Cape Reinga Wanderer Tour

A visit to New Zealand is not complete without a journey to the very top of the North Island. Cape Reinga is, a unique region of haunting beauty which provides many natural wonders and plenty of adventure.

Your tour starts from Paihia or Kerikeri and takes you on a fun filled day to Cape Reinga at the northern tip of the Aupouri Peninsula and you will enjoy many stops along the way. You will stop firstly at the Puketi Kauri forest where you can marvel at the ancient trees towering above you. Enjoy a 20 minute boardwalk stroll through this native forest with 1000 year old Kauri trees.

Your coach will then take you barrelling along never-ending Ninety Mile Beach past huge sand dunes and the Te Paki quicksand stream.  On 90 Mile Beach you can go for a swim, fossick in the sand for shells or dig for pipis, New Zealand shellfish.

Your driver provides you with an informative commentary throughout the day and as you continue on to the lighthouse at Cape Reinga you will soon begin to realise the significance of this area to the Maori people.  Not only is this remote and rugged area the place where the Tasman Sea and Pacific Ocean meet creating an amazing fusion of different colours and currents, it is also the place where Maori believe the spirits of the dead depart the earth. 

After visiting the fully functioning light house you will say goodbye to this magical area and head to Mangonui, a delightful fishing port which thrived when the whaling industry was in full swing before travelling back down the length of the Aupouri Peninsula.