Hidden gems: Scenic spots in Auckland

Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in Auckland. This list contains 33 places from Scenic spot category.

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Donald Mclean Lookout image
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Donald Mclean Lookout
Scenic spot
👍👍 Steady and steep walk to the summit. The view is exquisite. Worth the 2 hours up and down. Not much info in the middle of the walk,.... but keep going!
4.90 (95 reviews) (~26.06 km from centre)
Bream Head (Te Whara) Track Scenic Lookout image
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Bream Head (Te Whara) Track Scenic Lookout
Scenic spot
4.90 (73 reviews) (~112.19 km from centre)
Te Waha Point Lookout image
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Te Waha Point Lookout
Scenic spot
👍👍 Stunning. Can do a hike from along the beach, up through the rainforest, to this point. There are a few seats along get east. Or else there is another hike down. You get a stunning view across two beaches and then the ocean straight out in front of you. There is also a seat at the lookout where you...
4.90 (60 reviews) (~27.84 km from centre)
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Kuirau Lake
Scenic spot
👍👍 Free geothermal experience in the heart of Rotorua! This area is a big geothermal hotspot and aside from the big thermal lake there are boiling mud pools, boiling streams and the Maori legend of how the lake (and the park) got it's name. There is a walkway that goes all round the lake with various...
4.90 (15 reviews) (~193.62 km from centre)
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Mt William Walkway (Puketutu Road Entrance)
Scenic spot
4.90 (15 reviews) (~44.92 km from centre)
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Whale Island Tours - Diveworks Charters
Tourist attraction
👍👍 We did the seal and dolphin encounter today and had an amazing time. I cannot recommend this more. We saw and close to dolphins and then swam very closely with super friendly seals right at whale island. It was a fantastic time and experience
4.90 (14 reviews) (~232.9 km from centre)
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Pakia Hill Lookout
Scenic spot
👍👍 Definitely worth stopping here, especially if you’ve just driven through the forest as the view of the harbour mouth and dunes is lovely
4.80 (134 reviews) (~190.51 km from centre)
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Smuggler's Bay
Scenic spot
👍👍 The beach is only accessible by boat or by foot. We are not that rich therefore we walked. The walk to Smuggler's Bay is about 10 to 15 Minutes from Beream head. It was challenging finding a spot to park our car. My only disappointment was that there are hardly any tree for shade. We went there in S...
4.80 (106 reviews) (~112.69 km from centre)
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Tutukaka Lighthouse Walkway Trail Head
Scenic spot
👍👍 Great walk! Easy walk, step rise at the end heading up to the light house. The walks suggests approximately 1hour. Highly recommend checking tides and going at low tide. Wear decent shoes for crossing the rock platform.
4.80 (62 reviews) (~139.58 km from centre)
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Royal Billy Point
Scenic spot
4.80 (44 reviews) (~100.26 km from centre)
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Mt. Heale Hut
Scenic spot
👍👍 Nice modern hut. It has three cookers each with two burners. Views are spectacular.
4.80 (22 reviews) (~94.31 km from centre)
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Taitomo Rock
Scenic spot
👍👍 An easy walk here from the southern part of Piha Beach. This area of the southern beach is best known for two local sites: The Keyhole (a natural tunnel), and the Gap and Blue Pools. You can easily reach both at low tide by walking along south along the water from Piha Beach. If the tide is high, us...
4.80 (17 reviews) (~28.15 km from centre)
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Karamatura Falls
Scenic spot
👍👍 Karamatura Falls is located on the southern border of the Waitakere Ranges. The fall is a narrow but reasonably rich water column for its parameter, with a height of about 15- 20 metres. This waterfall is part of Karamatura Stream which has a series of smaller cascading waterfalls downstream as we...
4.70 (132 reviews) (~24.5 km from centre)
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Whakapipi Lookout
Scenic spot
👍👍 Worth the walk, the view of the town is amazing. If it's not cloudy you can see across to Pirongia.
4.70 (53 reviews) (~114.97 km from centre)
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White Cliffs Walkway
Scenic spot
👍 There is actually no good place to park at the start of the walkway. Only a couple of really sketchy options. Your best bet is to stop on the side of the road before the one lane bridge, or turn right at the road sign that says Gilbert (it's labeled differently in Google Maps). There is a grassy sec...
4.60 (119 reviews) (~227.66 km from centre)
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Piriaka Lookout
Scenic spot
4.60 (114 reviews) (~236.92 km from centre)
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Tokatoka Peak Lookout
Scenic spot
👍👍 Must do when you visit Dargaville..! This summit will blow your eyes.. It's only 15-20 min climb up to the summit, but it's very steep so you need to wear a proper hike shoes other wise will be so sleepery. Casual sneaker/adidas not recommended. The view from the peak was amazing, surrounded by gr...
4.60 (100 reviews) (~112.53 km from centre)
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Puketapu Lookout
Scenic spot
👍👍 Another historic site around Whakatane. This lookout was once a Pa site or Maori fortification but these days it's a curated lookout over the whole town and rivermouth. There is a small amount of parking at the bottom of the short track up the hill to the lookout and the large grassy area at the t...
4.60 (97 reviews) (~233.03 km from centre)
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Mount St John
Park
👍👍 Another beautiful volcano crater in Mt Eden area. This place is less popular than Mt Eden Summit. Hence, less crowded. However, this is a beautiful place for your morning/evening walks.
4.60 (82 reviews) (~4.18 km from centre)
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The Point, Ngaruawahia
Scenic spot
4.60 (78 reviews) (~96.44 km from centre)
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