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The Bay of Plenty is an area of thriving agriculture and endless coastline, popular with the Kiwis themselves, many of whom escape from the towns to their ‘baches’ along the stretch of coast between the principal town of Tauranga and the popular Papamoa Beach.
Across Tauranga harbor the skyline is dominated by the volcanic cone of Mauao, where a fairly challenging climb is rewarded with unobstructed views along the coast. Mount Maunganui, the town at its base, is a very popular place to celebrate New Year and is a center for surf and adventure year round.
Around the Bay of Plenty
To the east is Whakatane and its smaller, seaside neighbor of Ohope, another sweeping stretch of empty, golden sand.
Off the coast lies the small but smoldering White Island, New Zealand’s most active volcano, whose steamy shroud is clearly visible from all along the Bay’s coast.
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Places to visit in Bay of Plenty
Featuring heavily on our experiences of visiting Bay of Plenty, these selected places are destinations that also prove consistently popular with our travelers. Our specialists can help you choose how to include them in your wider trip, based on your preferences.
Suggested itinerary featuring Bay of Plenty
This sample itinerary will give you an idea of what is possible when you travel in Bay of Plenty, and showcases routes we know work particularly well. Treat this as inspiration, because your trip will be created uniquely by one of our specialists.
Places in and around Bay of Plenty
- Tauranga Bay of Plenty
- Rotorua 46 kilometers away
- Thames & Kauaeranga Valley 102 kilometers away
- Coromandel Peninsula 108 kilometers away
- Lake Taupo 109 kilometers away
- Waitomo 128 kilometers away
- North Island 130 kilometers away
- Waikato 153 kilometers away
- Waiheke Island 162 kilometers away
- Eastland & Gisborne 175 kilometers away
- Devonport 176 kilometers away
- Auckland 177 kilometers away
- Tongariro National Park 182 kilometers away
- Great Barrier Island 194 kilometers away
- Napier 200 kilometers away
- Hawke's Bay 210 kilometers away
- Hastings 215 kilometers away
- Warkworth 216 kilometers away
- Taranaki & New Plymouth 250 kilometers away
- Whanganui National Park 270 kilometers away
- The Kauri Coast 343 kilometers away
- Russell 344 kilometers away
- Paihia 345 kilometers away
- Bay of Islands 349 kilometers away
- Kerikeri 357 kilometers away
- The Kapiti Coast 369 kilometers away
- Matauri Bay 376 kilometers away
- Greytown 380 kilometers away
- Wairarapa & surrounds 385 kilometers away
- Martinborough 395 kilometers away
- Wellington 418 kilometers away
- Marlborough Sounds 428 kilometers away
- Picton 445 kilometers away
- 90 Mile Beach & Cape Reinga 454 kilometers away
- Collingwood & Farewell Spit 458 kilometers away
- Abel Tasman National Park 462 kilometers away
- Blenheim 470 kilometers away
- Nelson 475 kilometers away