YHA TE AROHA
- Family Accommodation in Te Aroha, Thames Valley
Special features at YHA Te Aroha that your family will love:
- Cosy cottage backpacker accommodation in one of the original YHA New Zealand hostels.
- View over the charming town of Te Aroha, with fabulous sunsets each night.
- Lovely gardens with hammocks, native trees and native birds.
- Free use of bikes with a 12 km mountain bike track immediately accessible behind the hostel.
- An extensive range of herbs, spices, baking ingredients supplied in the kitchen - seasonal fruit bowl on the table.
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Our Location
About Te Aroha
Te Aroha is a little gem of a town, situated in the Thames Valley of
New Zealand’s North Island. This picturesque Edwardian spa town is
nestled at the base of Mt Te Aroha - the ‘Mountain of Love’ according
to Maori legend. Te Aroha is famous for its hot mineral soda water
spas, massages, free Hot Soda Water Footpool and the Mokena Geyser, the
world’s only hot soda geyser. You can find all of these as well as
surviving Edwardian buildings in The Domain of Te Aroha. In Te Aroha
town you can visit the oldest pipe organ in the Southern Hemisphere,
play a round of golf, fish for trout or go shopping for arts and crafts
from the many original artists now residing in Te Aroha.
The
Te Aroha hostel is the closest backpackers to the magical location for
Hobbiton from The Lord of the Ring films. Other great places to explore
in the area around Te Aroha include The Wairongomai Valley, The Wairere
Falls and the Karangahake Gorge. These places offer beautiful hiking
trails and glimpses into New Zealand’s fascinating goldmining history.
There is also a wide variety of tramping options accessible from the
YHA Te Aroha hostel, including a climb to the summit of Mt Te Aroha for
fantastic 360 degree views. At only a short 2-3 hour drive from
Auckland, why wouldn’t you come to stay at Te Aroha.
Top activities to do while staying in Te Aroha
- Step back in time and ‘take the waters’ at the refurbished
Edwardian hot mineral soda water spas of Te Aroha, but watch out for
the Mokena Geyser!
- Pretend you are a hobbit while visiting nearby Hobbiton of the Lord of the Rings.
- Explore nature and history combined at the Wairongomai Valley, the Karangahake Gorge or the Wairere Falls.
- Hit the Te Aroha arts and crafts trail for some retail therapy.
- Eat a gourmet Swiss sausage from the Little Boys sausage factory at Te Aroha West!
