Orongo

Orongo: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Orongo

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Orongo — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -38.08073, 175.37587. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Orongo

• Tokanui Psychiatric Hospital · fort · Waipā · ~6 km · Must-see
• St Paul's Church · church · Waipā · ~9 km · Must-see
• Te Awamutu Methodist Church · church · Waipā · ~11 km · Must-see
• Saint Johns Anglican Church · church · Waipā · ~11 km · Must-see
• Kakepuku · viewpoint · Waipā · ~14 km · Must-see
• Moanatuatua Peat Scientific Reserve · sanctuary · Waipā · ~21 km · Must-see
• Sanctuary Mountain · sanctuary · Waipā · ~23 km · Must-see
• Alexandra Redoubt · fort · Waipā · ~23 km · Must-see
• Maungatautari · viewpoint · Waipā · ~24 km · Must-see
• The Big Apple · attraction · Waitomo · ~31 km · Must-see
• Pirongia · viewpoint · Ōtorohanga · ~33 km · Must-see
• Toothbrush fence · attraction · Waipā · ~36 km · Must-see
• Resthills Park · park · Hamilton City · ~37 km · Must-see
• Waitomo Express Train · fort · Waitomo · ~37 km · Must-see
• Waitomo Caves Scenic Reserve · cave · Waitomo · ~39 km · Must-see
• Rangitoto Range · viewpoint · Ōtorohanga · ~39 km · Must-see
• Hamilton New Zealand Temple · church · Hamilton City · ~39 km · Must-see
• Hamilton Gardens Waterfall · waterfall · Hamilton City · ~39 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Orongo

Other forts & heritage near Orongo

• Tokanui Psychiatric Hospital · fort · Waipā · ~6 km · Must-see
• Alexandra Redoubt · fort · Waipā · ~23 km · Must-see
• Waitomo Express Train · fort · Waitomo · ~37 km · Must-see
• Hobbiton Movie Set and Farm Tours · fort · Matamata Piako · ~44 km · Must-see
• Kaimai Air Crash Memorial · fort · Matamata Piako · ~73 km · Must-see
• Rotowaro Carbonisation Plant · fort · Waikato · ~74 km · Must-see
• New Zealand National Airways Corporation Flight 441 · fort · Western Bay of Plenty · ~78 km · Must-see
• Tahuna · fort · Matamata Piako · ~82 km · Must-see
• Kerepēhi · fort · Hauraki · ~110 km · Must-see
• MV Rena · fort · Bay of Plenty · ~138 km · Must-see

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