Waihi Area Travel Guide
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At the foot of the rugged Coromandel Ranges, the Waihi area is centred around the historic mining town of
Waihi, the waterfront community of
Waihi Beach and charming
Athrenree, nestled beside the Bowentown Harbour. Waihi area boasts a century of quartz-mining history, and gold is still mined at Waihi township today. You can find out more by joining the weekday tour at the local
Waihi Gold Mining Company.
Walkers will enjoy Waihi’s lovely riverside walkways, or catch the vintage railway that runs to Waikino, an historic goldmining community at the eastern end of the Karangahake Gorge. Waihi Beach, 11km from town, is the place to go for swimming and surfing, or enjoy the fishing at the small settlement of Whiritoa, just north of Waihi.