Afternoon Piha Beach and Rainforest Tour from Auckland
Description
Explore and admire Auckland's largest regional park, the Waitakere Ranges, on this 5 hour afternoon eco-tour. The perfect way to get out of the city and enjoy the nature on Auckland's door step. You'll be picked up from your centrally located Auckland hotel before traveling 30-minutes west to the Waitakere Ranges. From here travel further west to enjoy a walk in the rainforest before visiting the beautiful Piha Beach for a walk on the soft black sand. Afternoon refreshments are provided along with full commentary from our driver guides.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Enjoy amazing views and hear about the history of the Waitakere Ranges at the first stop on this tour. The visitors centre is also home to some traditional Māori carvings and your guide will talk about them and explain their significance for the area.
Enjoy a easy walk through the rainforest of the Waitakere Ranges (The walk is currently located at the Arataki Visitor Centre).
Walk along the black sand beach of Piha Beach (30 minutes) & time for afternoon tea refreshments
Enjoy a half day tour with Bush and Beach - During the afternoon we also include a New Zealand style afternoon tea including biscuits (cookies), manuka honey and tea and coffee or juice. As well as keeping you entertained and informed our guides make sure you have plenty of opportunities to ask questions and make sure there are lots of photo opportunities. We have been running tours in this area for over 40 years so you will be being looked after by the local experts. (Please note this information is limited due to the locations not being available to be added on this platform)
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Pick ups from inner city Auckland hotels are between 12 - 12.25pm. You MUST contact us to arrange a specific pick up time for your location as the tour departs the city at 12.30pm. The above list does not include all pick up hotel locations - Pick up is included from most inner city Auckland accommodation - please advise where you are staying and we can give you a pick up time or meeting location. Return point: Returns to original departure point at 5:30pm
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately with comfortable walking shoes
- The tour is suitable for all ages and abilities
- Although lunch is not included, the tour does stop at a local bakery if you wished to purchase something at your own cost.
- This tour is not walker/wheelchair accessible, due to the paths taken on the walks.
Reviews(910)
Our tour was truly wonderful and exceeded our expectations. Destination was well planned, and the entire trip was smooth, enjoyable, and memorable. A special thank you to our tour guide for being knowledgeable, friendly, patient, and always ready to help.
This was an excellent experience- highly recommend! Good for solo travelers and would also thoroughly enjoy as a couple. Our guide (Marri) was exceptional and knew loads of details at each stop.
Great tour. Erin was a fantastic guide. Very friendly and knowledgeable. Nice stops along the way to soak up the all the beauty of New Zealand. Really love the rainforest tour and Piha Beach. Lots of interesting things and views to learn and see. Highly recommended if it's your first time visiting.
We are so pleased you enjoyed your tour to the west coast beach and rainforest. Great to hear you appreciated Erin's friendly and knowledgeable approach to guiding your group through this interesting experience! :)
Good atmosphere, Erin is our tour guide and she’s very nice and responsible. It’s a good experience!
Great to hear you enjoyed your trip out to the West Coast with your Tour Guide Erin, we are pleased you enjoyed this experience !
The tour was great. The guild was wonderful and very knowledgeable. The views was amazing and the transport was clean and very comfortable.
Thank you for posting a review following your tour to the West Coast of Auckland to experience the black sand beach - Piha and the rainforest. We are so pleased you enjoyed this experience !
Beautiful tour! We had the best time and Ayla was an excellent guide. She gave us plenty of opportunities for pictures, she explained everything in great detail, and she was just super nice to boot! I highly recommend the tour. Also, the company notified me that they found my inhaler in their van (I hadn’t even noticed it was missing) and dropped it off at my hotel. What a great company!
Great to hear you had an enjoyable tour to Piha Beach and the Rainforest. Thank you for your lovely comments about your tour guide Ayla too! We very much appreciate you posting a lovely review - thank you :) !
Great tour with a very knowledge and insightful guide, especially with wild-life and native history, accompanied with some welcomed humor. The tour started with a brief snack stop before arriving at a welcome center for the Waitakere range. Here our guide gave us a brief tour and knowledge of the area before giving us brief free time for photos and exploration. Afterwards, we split into 2 groups for a hiking tour, where our guide gave very detailed information on every plant spotted, as well as wildlife including multiple Kereru sightings. We then met up together and drove to Piha beach, where we got an opportunity to take a "side entrance" to the end of the beach and walk towards Lion's Rock. Great photo opportunities and "free time" to enjoy the beach while walking back. Afterwards, treats and drinks were provided before the drive back. When we first arrived the beautiful viewpoint unfortunately had no parking, but our guide and driver gave us the 2nd opportunity on the way back to stop and get probably the best experience/views of the tour. Overall, a very worthwhile half-day trip outside of Auckland.
What a great review! Thank you for taking the time to send a review following your tour to the black sand beach of Piha and trip to the rainforest. We are thrilled you enjoyed this experience.
Highly recommend this tour for bush and beach life. Our guide Ayla was fantastic at explaining views, trees, plants and the beautiful biodiversity. There were spectacular views and walks through the bush and on the beach. Snacks and tea are also provided. Don’t hesitate to take this tour - it’s a special day.
Thank you so much for your lovely review. Great to hear your guide provided you with good overview of the rainforest and surrounding areas :)!
Lovely experience! Great tour guides! I enjoyed the walk through the tropical forest and the beach..
Thank you so much for posting a review - much appreciated!
Incredible experience with very experienced and knowledgeable guides (Kevin and Ian). My whole family thoroughly enjoyed the tour.
We are so pleased you enjoyed this tour to the west coast beach and rainforest. We really appreciate your comments about our tour guides - thank you :)!
