Surf Highway 45: Taranaki Road Trip - New Zealand's Biggest Gap Year – BackpackerGuide.NZ
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Day 48: Today we are taking a Taranaki Road Trip down Surf Highway 45! Join us for beaches, pa sites, shipwrecks and the stunning Cape Egmont Lighthouse.
About this video:
It’s Day 48 and we are hitting the road for a New Zealand road trip! Today, we are doing Surf Highway 45 in Taranaki, following the west coast of the Taranaki region to multiple beaches, ancient Maori pa sites, shipwrecks and the beautiful Cape Egmont Lighthouse.
If you want that link Laura was talking about to the 15 Places to Stop at on Taranaki’s Surf Highway 45, here it is https://www.backpackerguide.nz/15-places-stop-taranakis-surf-highway-45/
And that link Robin was talking about for Walking Rights: https://www.backpackerguide.nz/walking-access/
We hit the road on Surf Highway 45 and first arrive at Oakura Beach, a beautiful black sand beach. Then we jump back in the campervan and head on our Taranaki road trip on Surf Highway 45 to Cape Egmont Lighthouse. This lighthouse has awesome views of Mt Taranaki behind it. We are blown away by the beauty of the Taranaki coast and the Cape Egmont Lighthouse.
As we head back toward New Plymouth, we make a few stops along the way. First at a shipwreck of the SS Gairloch, which is actually found at the southern end of Oakura Beach. The best way to access it is down Timaru Road.
Finally, we visit Te Koru Pa which is an old fortified Maori village believed to be established in the 1300s. It’s an amazing piece of Maori history to see in Taranaki.
So what do you think of Surf Highway 45? Is this a New Zealand road trip you would do? Let us know in the comments below!
About this video:
It’s Day 48 and we are hitting the road for a New Zealand road trip! Today, we are doing Surf Highway 45 in Taranaki, following the west coast of the Taranaki region to multiple beaches, ancient Maori pa sites, shipwrecks and the beautiful Cape Egmont Lighthouse.
If you want that link Laura was talking about to the 15 Places to Stop at on Taranaki’s Surf Highway 45, here it is https://www.backpackerguide.nz/15-places-stop-taranakis-surf-highway-45/
And that link Robin was talking about for Walking Rights: https://www.backpackerguide.nz/walking-access/
We hit the road on Surf Highway 45 and first arrive at Oakura Beach, a beautiful black sand beach. Then we jump back in the campervan and head on our Taranaki road trip on Surf Highway 45 to Cape Egmont Lighthouse. This lighthouse has awesome views of Mt Taranaki behind it. We are blown away by the beauty of the Taranaki coast and the Cape Egmont Lighthouse.
As we head back toward New Plymouth, we make a few stops along the way. First at a shipwreck of the SS Gairloch, which is actually found at the southern end of Oakura Beach. The best way to access it is down Timaru Road.
Finally, we visit Te Koru Pa which is an old fortified Maori village believed to be established in the 1300s. It’s an amazing piece of Maori history to see in Taranaki.
So what do you think of Surf Highway 45? Is this a New Zealand road trip you would do? Let us know in the comments below!