Take a shovel and the springs are hot and you need to be there from two hours before low tide to two hours after. Car park is nearby but the cafe is undergoing renovation

Really good fun. Be sure to time your visit with the right tides. Best free experience and great place to make new friends.

This is just great fun. Walk out at a receding tide. Watch the sand start steaming. Walk over and wriggle your feet into the warming sand. Ouch! It gets hot. At about 100mins pick your spot. Don't dig in the hot patches, dig to the...More

Picked a lovely winters day to visit and not overly crowded. Wasn't sure what to expect but went with the flow and hired a spade to dig my hole. Actually didn't need it really as just finding a hot spot and sitting down was more...More

decided to go for this peninsula since it has the Dig your own hot water, but it was rain in the winter and so cold. we didnt manage to enjoy the hot water because it was late and hard to see around the beach area..

Make sure you arrive early to dig at this beach!! Although its massive, it gets crowded quickly! Look for the bubbles at the surface when your looking to dig into hot water. But be careful!!!!! the water is BOILING HOT!!! Create channels to allow cold...More

Don't be fooled.When tourists want what tourists want and they're left to themselves....You know when you were a kid and you rock up to a playground full of kids and you don't know anyone or how any of the play equipment works.Rocking up to the...More

We arrived during winter and managed to squeeze a parking spot. It was raining so we thought we would take a quick look. A local immediately saw us and said we would need a shovel. It was raining and we had an impatient one year...More

A day in mid Autumn driving around the Coromandel Peninsular stopping off at Cook's Landing, Cathedral Cove & Whitianga, and on the way back to Whangamata - at Hot Water Beach to hit it at low tide. A small community with a fairly small car...More

Beautiful stop for breakfast .... just fantastic views and peaceful! Great walk .... Couple of early morning surfers out but quiet otherwise - can imagine summer is rammed here though! Didn't manage to get up early enough to make our own hot pools need the...More