Napier: Highlights & Tour Exploring the Best of this Region
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Explore the best of Napier, Hastings and Havelock North on a guided tour with no more than 5 people for an intimate experience of the region. Discover the highlights Napier has to offer.
Highlights
- Discover the Art Deco Capital of the World on a guided tour of Napier
- Explore the areas that used to be covered in water and now there is an airport
- Learn about the city's remarkable rebirth after the 1931 earthquake
- See the city's iconic National Tobacco Building and the Star Compass
- Visit the interesting street art and its conservation message
Description
Picked up from your accommodation or the Information Centre, you will join a small group of no more than 5 people, making the experience very intimate and unique. Learn how Napier became the Art Deco capital of the world and explore the architecture of the past with the hidden gems of the present like street art.
Explore the old harbor in Ahuriri with its fishing village and the iconic National Tobacco Building. From here we leave Napier and head to Hastings, not before stopping at the Celestial Compass to discover Māori art and how the major constellations appear in the New Zealand sky.
Between Napier and Hastings you will pass through the many orchards and vineyards that make Hawkes Bay the fruit bowl of New Zealand.
Next we travel to Havelock North, a small European village next to the famous Te Mata Peak where you can enjoy a 380 degree view (weather permitting) or visit the Arataki Honey Visitor Center where you can taste a variety of honey including the famous Manuka Honey.
Then we continue to Hastings where you will explore its fair share of Art Deco architecture in a very unique expression. Join us for an unforgettable day, the Highlights + Tour is an exceptional opportunity to experience the best the Hawkes Bay region has to offer.
Includes
Pickup and drop-off
Guided tour
Easy cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund