Travel New Zealand
New Zealand’s nature is incredibly diverse and rich. On the territory of the country you can find reserves with their own unique features and completely different from each other. Among them is the Tongariro National Park, whose unusual landscapes attract tourists from all over the world. General information Tongariro is […]
Here comes Franz’s fellow glacier Fox Glacier. It is the largest on the territory of the Westland National Park and one of the largest glaciers in New Zealand. Fox Glacier is located about twenty-five kilometers south of Franz. A few kilometers from the glacier is Route 6 and there is […]
We start our tour where our story begins: on the shores of Waimarama beach where the great migration canoe Takitimu was dragged ashore to make repairs over 800 years ago. See for yourself why they stayed on and established the great fortress of Hakikino, deep in the surrounding hills. From […]
Waimārama Māori Tours are proud to support Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori initiative of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, Māori Language Week. Recently we attended the New Zealand Cruise Association Conference which has inspired our latest series of videos. Working alongside Dr Sir Tīmoti Kāretu and Jeremy […]
Every year more than 250 thousand tourists visit the Franz Josef Glacier. What makes it so famous and what interesting things can be seen in this place? Franz Josef Glacier is located in the territory of the Westland National Park, which belongs to the Te-Wahipunamu region. By the way, this […]
Kaiwhakarite Haerenga Tāpoi / Inbound Tour Operators provide a vital link between tour operators such as ourselves and overseas travel companies. As the interface between the tour operators and our guests, they play such a vital role in promoting our tours alongside all that is on offer here in Aotearoa. […]
On a crisp winter morning, we opened our new stargazing site, Te Kōripitanga o Tama-nui-te-Ra. The pre-dawn ceremony attended by many whānau, friends and members of the community. Together, we participated in the traditional custom to cleanse the land and instil the mauri. Most importantly, our ceremony ensured that we […]
Any visitor to our Hakikino Conservation Reserve will know about our eels and just how passionately we feel about protecting them and their habitat. We have recently engaged a resident eel specialist from DOC who has come to speak to us about the pressures on the New Zealand’s endemic species […]
Huka falls is one of the most beautiful and most popular attractions in New Zealand. It is actually a series of cascades on the Waikato River, New Zealand’s largest river, which flows out of the crater lake Taupo. This lake is one of the planet’s largest repositories of fresh water. […]
