Guests make their own spa at the hot water beach Hot Water Beach – Photo aucklandadventures

At first glance Hot Water Beach (located in the town of Withianga in Mercury Bay on the east coast of Coromandel) is nothing special but unlike any other beach.

The magic here is volcanic geothermal sources located at a depth of 15m below the sandy beach with a flow of 15 liters of water per second when visitors use shovels to dig up their own hot water tanks. to more than 60 ^o C in the sea! 

In the winter and summer, as well as the night, when the tide is down, you can create your own natural sand bath on the edge of the sea in just a few minutes.

Due to exposure to air and sea waves as soon as the sand on the surface of the hot water to 64 ^o C quickly reduced, so visitors will have a warm water to relax in the sea!

In high season, you may have to share your natural swimming pool with other travelers. And time to relax with hot water here also shortened only to dig two times a day and enjoy hot water on the beach for two hours / times, because the tide, sandy beaches with geothermal resources below will disappear … 

You can easily dug hot water holes near the rocks on the beach Hot Water Beach – Photo: wordpress

Guests just relax in the spontaneous spa, just bathed in Hot Water Beach – Photo: wordpress

To avoid the possibility of not digging a hot water tank, you should refer to the tide time up and down in the beach parking lot.

According to the experience of the local people, the places near the rocks on the beach are easy to dig holes underground. And to dig in place, visitors must observe the sand surface. If you smell smoke, or if your feet rub on the sand, feel the smell of sulfur is very light, you can dig this sand with “feeling”. 

Accordingly, you only need to dig down 20cm and put your hands on the sand. If the sand is hot, you dig in the right place and when you dig deep you will have a perfect hot water tank in the sky. 

If the water gets too hot, you can cool off with a bucket of sea water or dig deep into the tank. If you do not have a shovel, you can rent a shovel at the store for about $ 3.2.

Hot Water Beach always busy tourists during high season – Photo: wordpress

Relax in your own spa at Hot Water Beach – Photo: wordpress

After experiencing in the natural hot spring, visitors can swim on the 50 meter limit. Beyond this area, dangerous underground flows can push you offshore!

Coromandel Peninsula, a destination for many memorable eco-tourism activities in New Zealand – Photo: Flickr

Coromandel Peninsula – Photo: flickr

In addition, just a few kilometers north of Hot Water Beach,  the Cathedral Cove arch , Coromandel’s icon, is a glorious sight to behold. 

Deep sea rocks create a pathway in the limestone cliff between two fine white sand beaches with bushes of Pohutukawas, also known as the Christmas tree of New Zealand, surrounded by red, creating an ideal shade. to drop the soul to fly with nature. 

There is also a diving service that explores the ecology of the sixth marine sanctuary.

Pohutukawa tree also known as the tree on the path to Hot Water Beach – Photo: wordpress

Pohutukawa is also known as the Christmas tree in Cathedral Cove Archipelago

Te Hoho is shaped like a shipwreck is a tectonic wave of the sea wind in the Cathedral Cove arches – Photo: newzealandtourer

Cathedral Cove at Tide Retreat – Photo: wordpress

Cathedral Cove, limestone walkway: