Adventure Getaways near Auckland

The closest adventure getaway to Auckland is the Hamilton-Waikato region. This getaway offers a lot of adventurous activities like surfing, hot-air ballooning, cycling, surfing, rafting and caving. Moderately close to Auckland is Whangarei. Whangarei houses one of the world's most popular scuba diving sites, Poor Knights Islands Marine Reserve. You can try other water sports like kayaking, snorkeling and sky diving too. Then comes Bay of Plenty. You can indulge in water sports like fishing, kayaking, surfing and snorkeling. If you are with a group of friends or family, then you could visit Adrenalin Forest Bay of Plenty where you face over 100 different challenges. Then comes Coromandel, a slightly longer drive away. Here you can try adventurous activities like kayaking fishing, snorkeling and scuba diving at the splendid white sand beaches. Another adventure getaway which is a short drive away is Rotorua. You can enjoy lunging, skydiving, surfing, mountain biking, rafting and fishing. To Taupo, you can either enjoy a slightly long drive or catch a short flight. Emerging as NZ's greatest on/off road cycling destination, the region has an abundance of other adrenaline-pumping activities as well, such as biking, hukafalls jet and kayaking. A slightly longer but direct flight will take you to New Plymouth. Here you can enjoy adventure activities as well as water sports. You can choose from hiking, surfing, kayaking and swimming. Napier is an hour's flight from Auckland and here you can go kayaking in Pandora Ponds or you could consider cycling. In Napier, cycling is one of the most popular activities. If you head to Mountain Valley in Napier, you can enjoy extreme sports like horse trekking, white-water rafting, kayaking and fly fishing. The same travel time as Napier, from Auckland, is Whanganui. You can head to Whanganui National Park which houses the Whanganui River. You can consider kayaking, hiking, canoeing as well as jet-boating to explore the region. Another short and direct flight is Gisborne. The region houses a lot of surf beaches and you can surf your weekend away. All in all, you'll never be short of an adventure if you're looking around Auckland!