North Island's West Coast

North Island's West Coast Travel Guide

The North Island's West Coast encompasses a diversity of landscapes; top surfing beaches, world-renowned limestone caves, two national parks, one centered on a volcanic mountain, the other on a wilderness river. The land is generally rural, ranging from tidy thoroughbred horse studs to sheep and cattle farms located on remote, rolling hill country and a jumble of forest-covered mountain ranges. Small cities and rural towns throughout the region offer a high level of sophistication, for their size, of accommodation, food service, and tourism ventures. More »

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