Organised Tours

There are a lot of tourist operators in the area. The operators listed below range from luxury transport providers to expert guides, and will happily drive or walk you to anywhere in the Bay while providing colourful and informative background commentary.

Gannet Safaris Overland Ltd

Gannet Safari has been guiding visitors over Summerlee to the gannets for over 30 years. The only way of being driven right to within a few feet of these remarkable birds - there is NO WALKING. Travel by air-conditioned coach over rolling farmland to the world's largest mainland Gannet Colony at Cape Kidnappers. Enjoy spectacular scenery on the 3 hour tour. Daily departures at 9.30am and 1.30pm. Enquire about our helicopter safaris.

Phone +64 6 875 0888
Fax +64 6 875 0893
Email: gannettsafaris@xtra.co.nz
Web:www.gannetsafaris.com

Long Island Tours

Long Island Tours specialise in private guided journeys for most sizes of tour groups, taking you deep into our countryside and culture to visit special people and places - many of which are exclusive to Long Island Tours. Long Island Tours can customise all tours and departure times, allowing you to mix and match activities from two hours up to several days, covering all areas of Hawke's Bay including the Central & Northern areas (including Te Urewera National Park and Lake Waikaremoana).

Phone +64 6 877 0977
Fax +64 6 877 0976
Email: info@longislandtoursnz.com
Web:www.longislandtoursnz.com

Wine Trail(PDF)

Wineries
Hawke's Bay is one of the hottest and sunniest areas of New Zealand. Long hot summers and cool winters are typical of a temperate climate that provides ideal growing conditions for grapes. The region is recognised on the world stage for award winning wines, particularly for the quality of its red wines.

Art and Culture
There's a vibrant art, culture and crafts scene in Hawke's Bay, highlighted by the creation of the Hawke's Bay art trail. This journey will take you to over fifty home studios and galleries around the region where you will see many depictions of fine art, paintings, sculptures and landscape designs. Not only will you see some great art and crafts but you can meet practising artists working in their creative environment.

Oudoor Adventure
Hawke's Bay is an adventure playground with a vast number of activities catering for everyone from the adrenaline junkie and the intrepid walker, to those wanting to go at a more sedate pace yet still enjoy the freedom of the outdoors.