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Auckland - Rotorua - Auckland

Start Auckland / Finish Auckland
Recommended Length: 6 Days
Distance: 796 km (498 miles)

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Route Summary

Travel time is approximate only, based on an average driving speed under normal road conditions.

	Travel time	Km	(Miles)
Day 1 Auckland to Coromandel	2 hrs	166	104
Day 2 Coromandel to Whitianga	0.5 hr	46	29
Day 3 Whitianga to Tauranga	2.25 hrs	168	105
Day 4 Tauranga to Rotorua	1 hr	82	51
Day 5 Rotorua to Waitomo Caves	1.5 hrs	136	85
Day 6 Waitomo Caves to Auckland	2.5 hrs	198	124
Totals for Driving Route	9.75 hrs	796	498

The Compact, Explorer's Route

This compact route leaves plenty of time for exploration when you arrive at each destination.

Auckland provides urban interest before you set a course for the Coromandel Peninsula.

Seabirds and sheltered bays characterise the Thames side of the peninsula, white sand surf beaches are a feature of the Whitianga side.

Enjoy the upmarket harbour city of Tauranga, then travel inland to the geysers, boiling mud pools and craters of Rotorua.

Waitomo turns on underground surprises before you move on to Hamilton for a riverboat ride.

Discover the wine growing region of Te Kauwhata on your way back to Auckland.

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