Arapae

Arapae: 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 Arapae

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 Arapae — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -38.41611, 175.06248. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Arapae

• Te Kuiti Bible Church · church · Waitomo · ~16 km · Must-see
• Gardner's Gut · cave · Waitomo · ~21 km · Must-see
• Aranui Cave · cave · Waitomo · ~21 km · Must-see
• Waitomo Caves Scenic Reserve · cave · Waitomo · ~22 km · Must-see
• Waitomo Express Train · fort · Waitomo · ~23 km · Must-see
• The Big Apple · attraction · Waitomo · ~27 km · Must-see
• Herangi Range · viewpoint · Waitomo · ~34 km · Must-see
• Castle Craig · viewpoint · Waitomo · ~35 km · Must-see
• Rangitoto Range · viewpoint · Ōtorohanga · ~39 km · Must-see
• Kāwhia Harbour · beach · Ōtorohanga · ~50 km · Must-see
• Kakepuku · viewpoint · Waipā · ~53 km · Must-see
• Tokanui Psychiatric Hospital · fort · Waipā · ~57 km · Must-see
• Pureora Forest Park · viewpoint · Waitomo · ~58 km · Must-see
• Pirongia · viewpoint · Ōtorohanga · ~59 km · Must-see
• Pirongia Forest Park · sanctuary · Ōtorohanga · ~60 km · Must-see
• Alexandra Redoubt · fort · Waipā · ~60 km · Must-see
• Te Awamutu Methodist Church · church · Waipā · ~63 km · Must-see
• Saint Johns Anglican Church · church · Waipā · ~64 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Arapae

Other forts & heritage near Arapae

• Waitomo Express Train · fort · Waitomo · ~23 km · Must-see
• Tokanui Psychiatric Hospital · fort · Waipā · ~57 km · Must-see
• Alexandra Redoubt · fort · Waipā · ~60 km · Must-see
• Hobbiton Movie Set and Farm Tours · fort · Matamata Piako · ~102 km · Must-see
• Rotowaro Carbonisation Plant · fort · Waikato · ~113 km · Must-see
• Last Spike Memorial · fort · Ruapehu · ~125 km · Must-see
• Tīeke · fort · Ruapehu · ~128 km · Must-see
• Kaimai Air Crash Memorial · fort · Matamata Piako · ~130 km · Must-see
• Tahuna · fort · Matamata Piako · ~136 km · Must-see
• New Zealand National Airways Corporation Flight 441 · fort · Western Bay of Plenty · ~136 km · Must-see

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