Central North Island Region

Our beautiful city boasts the best location in New Zealand from which to really enjoy your "Kiwi experience". The driving time to most places around our region is less than the time many people take to travel to work each day in large cities around the world. Being able to easily access a multitude of interesting and varied places, in a short period of time, is easy from Hamilton.

By basing your stay in Hamilton (The holiday hub of the central North Island), you are within a short drive to the pristine beauty of The Coromandel Peninsula , the superb sandy beaches of Mount Maunganui and the "Thermal Wonderland" of Rotorua (The Maori cultural capital of New Zealand), beautiful Lake Taupo (New Zealand's largest lake), or a short trip to see the grandeur of the Waitomo Caves. For those who enjoy surfing, there is the choice of great surfing beaches to the west at Raglan, or northeast to The Mount. During the Winter months, visit Whakapapa and Turoa skifields, on the magnificent slopes of Mt Ruapehau, and enjoy a full day's fun in the snow.

Whether you simply wish to take a scenic sightseeing tour around our region, or go bungy jumping, hot air ballooning, jet-boating, cruising, fishing, or a myriad of other pursuits and activities, our region has it all.

All this, while you base your stay in Hamilton City, the hub of New Zealand's Central North Island scenic adventure playground.