New Zealand · Art & Craft

[Stevong Travel] West Coromandel Day Tour

11 Hours Round trip from Pickup service provided in Auckland. Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Private full-day tour to the Coromandel Peninsula from Auckland
  • 02 Try a hands-on Thames goldmining experience
  • 03 Enjoy a pottery-making class at Driving Creek
  • 04 Visit the Coromandel pottery shop and craft shop
  • 05 Ride the Driving Creek Railway through replanted forest
  • 06 Take in views from the Eyeful Tower viewing platform
  • 07 Travel with private transport and hotel pickup and drop-off

Discover the natural beauty and creative heritage of the Coromandel Peninsula on this private full-day tour from Auckland. Over the course of 11 hours, you’ll explore a region known for its scenic landscapes, gold mining history, and distinctive pottery tradition.

The day includes a Thames goldmining experience, where you can try your hand at gold mining, as well as time at Driving Creek to enjoy a pottery-making experience and visit the pottery shop and craft shop. You’ll also ride the famous Driving Creek Railway, a narrow gauge mountain train that climbs through replanted forest to a viewing platform with sweeping views over Coromandel Town, the harbour, and beyond.

Discover the natural beauty and creative heritage of the Coromandel Peninsula on this private full-day tour from Auckland.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 11 Hours
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access No
Cities Auckland, Thames, Coromandel
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Thames Goldmining Experience

As Coromandel was the gold mining place, you will have an experience of Goldmining. 

It takes around 2 hours and you will get some REAL GOLD through this experience. 

Driving Creek Pottery Making Experience

The Coromandel region of New Zealand has a rich history of pottery making. One of the most famous potters in the area was Barry Brickell who created a range of pottery sculptures using clay he dug from his own hilly property. He made New Zealand's first wood-fired stoneware pottery kiln in 1974 with help from students using bricks from a demolished hotel in the nearby town of Coromandel. 

You can find out more about the history of pottery in Coromandel by visiting Driving Creek Railway & Potteries. The complex blends into the natural bush setting in the beautiful Coromandel, New Zealand. You can tour their Coromandel pottery shop then spend time in the craft shop viewing the finished works. 

You will have an experience of the pottery class for an hour and half.  

Driving Creek Railway

Driving Creek Railway is a narrow gauge bush and mountain railway on the outskirts of the provincial town of Coromandel on the northwestern coast of the Coromandel Peninsula on New Zealand's North Island. The railway leads up the mountain to a viewing platform building 165 m high above the surrounding Coromandel west coast country. It is one of Coromandel’s most popular attractions and suitable for all ages - a one hour round trip on a narrow gauge mountain train through a replanted forest up to the Eyeful Tower viewing platform featuring a superb view over the Coromandel Town, harbour and beyond . 

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Pickup service provided in Auckland. 3 cities · 11 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • GST (Goods and Services Tax)
  • Driver/guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Private tour
  • Transport by private vehicle
  • Entrance Fees

What's Not Included

  • Food and drinks (Need to prepare you own food, no restaurants near the sites)
  • Personal Expenses

Know before you go

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Not stroller accessible
  • A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
  • A maximum of 6 people per booking
  • Not suitable for pets
  • No public transportation nearby
  • Infants must not sit on laps
  • Infant seats unavailable
  • Not recommended for people with back problems
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for people with heart conditions
  • Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
  • Times are subject to change due to local traffic conditions.
  • Hotel pickups commence prior to this time
  • Pick Up time will be 07:30 am at your hotel lobby. Please let us know your hotel details.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Pickup service provided in Auckland.
Tour start
Pickup service provided in Auckland.
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 11 hours finish where they began, in Pickup service provided in Auckland..

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