This panorama was taken perched on a rock near to a dramatic bend in the Thames Coast Road part way up the Coromandel Peninsula. Taken on a sunny summer day in 2008, it shows a view along the peninsula coastline.

Thames Coast Road near Waiomu - Coromandel Peninsula visitor guide showing a virtual tour of 'Thames Coast Road near Waiomu' linked to an interactive map with local and travel information. 360° panoramas from Waikato.

Highway 25 winds along the western coastline of the Coromandel Peninsula in the Waikato region of New Zealand. Between Thames and Coromandel the road hugs the shore, winding around sharp bends and bays, giving dramatic, if sometimes scary, views along the coast.

The section of Highway 25 pictured here lies between Waiomu (known for the Waiomu Holiday Park and beach) and Rumahunga, two small towns on the west coast of Cormandel. Both these towns are at the mouths of rivers of the same names that wind down from the hills behind them.

Waiomu and Rumahunga are on Highway 25, about 15km north of Thames and 40km south of Coromandel. They are about about 130km from Auckland