Waikato- Cambridge

Where is it?
Just 1.5 hours south of Auckland and en route to Waitomo Caves and Rotorua.
How to get there? By road either via Hamilton or take the back roads through prime cattle and sheep country. By air to Hamilton airport then 30 minutes to Sarnia Park.

What’s there?
Apart from Sarnia Park Boutique Lodge, the Cambridge area of the Waikato is the centre of New Zealand’s racing and thoroughbred industry, and farming and horticultural centre. Lake Karapiro is also the foremost New Zealand rowing venue and centre for the World Rowing champs in 2010. The historic town of Cambridge boats a plethora of antique shops, among the many cafes. Maungatautari Eco Island is a an internationally significant restoration project, this 3,400 hectare forested, extinct volcano stands majestically on the landscape in the Waikato less than 30 minutes from Sarnia Park. Maungatautari is comprised of Maori land and private land and is becoming an increasingly popular destination for walkers and trampers.

Dining Options:
Several excellent cafes and restaurants in the area, plus Sarnia Park offers international cuisine, from own international chef. Home grown produce, vegetables etc are a feature of dining at Sarnia Park.

Activities:
Tramping, rowing, cafes, wine tasting, antique shops. Tours of the surrounding world leading stud farms. Mountain biking, horse riding, hot air ballooning, golf, wine tours.