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Since it was first run in 2001 by Kiwi legend Noddy Watts, New Zealand’s Repco Beach Hop (check out their website at beachhop.co.nz) car festival has evolved into one of the southern hemisphere’s (and the world’s) truly iconic events. Petrolheads and music fans flock in their thousands from around the globe to immerse themselves in this incredible festival, which also happens to be held in one of the prettiest, and most spectacular coastal settings of NZ’s beautiful Coromandel Peninsula.

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Kiwis have a very long-established connection with the hot rodding, street machine and custom motorcycle scenes, and nowhere else can such a rich and diverse fleet of modified vehicles, from American muscle cars to British and European classics and other unique owner-built specials and bikes be seen in one place.

 

Like Aussies, our Kiwi cousins also love a party and Repco Beach Hop is now established as a five-day celebration of all things automotive.

For 2025, international group travel specialists Ticket2Ride, and a group of experts who have thrown their expertise and enthusiasm into the mix, will be hosting a group of Aussie car and bike enthusiasts on what could very well be the petrolhead’s trip of a lifetime! Not only will our group attend Beach Hop – they will also get to enjoy a free-range tour of the North Island, taking in such spectacular locations as the thermal wonderland of Rotorua, beautiful Lake Taupo, Tongariro National Park, incorporating three active volcanoes, the sparkling City of Sails, otherwise known as Auckland, and the Northland Coast, including the historic Bay of Islands.

 

Our 2025 Silver Anniversary Beach Hop Aussie Invasion tour will give tour members the opportunity to make the absolute most of their visit to NZ’s premier car enthusiast event. The standard package runs for 14 days in total and will also include Campervan hire (as conventional accommodation is notoriously difficult to secure at the Hop), a special group reception (with surprise guest host), as well as many other exclusive 2025 Silver Anniversary Beach Hop Aussie Invasion tour features.

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By hiring campervans, tour members also have the benefit of flexibility and independence on the road as they head off to explore the many attractions and features that the North Island has to offer. And since March is an off-peak period, there are no long queues or extra expenses and loadings to factor in during your stay.

 

We are limiting the size of the tour for 2025 so if you can see yourself enjoying Repco Beach Hop and cruising the spectacular and scenic North Island in a fully-equipped home-away-from-home on wheels, better go to our registration page right NOW so you don’t miss out on all the fun, adventures and memories that will be here before you know it!

Like Aussies, our Kiwi cousins also love a party and Repco Beach Hop is now established as a five-day celebration of all things automotive.

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