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North Island
HOKIANGA - AUCKLAND (274km/170
miles, 3hours 40mins)
Drive your Budget Campers Motor Home Rentals south on State Highway 12 to the
Kauri Museum at Matakohe. Allow at least an hour or so to look
around the Museum, which gives visitors a glimpse of the history
of the area.
For more information on the Kauri Coast area visit www.kauricoast.co.nz
Head south to overnight in Auckland in your Budget Campers Motor Home Rentals.
Aucklanders enjoy a warm, humid climate and an outdoor lifestyle.
One of the best ways to get out and about is to escape to one of
the many islands of the Hauraki Gulf and experience their
beautiful scenery. Within 40 minutes by ferry of downtown
Auckland, visitors can escape to an island experience - Waiheke,
Motuihe, Rangitoto - or journey a little further to Tiritiri
Matangi, Kawau or Great Barrier.
The Hauraki Gulf experience is complemented by a modern
evolving city with restaurants and bars, theatre, art and
fashion, a host of new luxury accommodation and a vibrant
waterfront. With an infusion of new restaurants and bars,
Auckland is a leader in Pacific Rim dining, a style unique to New
Zealand - combining fresh seafood and meats with flavours
borrowed from Europe, the Mediterranean, Polynesia and Thailand.
Afternoon activities in Auckland could include:
On the water
Options are diverse and can provide visitors with everything
from a lesson in sailing to a luxury dining cruise. Take the
opportunity to participate in the many water-based activities
available:
- Devonport: take the
ferry and enjoy a light cafe lunch and a spot of
shopping. The ferry to/from Devonport departs every half
hour
- Cruises: see the
harbour from aboard a sailing vessel or ferry. Dinner
cruises are available
- Kayaking: join an
evening paddle tour to Rangitoto Island
OR
Shopping
- Victoria Park Market
(within walking distance of most downtown accommodation):
see and buy a range of fashion and bric-a-brac
- Otara market:
experience the tastes and flavours of Auckland's large
Pacific Island community
- High Street: downtown
Auckland's recently developed High Street offers
'Chancery Lane', featuring top 'designer label' stores.
Open seven days. DFS Galleria also has seven-day shopping
and is open until 10pm
- Seven-day shopping:
check out the range of Westfield Shopping Malls dotted
around Auckland - St Lukes, Henderson, Lynnmall and
Manukau. The malls feature most of New Zealand's high
street brands
- Newmarket: visit the
area with a reputation as Auckland's trendiest shopping
precinct, featuring some of New Zealand's top designers.
Outdoor cafes dot the sidewalk
- Parnell Village: this
historic village offers boutique shopping and lunch at
sidewalk cafes
Spend the evening in one of
Auckland's fine restaurants and experience Pacific-Rim style
cuisine.
For more information on Auckland visit www.aucklandnz.com
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