Wildlife

Tēnā koutou katoa, nau mai haere mai. Custom transfers from Turangi to Tongariro National Park, Ruapehu and Taupō; Airport, Bus, Train. Tongariro Alpine Crossing transfers include our unique Māori cultural experience from our Rotoaira Homestead. Contact us and BOOK NOW. 

NEW Wairua Journey greets and welcomes you with quality assurance to enjoy and experience from the Maunga - Mount Tongariro - to the Awa - Whanganui River.  Authentic local’s will share with you their Culture, Knowledge and Stories along the way with photography opportunities and where memories will be made everlasting.

If you are contemplating visiting the Chatham Islands, Pitt Island is a must see. Flowerpot Bay Lodge offers beach front accommodation on Pitt Island for Couples, Families and Groups. Pitt Island is the second main inhabited Island in the Chatham Islands group, arguably one of the most remote holiday destinations in the world. Pitt Island is the first place in the world to see the sun rise each day and has some of the region’s most spectacular scenery, bird life, botany, geology, fishing, diving and hunting experiences.

Pitt Island is situated to the south of Chatham Island. Here you can you see such a variety of outstanding landscapes, gather and feast on seafood you can gather yourself without requiring a boat, hear your fill of birdsong then spot the source (sometimes endangered species), climb to the point that the sun shines first with the dawning of a new day, and from the same spot see the season's newest wandering albatross chick, lick your chops after a scumptious feed of wild pork, wild mutton or even weka! We can organise it for you.

Wanaka River Journeys is a unique half day wilderness jet boating adventure. See hanging glaciers, LOTR locations and ice carved landscapes, enjoy local Māori culture, a 50 minute remote bush walk and optional glacier heli-flight from the jet boat in the Matukituki Valley, gateway to the Mount Aspiring National Park.

Kapiti Island Nature Tours offer a unique opportunity to experience New Zealand's most highly endangered wildlife in a completely natural setting. Kapiti Island is a predator free nature reserve where visitors can get up and personal with native birds such as the Kaka, Tieke, Kiwi, Kereru and Kakariki. Kapiti Island Nature Tours offer overnight kiwi spotting tours, day tours, ferry transport & guided walks with interpretation on flora, fauna and Māori Culture.

Enjoy a genuine, personal New Zealand experience on board the luxury sailing catamaran Tiua on beautiful Lake Rotoiti near Rotorua. Sail the large fresh water lake with many stunning bays and coves to explore; it is steep in cultural history and legend that the crew are happy to share. You can be relaxed or energetic as you wish by helping sail the yacht, swimming in the waters through caves, soaking in the lake edge thermal pools only accessible by boat or relaxing and watching the native scenery slip by.

Waimangu volcanic valley is one of Rotorua's premier tourist attraction and a must do eco-experience when you visit Rotorua. Waimangu features unique ecology, rare botany and fascinating geothermal features such as steaming volcanic crater lakes. A protected scenic reserve and wildlife refuge. Walking tours and boat cruise.

Explore Ulva Island Bird Sanctuary with Ulva's Guided Walks on Stewart Island, New Zealand. Ulva's Guided Walks was named by the owner, Ulva Goodwillie - who just happens to be named after the Island. Ulva is a direct descendant of the first Māori peoples of Stewart Island and is passionate and very knowledgeable about this special place. Ulva and her team of local guides would love to share their experience with you.

Discover Korora, the Little Blue Penguin in their natural habitat. Takiharuru/Pilots Beach has the largest population of these birds on the Otago Peninsula. See up to 200 penguins returning from sea at dusk.  This 1.5 hour tour includes fascinating insights of the people who lived here long before European arrival and a special 'behind the scenes' look at the penguin habitat and restoration work of the whenua (land) funded entirely by the penguin tours.

A truly original New Zealand eco-experience. Come to Tatapouri Bay and meet the children of the Māori Sea God - Tangaroa. Walk the reef with our guides and interact with wild stingrays, eagle rays and other reef dwellers. Great family activity. For the more adventurous, snorkelling with the stingrays is mesmerising, with gear and guide included. Bookings are essential.