Mangakino is a small rural country town central to many locations for day trips with a small array of local shops such as a Four Square, post shop, laundromat, bar, restaurant, fish & chip shop, bakery and cafe that are just a short walk away in the town centre. There is a 9 hole golf coarse, frisbee golf a short walk away and a motocross track only a few kilometres down the road.

Cosy on Korari is also a short distance to the Waikato River trails for the cyclists and also a short 28 minute drive to the Couger mountain bike park in Tokoroa and 45 minute drive to the redwoods mountain bike park in Rotorua. Some other activies and attractions in nearby locations include. Hobbiton movie set tours, Matamata Waitomo Caves, Te Kuiti Blue Springs walkway, Putaruru De Bretts Hotpools, Taupo Craters of the Moon volcanic attraction, Taupo Waimangu Volcanic Valley, Rotorua Skyline Gondola & Luge, Rotorua Paradise Valley Springs wildlife park, Rotorua Rainbow Springs wildlife park, Rotorua Kaituna River rafting, Rotorua Redwoods tree walk, Rotorua Driving distance to reference location 25 minutes drive to Tokoroa 35 minutes drive to Taupo 45 minutes drive to Rotorua & Putaruru 55 minutes drive to Te Awamutu, Te Kuiti, Cambridge or Matamata 1 Hour 10 minutes drive to Hamilton 1 Hour 20 Minutes drive to Tauranga 1 Hour 45 minutes drive to Whakapapa Skifield 2 Hours drive to Ohakune 2 Hours 20 minutes drive to Turoa Skifield 2 Hours 30 Minutes drive to Auckland Airport 2 Hours 45 Minutes drive to Auckland CBD