8th Day New Zealand Road Trip
Driving Creek Railway And Potteries - Thames - Tauranga
Some Traveller that i meet on hotel suggest to visiting The Lost Spring, they said if lost spring the most beautiful thermal pool in newzealand and this place can make you comfort after tired of digging a hole in hot water beach. But im not visit The Lost Spring cause we are not interested about spa or pool for this long road trip.
Our first destination for 8th day is Driving Creek Railway and Potteries, and again we have difficult decision when i choose the route. Some traveller make recomendation to try the 309 road cause its have spectacular views. but the route is gravel, narrow and winding. But after consider we must arrive at driving creek before 9.30 ( most early schedule for train is 10.15am ) we make hard decision to through other route although its have further distance but its also have better road condition. We passed Whitianga and Whangapoua.
Road betwen Hotwater beach and whitianga is very quiet, passed several horse farm. The traffic little busy when arrive near whitianga airport. Entering to Buffalo Beach road we can see views of sea and beach. Maybe this is not big and famous beach, but this scenery amazed us. Entering Buffalo road just accross from the beach we look baileys motel, maybe you can choose this motel when you stay at whitianga. Approximately 500 meters we meet other beachfront hotel, the beachfront resort. Along the beach there many point that you can rest there. We take rest for a while in some point that have a little playground for child . We rest in front of beach and eat our meal that we have prepared in the hotel in front of beach.
After exit from buffalo beach road, we enterred the hilly area with winding road. Seascape and green hills with winding road take turn along trip to coromandel. Entering Coromandel town, became available some motel. We visited several hotel just looking for information about accomodation, and considered the uniqueness and room amenities we interested to four motel/hotel. That hotel is Coromandel Top 10 holiday Park, coromandel colonial Cottage Motel, Driving Creek Villas, and Hush Boutique Accomodation. Luckily we not stay at coromandel this night, so im not confused to choice the hotel hahaha.
Arrive on Driving Creek Railways at 9.30pm. it's 45minutes before the train start. The main show it's ride the train for 1-1.5hour through native bush, many viaducts, tunnel and the top performance when we stop at highest place call the eyefull tower. The guide very enthusiastic explain the history of Driving Creek Railways And Potteries development. Amazing Journey, combination between history and amazing views and my son also very happy. Everyday the train start at 10.15am and 2pm, there are more schedule for summer and also available extra schedule for group upon request.
We make plan visit Waterworks and look a part of the 309 road but the railways show is finished at 12:00pm. After twice change itinerary we must stay at rotorua this day, if not we afraid we only have few days at south island. So we make decision not visited waterworks.
From driving creek we go directly to Rotorua via Tauranga, and the distance is approximately 250km. First, i think it will be the long and tedious trip. But actually its false, from driving creek to Tauranga we passed 50km road with beautiful seascape at my right and alternanting the highlands and green fieds at my left. The amazing scenery make we must stop my car for take moment to enjoy the landscape and taking photo. We passed many small city like kereta , tapu, te puru, thornton bay, whakatete bay before arrived at thames. At Te puru we thorugh lodging which provides the campervan only for stay, very interesting for us cause at this trip we meet many campervan and i want to feel stay at campervan. We meet again the lodge which campervan only for stay after passed Te puru, the lodge is Dickson holiday park. At te puru we meet sign board for Butterfly garden, maybe you interest when passed te puru. Besides the lodge with campervan themes we passed many lodge and hotel. And i think the best is coastal motor lodge who have the unique building and its look very clean and comfort. At thames you will easy to find fast food. Other interest that we found at this route is pet lodge, hehehe i never meet at the other place before.
Budget 8th Day
Driving Creek Railways and Potteries $50
Total : NZD
Road betwen Hotwater beach and whitianga is very quiet, passed several horse farm. The traffic little busy when arrive near whitianga airport. Entering to Buffalo Beach road we can see views of sea and beach. Maybe this is not big and famous beach, but this scenery amazed us. Entering Buffalo road just accross from the beach we look baileys motel, maybe you can choose this motel when you stay at whitianga. Approximately 500 meters we meet other beachfront hotel, the beachfront resort. Along the beach there many point that you can rest there. We take rest for a while in some point that have a little playground for child . We rest in front of beach and eat our meal that we have prepared in the hotel in front of beach.
After exit from buffalo beach road, we enterred the hilly area with winding road. Seascape and green hills with winding road take turn along trip to coromandel. Entering Coromandel town, became available some motel. We visited several hotel just looking for information about accomodation, and considered the uniqueness and room amenities we interested to four motel/hotel. That hotel is Coromandel Top 10 holiday Park, coromandel colonial Cottage Motel, Driving Creek Villas, and Hush Boutique Accomodation. Luckily we not stay at coromandel this night, so im not confused to choice the hotel hahaha.
Arrive on Driving Creek Railways at 9.30pm. it's 45minutes before the train start. The main show it's ride the train for 1-1.5hour through native bush, many viaducts, tunnel and the top performance when we stop at highest place call the eyefull tower. The guide very enthusiastic explain the history of Driving Creek Railways And Potteries development. Amazing Journey, combination between history and amazing views and my son also very happy. Everyday the train start at 10.15am and 2pm, there are more schedule for summer and also available extra schedule for group upon request.
We make plan visit Waterworks and look a part of the 309 road but the railways show is finished at 12:00pm. After twice change itinerary we must stay at rotorua this day, if not we afraid we only have few days at south island. So we make decision not visited waterworks.
From driving creek we go directly to Rotorua via Tauranga, and the distance is approximately 250km. First, i think it will be the long and tedious trip. But actually its false, from driving creek to Tauranga we passed 50km road with beautiful seascape at my right and alternanting the highlands and green fieds at my left. The amazing scenery make we must stop my car for take moment to enjoy the landscape and taking photo. We passed many small city like kereta , tapu, te puru, thornton bay, whakatete bay before arrived at thames. At Te puru we thorugh lodging which provides the campervan only for stay, very interesting for us cause at this trip we meet many campervan and i want to feel stay at campervan. We meet again the lodge which campervan only for stay after passed Te puru, the lodge is Dickson holiday park. At te puru we meet sign board for Butterfly garden, maybe you interest when passed te puru. Besides the lodge with campervan themes we passed many lodge and hotel. And i think the best is coastal motor lodge who have the unique building and its look very clean and comfort. At thames you will easy to find fast food. Other interest that we found at this route is pet lodge, hehehe i never meet at the other place before.
Budget 8th Day
Driving Creek Railways and Potteries $50
Total : NZD
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