Sharon from Coromandel Taxis has done a great shuttle service from Coromandel Town to Thames over the last six months. This was a TCDC initiative which sadly has come to an end. Thankyou TCDC, Coromandel & Thames Taxis this service has helped many who have needed to get up and down the coast.
Sharon is now operating a paying shuttle service plus a click and collect service (small items, online shopping ) Monday, Wednesday & Saturday. Departing 8am. Returning 11.15am. This shuttle with get people to Thames for the morning Intercity Bus if required. Call in to see us for information on prices, times and costs or contact Sharon or Anna Ph 0273764466. Email: corotaxis3506@gmail.com
One of the nice things about winter is giving visitors and locals more time when calling into our centre, often we joke calling ourselves the “too much information centre” its about making a connection with our community and visitors. They can ask us as many questions as they like but at this time of the year we have more time to take a breath between each answer, making them feel valued and actually us too. No question is too silly which is often what people come in and say. We receive a number of overseas calls and emails requesting information on attractions, accommodation, where to eat out and of course the state of our roads. Since the closure of the Thames Info Centre we get their calls too. Mostly it is people doing research on the area before arriving in NZ but this isn’t always the case. We appreciate all our visitors but we are noticing more and more they are turning up with no idea of what they can see, do and sometimes which part of the Coromandel Peninsula they are in ( Hot Water Beach being the most common answer). In some ways this can be a good thing as we can encourage them to spend more time here in our wonderful area including our northern and southern sides (Port Fletcher to Manaia). We are a destination on our own, with our own Coromandel flavor. (friendly, inviting locals with cool old buildings and much more) The downside of visitors not taking any time to do research, means often these visitors leave Auckland for Rotorua or Tauranga, driving State Highway 25 in a day, with little time to explore. This is a changing type of visitor who self-drive with no plan to experience what we have to offer in our unique destination. They want to make decisions on the fly so unfortunately end up driving on windy roads for many hours and can then say they have been to the Coromandel Peninsula. Tourism adds flavor, employment and visitor spend which is important to local infrastructure. We want all visitors to leave our area feeling like they have experienced the real Coromandel and wanting to return even before they have left.
Information Centre – July Article
