100 kilometers of golden sands, home to 153 known shipwreck sites, stretching from Maunganui Bluff down to the waters of the Kaipara Harbour and Pouto Point. Taylor made Tours will introduce you to Ripiro Beach and surrounding areas. Nowadays relatively unknown, the Kaipara, once New Zealands busiest Harbour, gave trading access to the ports of Helensville, Port Albert and Dargaville & bought many pioneers to settle in New Zealand.
An area once rich in Kauri forests, we are fortunate to have the Waipoua Forest and Trounson park, to show case the remains of these once magnificent forests.
We offer a personalised, original, owner operated, eco friendly tour. Taylor made to suit the day, to suit the group.
* 1884 Kaipara Lighthouse * Entrance to the Kaipara harbour; largest in the Southern Hemisphere * Buried Forest, (Lignite seam) * 153 known Shipwreck sites. * Rare birds * Net/line fishing * Sand tobogganing * Sand dunes * Beach combing * Historic Saw milling towns * History of the farming, kumara and local land * Brick Shanty * Floating cowshed
(Optional extras) * 4X4 Bikes up to lighthouse * BBQ Lunch (Min group 20 by arrangement)
Full Package tours available.
100 kilometers of golden sands, home to 153 known shipwreck sites, stretching from Maunganui Bluff down to the waters of the Kaipara Harbour and Pouto Point. Taylor made Tours will introduce you to Ripiro Beach and surrounding areas. Nowadays relatively unknown, the Kaipara, once New Zealands busiest Harbour, giving trading access to the ports of Helensville, Port Albert and Dargaville bringing many pioneers to settle in New Zealand. An area once rich in Kauri forests, we are fortunate to have the Waipoua Forest and Trounson park, to show case these magnificent beauties.
