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Places near Tauranga by type
All 270 places by distance →One day from Tauranga
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:05 pm
53 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Tauranga
- Waimapu Estuarybeach · 1.5 hrs
- Oruamatua Pointbeach · 1.5 hrs
- Classic Flyers Aviation Museummuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Mount Maunganuiviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Tauranga Harbourbeach · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Tauranga
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Tauranga?
Mount Maunganui (viewpoint, about 8 km), Tauranga Harbour (beach, about 18 km), Brain-Watkins House (heritage site, about 1 km), Pori Pori Waterhole (waterfall, about 1 km), Tauranga Art Gallery (museum, about 1 km), Clarence Hotel (heritage site, about 1 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Tauranga?
234 places on Spotwander: 77 beaches & coast, 46 hill stations & viewpoints, 36 wildlife, forests & gardens, 23 rivers, islands & mangroves, 19 waterfalls.
Which is the nearest beach to Tauranga?
Waikareao Estuary, about 1 km by road; Mission Point (2 km) is next.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Tauranga?
Mount Maunganui, about 8 km by road; Tokatapu / North West Rock (8 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Tauranga?
Start in Tauranga, visit Waimapu Estuary, then Oruamatua Point, then Classic Flyers Aviation Museum, then Mount Maunganui, then Tauranga Harbour, and drive back — about 53 km by road in all.