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Places near Takaka by type
All 275 places by distance →One day from Takaka
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:27 pm
48 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Takaka
- Rawhiti Cave / Manson Cavecave · 1 hrs
- Abel Tasman National Parknational park · 2 hrs
- Wainui Fallswaterfall · 1.5 hrs
- Wainui Baybeach · 1.5 hrs
- Abel Tasman Monumentmonument · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Takaka
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Takaka?
Rawhiti Cave / Manson Cave (cave, about 9 km), Abel Tasman Monument (monument, about 12 km), Tata Beach (beach, about 13 km), Wainui Falls (waterfall, about 14 km), Wainui Bay (beach, about 16 km), Abel Tasman National Park (national park, about 17 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Takaka?
246 places on Spotwander: 93 hill stations & viewpoints, 82 beaches & coast, 24 wildlife, forests & gardens, 11 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 10 caves.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Takaka?
Limestone Gully, about 10 km by road; Walker Ridge (13 km) is next.
Which is the nearest beach to Takaka?
Pōhara Beach, about 8 km by road; Limestone Bay (10 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Takaka?
Start in Takaka, visit Rawhiti Cave / Manson Cave, then Abel Tasman National Park, then Wainui Falls, then Wainui Bay, then Abel Tasman Monument, and drive back — about 48 km by road in all.






























