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Red Carpet Tours (Lord of the Rings Tours)
Tour agency
👍👍 Without a doubt could not have chosen a better way to get to travel through New Zealand and also see several amazing Middle Earth locations. I was honestly kind of skeptical to the thought of traveling with a large group of people and not being able to experience this with just family/friends. Man....
4.80 (76 reviews)
(~5.2 km from centre)
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Kumeu River Wines
Winery
👍👍 Really surprised and impressed to find this gem in Kumeu. My husband and I have been traveling and working at wineries for the last 3 and a half years and we have rarely had such an amazing experience at a cellar door. Their wines are lovely all around, perhaps particularly appealing to our palates....
4.70 (39 reviews)
(~8.33 km from centre)
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Coopers Creek Vineyard
Vineyard
👍👍 Coopers Creek produces wines from grapes grown in several NZ regions. They produce well known varieties Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, and Pinot Noir. They also produce some varieties less well known in NZ, like Viognier, Arneis, Marsanne and Montepulciano. We visited the Cellar Door and enjoyed a tasting...
4.60 (72 reviews)
(~9.71 km from centre)
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Nihotupu Falls
Tourist attraction
👍👍 This waterfall is easily accessible from the Upper Nihotupu Reservoir Track off the Piha Road. Park in the car park and walk 10 minutes through bush on an easy going track. Then follow the service road and you'll come to the falls at the top of the reservoir. Go now in 2020 and see the reservoir...
4.60 (26 reviews)
(~9.98 km from centre)
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Te Henga Walkway Parking
Parking lot
👍👍 The new bridge is up. This is an excellent, beautiful walk, or a good hard run.
It's definitely not for people who are unfit – as done sections are quite steep and the full walkway is 10km end to end; 20km round trip – and some sections require a bit of nimbleness to cross challenging terrain, and...
4.50 (118 reviews)
(~9.9 km from centre)
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Parkinson Lookout
Scenic spot
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(11/2017)
Located next to the transmission tower, this beautiful lookout can be easily spotted from the roadside.
There is 2 minute walk to the lookout location and directions are provided from the parking location.
The view of Auckland city is amazing from this corner of the Scenic drive. One can...
4.50 (62 reviews)
(~8.08 km from centre)