Join
us for an exciting day out in the beautiful and scenic Wairarapa.
This
tour is available seven days a week, departing from Wellington
Railway Station on Tranz Metro’s Wairarapa Service at
8.25am weekdays and 9.55am on weekends and public holidays.
Skirting the shores of Wellington Harbour you travel through
the Hutt Valley to emerge into the picturesque Wairarapa countryside.
Passing through the gateway town of Featherston you will leave
the train at Carterton (9.39am weekdays: 11.09am weekends
etc) where you will be met by your tour coach and driver.
For those of you staying in the Wairarapa, you can also join
this tour from any of the local towns. (Departure from Masterton
would be 9.15am weekdays and 10.45am weekends and public holidays.
Check with us for the departure times from other Wairarapa
towns)
Our drivers will provide you with an interesting and informative
commentary on your journey around some of the regions highlights.
First
stop is Wairarapa’s unique attraction, the Paua Shell
Factory and Shop. Here you will discover the world of Paua,
from the tiniest shell through to beautiful jewellery and
carved art forms. During working hours you have the chance
to view the various process this unique shell undergoes on
it’s journey to becoming beautiful finished souvenirs,
gifts and jewellery..
The highlight of our tour is New Zealands National Wildlife
Centre for breeding threatened species, Pukaha Mount Bruce.
Here you will experience close encounters with threatened
wildlife as you take tranquil bush walks through ancient forest
of rimu, rata and kamahi trees. The centre has pioneered New
Zealands first release of captive kaka, into the wild in 1996.
These joyful native parrots will delight you with their aerial
antics in the forest and at the daily feed stations. As part
of your tour you will be able to view both the kaka and the
native eel feedings. A nocturnal kiwi house, “nest cam”
that provides viewing from inside the nests of selected birds,
hands on exhibits and the fascinating Islands Alive audio
visual section complete the visit to the complex. A lunch
voucher, including a complimentary tea or coffee, enables
you to choose your own food from the menu at Café Takahe
where you can sit and hopefully watch the takahe potter about
on their daily wanders. These amazing birds were thought to
be extinct until their re-discovery by Dr Orbell in Fiordland
in 1948.
Completing
this tour is a pass to visit the Shear Discovery New Zealand
centre and Aratoi, the Wairarapa Museum of Art and History.
The Shear Discovery New Zealand centre has been developed
to preserve the unique rural social culture and heritage of
the shearing and wool industry in New Zealand The museum is
located in two re-located pioneer wool (sheep shearing) sheds
where a tribute is brought to life, tracing the efforts of
the men and women that developed an industry that has become
the back-bone of New Zealands farming economy. This is a first
for New Zealand and the world! Next door is Aratoi where local
and national art and historic exhibitions are on display,
telling the stories of the Wairarapa, who we are, where we
came from and where we might go.
The
returning train service departs Masterton at 3.45pm weekdays
and 5.00pm at weekends, arriving back in Wellington at 5.20pm
and 6.30pm respectively.
Tour
costs:
$95.00 per person from Wellington and the Hutt Valley
$90.00 per person Martinborough, Featherston and Greytown
$80.00 per person Masterton and Carterton
Included
in your tour cost is:
Train
(if applicable) and coach transportation
Lunch voucher including complimentary tea or coffee at Café
Takahe
Admission’s to all of the attractions listed.
For
departure times, enquiries and reservations call Tranzit Coachlines:
NZ 0800 471 227 or +64 6 377 1227
e-mail tours@tranzit.co.nz
On-line bookings and information via www.tranzit.co.nz
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