Section Four Itineraries
SECTION FOUR
Use the following skeleton itinerary suggestions to compare the one you have designed or use them as a starting point to design an itinerary. Visit the Driving Route section of www.newzealand.com for other self-drive itinerary suggestions.
| Itinerary One | |
|---|---|
| Day 1 | Auckland to Coromandel Town via Thames (overnight Coromandel Town) |
| Day 2 | Coromandel to Tauranga |
| Day 3 | Tauranga to Whakatane |
| Day 4 | Travel the Pacific Coast Highway around the East Cape (overnight Gisborne) |
| Day 5 | Gisborne to Napier |
| Day 6 | Napier |
| Day 7 | Napier to Auckland (fly) |
| Itinerary Two | |
|---|---|
| Day 1 | Auckland to Coromandel |
| Day 2 | Coromandel |
| Day 3 | Coromandel to Tauranga |
| Day 4 | Tauranga |
| Day 5 | Tauranga to Napier (via SH2) |
| Day 6 | Napier |
| Day 7 | Start driving the Thermal Explorer Highway back to Auckland |
Note: This trip does not follow the Pacific Coast Highway around the East Cape
| Itinerary Three | |
|---|---|
| Day 1 | Wellington to Napier via the Classic New Zealand Wine Trail |
| Day 2 | Napier to Gisborne |
| Day 3 | Gisborne to East Cape. Overnight camping ground |
| Day 4 | East Cape to Tauranga or Whakatane |
| Day 5 | Tauranga |
| Day 6 | Tauranga to the Coromandel. Overnight Whitianga |
| Day 7 | Coromandel to Auckland |



