Waitakere Rangers Rainforest and Coast Day Trip from Auckland

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Duration: 7 hours
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Experience Highlights

Get up close to New Zealand's west coast on a bush and coastal tour of the Waitakere Ranges from Auckland. You'll have a full day of activities with an expert local guide, from visiting the Arataki Visitor Centre to enjoying a black sand beach and more.

This comprehensive 7-hour small group tour includes a picnic lunch at a scenic location and refreshments to replenish your energy. For added convenience, you can also benefit from a pick-up and drop-off service directly from your hotel or accommodation.

  • Visit the Waitakere Ranges Regional Park and enjoy the panoramic views.
  • Stroll through a forest of giant kauri trees on a guided walk to Kitekite Falls in Piha
  • Walk along one of the area's iconic black sand beaches, surrounded by cliffs.

What’s included

  • Waitakere Ranges Rainforest and Coastal Day Tour from Auckland
  • Lunch
  • Soft drinks
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off service

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Step by Step

This comprehensive 7-hour bush and coastal tour of the Waitakere Ranges from Auckland will allow you to spend a day surrounded by the wildest wilderness in the area. You will learn about New Zealand's native flora and fauna on a sea and mountain tour accompanied by an expert local guide.

You'll start by approaching the Arataki Visitor Centre, from where you'll access the Waitakere Ranges Regional Park. This is a rugged wilderness coastline of over 15,000 hectares. This is the ideal place to enjoy panoramic views of the Tasman Sea and learn about the culture of the area with an exhibition of traditional Maori carvings.

There will be time to walk alongside the giant ferns that grow near the creek and even hike down to one of the area's distinctive black sand beaches. These are famous for their sand and the rocky outcrops that surround them.

A picnic lunch and refreshments are available for you to replenish your energy. You can enjoy it in a picturesque setting before continuing your journey to Kitekite Falls in Piha.

The tour includes hotel pick-up and drop -off so you don't have to worry about anything. It is also specially designed for small groups of no more than 6 people, so exclusivity and personalisation are assured.

Reviews

4.7
· 10 Reviews
  • C
    C.
    5
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    100% recommended.
  • C
    C.
    4
    (0 Reviews)
    I was not completely convinced by the lunch, but the tour and the guide's attention made up for it.
  • K
    K.
    4
    (0 Reviews)
    It was a good tour, I recommend it. I would recommend it, but take repellent, you explore places with a lot of vegetation and there are insects. The guide was also very good, I learned details of New Zealand that I would not have known to go without one.
  • M
    M.
    5
    (0 Reviews)
    Incredible place!
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