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Coromandel Peninsula Auckland North Island Tours

Cathedral Cove, Hot Water Beach & Coromandel Peninsula

From NZD$265

4.9

(255 reviews)

Departs from: Auckland

Duration: 12 hours

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Experience the best of the Coromandel Peninsula on this small-group, fully guided day trip from Auckland. Designed with a relaxed pace, this tour gives you time to explore two of New Zealand’s most iconic coastal destinations, Cathedral Cove and Hot Water Beach. With expert local guides, modern transport, and plenty of cheeky charm along the way, it’s a day packed with stories, scenery, and unforgettable moments. From digging your own natural spa to walking one of the world’s top beaches, this tour is pure Kiwi magic.

Please Note

Our tours run daily, but the itinerary can vary depending on tidal conditions. Hot Water Beach is only included on dates where the tide timing allows for a proper visit.

If your preferred date is showing as unavailable, it usually means Hot Water Beach isn’t accessible that day. Simply take a look at our Alternate Coromandel Tour, which still showcases the region’s must-see highlights, including Cathedral Cove, just without the Hot Water Beach stop.

View the alternate Coromandel tour here

Itinerary

Why you’ll love this

Small group travel that feels personal and relaxed

Visit Cathedral Cove, named one of the Top 50 Beaches in the World

Soak in your own natural hot pool at Hot Water Beach

Expert guides sharing local legends, history, and cheeky humour

Comfortable, modern minibuses with thoughtful extras for your comfort

What’s included

Small group tour

Fully guided by experienced Kiwi guides

Spades provided for Hot Water Beach

Comfortable modern transport

Complimentary water and snacks

Secret scenic stops and surprises along the way

Why choose us

Famously passionate tour guides

Our guides share stories, laughs, and Kiwi charm on every journey.

Travel in comfort

Small groups, big comfort. Relax in our modern Mercedes minibuses with style and space.

Award-winning tours

Thousands of five-star reviews and top travel awards - experiences loved worldwide.

Kiwi owned. Kiwi operated

Proudly local and passionate about sharing authentic New Zealand with every traveller.

Stories worth sharing

2/6/2026

Excellent tour

We had a really great tour. Dave our tour guide was well organised so the day ran smoothly even fitting in extra sights to see ! The day included everything we expected a more. Many thoughtful stops for food , the bathroom or to enjoy the scenery. At Cathedral Cove the tide was coming in but we arrived in plenty of time to enjoy this stunning location- thank you Dave. The walk down was very pleasant but being able to take the water taxi back was an added bonus ( but does have an extra cost). I would thoroughly recommend this tour and if Dave is your guide you are in for a treat and will learn so much more about Auckland and NZ , thank you !

Linda C

2/3/2026

Excellent experience. Loved it!

Excelent experience. Very weel organized and the guide Ken was very friendly and knew a lot about NZ and history of people and places. I highly recommend this tour and the company.

Valéria M

2/2/2026

Awesome

A great experience. Cam was an excellent guide very informative and a great sense of humour. I can’t speak too highly of Cheekykiwi tours everyone we’ve taken has been an awesome experience.

Martin E

2/1/2026

Canadians Love Your Tours

Dave went beyond the call of duty. Lots of interesting information. Just seemed to anticipate our needs. We took a couple of beautiful diversions. Took in all the sites on way to, from and beyond hot water beach. As Canadians we have many common concerns and interests.

OnAir03433940355

1/30/2026

A day filled with the most beautiful beaches.

Our excursion to Cathedral Cove and other beaches was an amazing experience. Our guide, Liam, was the best! He was very knowledgeable and really worked hard to make sure the whole group was comfortable and that our expectations were met. It was a day filled with spectacular scenery and was definitely a highlight of our visit to New Zealand.

rjj2own

1/26/2026

Brilliant tour with greatest guide !

From the minute Cheeky Pearl arrived to pick us up, we knew we were going to have a good day. It was an early start and Pearl had obviously been on the go even earlier but she understood the mood of the passengers and soon got us motivated and chatting. She was a great drivers and negotiated all the winding roads to the Coramandel proficiently. She was a great guide and she got involved in all the activities so we felt we were with a friend. Anyone taking a tour with this girl are on to a winner. Excellent your, excellent guide.

SinginSuzy

1/18/2026

Would do it again

Very nice trip and beautiful views, also all the other places where we stopped were stunning, I’d definetly recommend it, and Ark was our guide an absolute legend! He was super friendly and explained everything to us

Inés C

1/17/2026

Great experience

Very nice excursion with Jeoff who is very friendly and he knows many things about New Zealand We appreciate this beautiful beaches et beautiful views we are very happy Thank you so much

Noémie A

1/16/2026

Unexpected adventure

Tour was fantastic. Service is amazing. Tour guide was excellent

Explorer706809

1/16/2026

Great day trip

I had a good time today. Geoff, our guide, was great. A bit more time at Coromandel Beach would have been nice, as the walk up and down steels quite some time.

Christina W

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