Hawke's Bay

What a great surprise, even if it’s not quite on the way either (cf. Eastland). Let this superb region amaze you! As if great wine wasn’t good enough to attract you to Hawke’s Bay, Napier is also the sunniest city in the North Island. It really feels like Mediterranean weather in our Southern latitudes. Napier brings you back in time to discover the highest concentration of Art Deco style in the world. Hastings can also catch your attention with its Spanish Mission style. And for nature lovers, the largest Gannet colony in the world settled on the cliffs of Cape Kidnappers. This trip is definitely worth it.

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Maps

Recommended OUAT Trips

North Island - 11 Days from NZ$1495 per person Dirty mud pools VS Clean white Gannets Dirty mud pools VS Clean white Gannets

A loop from Auckland to Auckland with a balance of natural phenomena, history and gastronomy and of course main wildlife's spots of North Island.

  • Gannets in Auckland and Napier
  • Wai o Tapu, Waimangu and the Kiwi Encounter in Rotorua
  • Napier the purest Art Deco town
  • Cape Palliser's seal colony
  • Martinborough's wines tasting
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North & South Island - 22 Days from NZ$2850 per person Wild Wild <del>West</del> East Wild Wild West East

From Auckland to Christchurch, a great saga along the east coasts: from Gannets in Napier to sealions on Catlins coast, and in between, Oamara Blue penguins and Yellow-eyed penguins in the Otago Peninsula

  • Wai-O-Tapu, Waimangu and the Kiwi Encounter
  • Napier the purest Art Deco town
  • Whales and dolphins in Kaikoura
  • Oamaru: its penguins and history
  • 3 nights stay in Dunedin to discover the town and the Otago Peninsula
  • Amazing Catlins coast
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