Have complete control over a very special day with your own luxury air-conditioned vehicle and guide. Each tour is led by an experienced guide with extensive knowledge of native flora and fauna and an awareness for client and environmental safety. The trip gives you an intimate and memorable experience of Auckland’s wilderness without any impact on the environment and wildlife.Revel in your own full or half day Wilderness Experience, combine it with city highlights or choose from some of our selections below.

These tours can be arranged for any number of passengers. There is a minimum cost that allows for up to 5 pax with a per person cost applying after that.


Group or exclusive - up to 5 hours $675, then $135 per person
Group or exclusive - up to 8 hours $1080 then $216 per person

 
 
Head west though the Auckland suburbs and visit the Waitakere Ranges, a fringe of hills separating Auckland from its rugged west coast. The lush rainforest here contains a huge diversity of flora, including the magnificent kauri tree, found only in northern New Zealand. This tree can live for 2,000 years and is remarkable for the quality of its timber and its size. Your experienced eco-guide leads you on an easy one-hour walk past nikau palms, giant ferns and ancient trees in this area of original forest and will introduce you to some of the more fascinating aspects of our flora and fauna.

Then its on to Kumeu Wine Country, the first commercial wine growing area in New Zealand and is still known as one of the best. It is home to a number of wine makers, large and small, and produces a wide range of wine styles. Visit 2 award-winning wineries to sample their speciality. Leaving the winery, travel through a mixed farming area towards the Tasman Sea coast at Muriwai. Above the black sand Muriwai Beach hundreds of gannets return each year to build their nests and raise their chicks. See (and smell) their fascinating behaviour from a close vantage point without disturbing their environment. There are only a few other places in the world that these large sea birds nest on the mainland. A 40 minute drive takes us back to the city.

Gannets are available September to April only.
12.30pm - 6.30pm
$780 for up to 5 people including GST, refreshments and wine-tasting. $150
per person for extra passengers.

 
 
See for yourself the natural wonders of the Rotorua region that have made it New Zealand’s number one tourist destination since colonial times. The tour heads south out of Auckland, and through some of the nation’s most prosperous dairy country. After a drive of about 2 hours, there is a stop for refreshments before continuing on to Rotorua to arrive in good time for the world famous farm show at the Agrodome. New Zealand’s economy is still largely centred on pastoral agriculture, and this shows give a great insight into NZ farming life – working sheep dogs, sheep shearing and the children may even have a chance to feed a lamb from a baby’s bottle. After the show, it is time for lunch, either here or in town. The afternoon starts with the guided tour of the Te Puia thermal area. The geysers, bubbling mud pools, hot springs, fumaroles and coloured silica deposits hint at the area’s violent volcanic past. Rotorua is the most important centre for Maori culture, there is nowhere better to see the traditional arts (including weaving and wood-carving) and performances of song and dance.

Finally proceed to the wonderful wildlife park, Rainbow Springs. Here there are trout in abundance and native birds, including our nocturnal, flightless national icon, the kiwi.

7.30am -6.30pm
$1050 for up to 5 people including GST and refreshments. $210 per person for extra passengers.
Meals and entry fees are not included.

  
 
(4 - 20 guests, for 6-7 hours)
Price on application

Be spellbound by unique rain forest and wild black sand beaches then step
into the luxury of yesteryear on a classic launch from New Zealand's
maritime heritage.

This eco-tour has you driven from the heart of Auckland to the lush rain
forest where you walk amongst the famous kauri trees and giant tree ferns.
Revel in the natural splendor and learn about the area's flora and fauna
from an expert guide. Unwind by a cascading waterfall or swim beneath it.

Light refreshments are served before you continue on to the cliff-tops
overlooking the Tasman Sea to one of only two mainland Gannet nesting sites
in the world. Here you get a close-up of Gannet behavior without disturbing
their environment. From there you can take a short walk on an awe-inspiring
black (iron) sand surf beach or visit one of the local vineyards.

You then cruise back to your hotel in Auckland on board the beautifully
restored 1935 classic launch Lady Gay. Spend a couple of hours enjoying the
beauty of the sparkling waters of the Waitemata Harbour in the evening sun.
Enjoy fine New Zealand wine, beer or other suitable beverage and fine New
Zealand cuisine. Departing from Herald Island, we make our way back to
Auckland past the bush reserves of the upper harbour, under the cliffs of
Kauri Point and beneath the harbour bridge to Auckland.

While aboard you will be served either:
Canapes along with a selection of fine New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc,
Chardonnay, or Cab Merlot as well as New Zealand boutique beer, fresh juice,
mineral water, tea or coffee
Or
Light Platter early dinner with beverages as above.

Duration: 6 hours - Departure and return times to meet your other travel
commitments.