · 14 min

Hobbiton Movie Set
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19 Experiences

Hobbiton Movie Set

Matamata Piako  · 86 km · 1h21

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Day 7 Matamata Piako → Rotorua Lakes 3 stops · 129 km · ≈ 2h07

Wairere Falls
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20 Waterfall

Wairere Falls

Matamata Piako  · 43 km · 49 min

Pohutu Geyser
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21 Lake

Pohutu Geyser

Rotorua Lakes  · 81 km · 1h08

Redwoods Forest
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22 Forest

Redwoods Forest

Rotorua Lakes  · 5 km · 10 min

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Day 8 Rotorua Lakes → Taupō 3 stops · 98 km · ≈ 1h25

Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland
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23 Nature

Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland

Rotorua Lakes  · 32 km · 31 min

Craters of the Moon
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24 Mountain

Craters of the Moon

Taupō  · 56 km · 41 min

Huka Falls
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25 Waterfall

Huka Falls

Taupō  · 10 km · 13 min

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Day 9 Ruapehu 3 stops · 202 km · ≈ 2h32

National Army Museum
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26 Museum

National Army Museum

Ruapehu  · 124 km · 1h36

Tawhai Falls
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27 Waterfall

Tawhai Falls

Ruapehu  · 74 km · 53 min

Chateau Tongariro
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28 Heritage

Chateau Tongariro

Ruapehu  · 4 km · 3 min

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Day 10 Waitomo → Waikato 3 stops · 274 km · ≈ 3h43

Waitomo Glowworm Caves
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29 Cave

Waitomo Glowworm Caves

Waitomo  · 159 km · 1h58

Wairēinga / Bridal Veil Falls
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30 Waterfall

Wairēinga / Bridal Veil Falls

Waikato  · 95 km · 1h24

Raglan
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31 Village

Raglan

Waikato  · 20 km · 21 min

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Day 11 Auckland 3 stops · 158 km · ≈ 2h12

Maungawhau / Mount Eden
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32 Garden  · Family

Maungawhau / Mount Eden

Auckland  · 151 km · 1h51

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
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33 Museum

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Auckland  · 3 km · 9 min

Sky Tower
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34 Heritage

Sky Tower

Auckland  · 4 km · 12 min

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