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New Zealand Travel - Sightseeing Tours in Auckland - Wilderness Experience Tour organized by Viator
New Zealand's dramatic scenery has starred in many famous movies and
television shows and this trip will show you why. You'll see the remote
coastal beach that featured in the movie 'The Piano' and the otherworldly New
Zealand forests and Kauri trees from the 'Hercules' and 'Xena' television
series. Visit the Arataki Visitor Centre and admire the traditional Maori
carvings that stand guard there. A great day exploring Auckland's west coast!
Just a 30 minute drive from downtown Auckland lies the beautiful Waitakere
Ranges, Auckland's largest Regional park. These ranges separate Auckland from
its rugged West Coast and in them is Auckland's coastal rainforest. On this
half day small group tour, you will visit the Arataki Visitor Centre, where
there are stunning views of the whole of the Auckland isthmus with the Pacific
Ocean to the East and the Tasman Sea to the West and their two very different
harbours, the calm, sparkling Waitemata and the brooding Manukau. With the
help of your guide, absorb the area's history and admire the magnificent
traditional Maori carvings that stand guard there. Continue on to Karekare
Falls. This picturesque cascading waterfall is the location for many weddings.
Relax beside it or swim in the pool beneath it. Then walk through the glade of
gnarled, centuries-old pohutukawa trees to the black (iron) sand beach. The
Karekare beach was also the location for the award winning movie 'The Piano'.
While here, enjoy an informative explanation about the local history, flora
and fauna from your local guide. Your journey will then take you for a walk in
the lush Waitakere rainforest. Because New Zealand has existed for millions of
years separate from the rest of the world it has evolved its own unique flora
and fauna. Seventy percent of our native plants are found nowhere else in the
world. The guides will explain about the native species as you walk amongst
New Zealand's famous kauri trees and giant tree ferns and hear native birds.
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