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Whanganui/Taranaki Itinerary

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Day 1

  • Drive to Whanganui.
  • Call at the Whanganui Riverboat Restoration Centre and enjoy a river cruise on the restored paddle steamer Waimarie.
  • Walk across Whanganui City Bridge to the Durie Hill pedestrian tunnel and travel 205 metres to the famous Durie Hill Elevator. Climb up the neighbouring War Memorial Tower for views over the city and region.
  • Stay overnight in Whanganui with Host Accommodation.

Day 2

  • Take a jetboat tour along the Whanganui River and into the national park with Bridge to Nowhere Jet Tours or visit the highly renowed Sarjent Art Gallery and sicover one of New Zealand's most beautiful buildins on the hill in Queens Park.
  • Stay overnight in Whanganui with Host Accommodation.

Day 3

  • Drive to New Plymouth via the surf Highway 45.
  • Take a cruise around the Sugar Loaf Island and visit its seals with Chaddy's Charters.
  • Spend the rest of the day exploring the city's attractions including the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, the tranquil inner-city Pukekura Park, and Pukeiti rhododendron and azalea gardens.
  • Stay overnight in New Plymouth with Host Accommodation.

Day 4

  • Take a guided mountain or ecological tour of Mount Taranaki/Egmont.
  • Alternatively, spend the day skiing on the mountain slopes or surfing at one of Taranaki's fine beaches.
  • Stay overnight in New Plymouth with Host Accommodation.

Day 5

  • Drive to Hawera via the Tawhiti Museum.
  • Visit historic Turuturu Mokai Pa and go dam dropping and climb the Hawera Water Tower built in 1914.
  • Stay overnight in Hawera with Host Accommodation.

Wanganui & Taranaki Accommodation

 Location  Property Details
  Wanganui
  Qualmark 3 plus star:  
Kings Court Motel
Freephone: 0800 221 222
Int. Phone: +64 6 3458586
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  Wanganui
  Qualmark Pending:  
151 on London
Freephone:
Int. Phone: +64 6 3458668
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 Location  Property Details
  Hawera
  Qualmark 4 star:  
Kerry Lane Motel
Freephone: 0800 537 795
Int. Phone: +64 6 278 1918
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 Location  Property Details
  New Plymouth
  Qualmark 4 star: Qualmark Enviro-Bronze:
BK's Egmont Motor Lodge
Freephone: 0800 115 033
Int. Phone: +64 6 7585216
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  New Plymouth
  Qualmark 3 plus star:  
Flamingo Motel
Freephone: 0508 352 646
Int. Phone: +64 6 7588149
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