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Places near Matamata by type
All 271 places by distance →One day from Matamata
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:30 pm
90 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Matamata
- Hobbiton Movie Setpark · 45 min
- Maungatapuviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Kaimai Air Crash Memorialmonument · 1.5 hrs
- Kaimai Rangeviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Kaimai Mamaku Conservation Parknature spot · 2 hrs
- Back in Matamata
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Matamata?
Hobbiton Movie Set (park, about 11 km), Hobbiton Movie Set and Farm Tours (heritage site, about 12 km), Kaimai Air Crash Memorial (monument, about 17 km), Kaimai Mamaku Conservation Park (nature spot, about 18 km), Kaimai Range (viewpoint, about 22 km), New Zealand National Airways Corporation Flight 441 (heritage site, about 23 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Matamata?
220 places on Spotwander: 64 hill stations & viewpoints, 43 wildlife, forests & gardens, 32 beaches & coast, 19 waterfalls, 13 forts & heritage.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Matamata?
Mangawhero, about 6 km by road; Te Tapui (12 km) is next.
Which is the nearest sanctuary to Matamata?
Waharoa Recreation Reserve, about 7 km by road; Turanga O Moana Domain Recreation Reserve (10 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Matamata?
Start in Matamata, visit Hobbiton Movie Set, then Maungatapu, then Kaimai Air Crash Memorial, then Kaimai Range, then Kaimai Mamaku Conservation Park, and drive back — about 90 km by road in all.