Cathedral Cove New Zealand

Cathedral Cove Walk

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It’s a stunning hour-and-a-half return walk along the coastline to Cathedral Cove. As you emerge through the picture-perfect archway framing the beach, …

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Jan 19, 2025
Great walk with beautiful views. Not an easy walk, per se. you will definitely get the heart rate going and there lots of steps at the beach end - probably a solid 30 minute walk each way. Well wor…Full review by Temac1970
Jan 4, 2025
This is a lovely and relatively easy walk. It is wheelchair and stroller/pushcar friendly up until the very end of the walk when there are stairs down to the beach. We collapsed the pushcar and carri…Full review by Christopher V
Dec 11, 2024
The Cathedral Cove pathway is now open! You park on the edge of town and take a shuttle to/from the trailhead. The cost is $7.Full review by shango994
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We will be travelling from Hamilton to cathedral cove . Is the route feasible for someone with motion sickness ?
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Hi. Yes the road's are very winding and my 4 year old grandson was sick. I would suggest medication to control and regular stops on route.
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Hi I’m from Auckland and just wondering do you have to pay to visit Cathedral Cave?
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No charge, You just hike down to Cathedral Cove. Not sure if there was a charge to park the car, since we went on a tour. If you are going to Cathedral Cove, do consider taking the …
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No charge, You just hike down to Cathedral Cove. Not sure if there was a charge to park the car, since we went on a tour. If you are going to Cathedral Cove, do consider taking the boat tour of the coves nearby too, it is pretty awesome.
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During what hours can you catch a shuttle bus, in September?
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Sorry. I do not know. But you can probably check online or the hotel ir B&B where you are staying may have access to the information
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Want to catch sunrise at Cathedral Cove for photography. How long does it take to walk from car park, given it will be in …
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Want to catch sunrise at Cathedral Cove for photography. How long does it take to walk from car park, given it will be in the dark (have head torch)?
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We just did thid walk, I'd allow 90 minutes from Hahei. The top car park is not open so you need to park in Hahei, it's about 45 minutes to the first carpark/bus drop off and another 45 …
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We just did thid walk, I'd allow 90 minutes from Hahei. The top car park is not open so you need to park in Hahei, it's about 45 minutes to the first carpark/bus drop off and another 45 minutes to the cove
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Hi. What's the recommended mode of transport from Whitianga town to Cathedral Cove (we don't have a car). Thank you.
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We rented a car and drove to all our destinations. We are used to going it on our own. But there are shuttles that will take you. Just ask your concierge desk.
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