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Long Island Tours Hawkes Bay Napier New Zealand

Scheduled Tours

Wine & Food, Sightseeing, History, Maori Culture and  Artists
Half day   HD01

Start your day with a spiritually moving Powhiri (Maori welcome) on top of legendary Te Mata Peak (weather permitting). Talk with our Maori kaumatua, hear his stories and gain an understanding of things Maori.   Gain a snapshot of  Hawke's Bay - our food, our wines and our people.  Meet food producers and taste their delicious products, taste our wonderful wines,  visit fascinating artists and view their works.   Explore stunning scenery. 

A platter lunch at a winery restaurant is included.
9am to 1.15 pm. 

Pick up and return to accommodation.
After the tour, if you wish we can deliver you to an overland Gannet tour or a Napier Art Deco walk.

 
Maori Interactive Cultural Tour   
Half day HD02    Three hours

Guided by a Maori personality, spend time with the Ngati Kahungunu people and talk about their culture, hear their stories, myths and legends.  

Experience a welcome on to a Marae (powhiri) and visit their villages.            


Private Tours

Food & Wine Lovers Delight

Full day FD 01
Half day HD 03
This tour is private

Become absorbed into the world of wine – talk with the personalities who are passionate about crafting world class wines from our soils. Visit some of the best of our wineries and taste their special wines. A highly enjoyable, fun day. Guided by a wine specialist, this is a fantastic day for wine lovers. Our food growers are producing delicious products and you will taste samples on our travels.

Wine lovers on past tours have said this was their best ever winery tour!

  • Half day: light snack

  • Full day: picnic lunch

  • Winery lunch an extra.

Best of the Bay

Full day FD 02
Half day HD 04
This tour is private

Food & Wine, Art Deco, Artists in their Studios and Maori Culture.

An authentic New Zealand experience, meet our wonderful characters, hear their stories and have fun. Walk amongst the diverse collection of art deco buildings in Napier. We have fascinating artists working in their studios, spend time with interesting Maori, talk with wine specialists and sample our special wines, meet food producers and taste delicious foods, explore stunning coastal scenery. This tour is crafted for each client to follow their interests. It will take the client on a special journey to find the true essence of this beautiful country.

Alternatives: Gardens, walks, farms, horse treks, jet boating

Half day light snack

Full day gourmet picnic lunch

Maori Culture & Heritage

Full day FD 04
Half day HD 05
This tour is private

Our Maori guides are extraordinary people, proud to share their culture and heritage. Experience spiritual welcome into the world of Maori. Talk with these remarkable people on their own land and become involved in their lives and villages. Enjoy their sense of fun, their natural musical ability, their connection with their land and their whakapapa (lineage).

They have fascinating stories which they love to share and these alongside the things that are important to them highlight the spirit of Maoridom.

 


 

 



Regions
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Bay of Islands/Northland - Auckland/Waiheke/Great Barrier - Waitomo Caves - Coromandel Peninsula - Rotorua
Taupo/Tongariro - Napier/Hawkes Bay - Wellington - Picton/Blenheim/Marlborough Sounds - Kaikoura
Christchurch/Akaroa/Arthurs Pass - Mount Cook/Tekapo - Nelson/Abel Tasman/Golden Bay - West Coast/Glaciers - Wanaka - Queenstown - Dunedin/Oamaru/Catlins - Te Anau/Fiordland/Milford Sound/Doubtful Sound - Stewart Island

 

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