Tauranga Travel Guide

Browse 6 travel reviews, 8 travel blogs and 188 travel photos from real travelers to Tauranga.
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Tauranga Overview

The city of Tauranga is the largest coastal city in the Bay of Plenty region and although it has typically been a place to retire to, it's growing rapidly and there is plenty to see and do for young and old in this sunny harbour town.

The Port of Tauranga is the lifeblood so there's plenty of water crafts getting about here. The area also boasts one of the most popular surf beaches in the country at nearby Mt Maunganui.

If you like calmer waters a network of boardwalks are being built around the coastal estuaries. They make for a very pleasant day's stroll.read more

Away from the water, in the heart of the city, you can find shops, cafes, pubs and restaurants by the dozen. Tauranga hosts the National Jazz Festival at Easter too.

Historically, Tauranga is steeped in Maori heritage. The area is dotted with Pa sites (ancient Maori villages) and during the Maori wars, housed the Colonial Army as they were transported by ship up and down the country.

Tauranga is Maori for "resting place for canoes", for this was where some of the first Maori to arrived.

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  1. Urban Cafe 1 review
Sep 02, 2010 – Mar 15, 2011
We did the drive up to Tongariro National Park in two days, since we left Welly only in late afternoon. The easiest stop would'…
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Jan 16, 2007 – Feb 09, 2007
In Tairua I met some really interesting people, again an American who was a "surferboy", another cyclist from America, a Canadi…
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Feb 09, 2008 – Nov 27, 2008
Lazing around on the beach in the middle of November was great, I couldn’t help thinking of my Welsh friends freezing their b…
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This blog was featured on Wednesday November 5th, 2008

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