Kiwiness Tours
Kiwiness Tours
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Taxis & ShuttlesBeer Tastings & ToursPrivate ToursNature & Wildlife ToursWine Tours & Tastings
7:30 AM - 8:00 PM
Monday
7:30 AM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday
7:30 AM - 8:00 PM
Wednesday
7:30 AM - 8:00 PM
Thursday
7:30 AM - 8:00 PM
Friday
7:30 AM - 8:00 PM
Saturday
7:30 AM - 8:00 PM
Sunday
7:30 AM - 8:00 PM
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About
Kiwiness Tours is a Matakana based tour and transport service offering a range of guided day out options from wine and craft beer tours, evening kiwi sanctuary tours at Tawharanui, scenic day trips, beach visits, chocolate boutiques, local pottery, private sheep farm visits, gelato & real fruit ice cream, honey tasting and amazing eateries! This is your first choice for people wanting tours offered in true kiwi style, nothings a problem approach! The modern minivan seats up to 11 people (other vehicles available on enquiry) and has a large cargo hold for holiday luggage, outdoor adventure gear or any supplies needed for your destination. Larger group bookings can also be arranged.
Matakana, New Zealand
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Travellers' Choice
2023
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Sebastian M
1 contribution
Nov 2023 • Solo
It was amazing. In the beginning we got told a lot about the birds there and then we headed off in the forest. We could see a lot of kiwis. It was really great I highly recommend
Written 28 November 2023
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Louise M
2 contributions
Nov 2023 • Family
We had an incredible time! Our tour guide Ed was super knowledgeable, friendly and helped us have an unforgettable evening. The local knowledge he brought really enhanced the evening. We loved seeing some kiwis in their natural environment and would highly recommend to others!
Written 17 November 2023
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julie_a_fraser
4 contributions
Nov 2023 • Couples
Brilliant tour thank you with plenty of kiwi activity! An easy walk in the park so would recommend for young and old. Also great to enjoy our native bush at night with a cup of hot chocolate & a cookie.
Written 17 November 2023
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zak w
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Nov 2023 • Solo
It was such an amazing evening managed to see 4 kiwi it’s a great experience very pleasant and a fun thing to do with your evening
Written 5 November 2023
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Peter H
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Oct 2023 • Family
My wife and I did the nighttime Kiwi walk and we saw 5 Kiwis plus a Morepork. Our guide was Annie and she is a keen wildlife enthusiast who gladly shared her love of Nature in general and Kiwis in particular. She was especially delighted to see a Morepork. I highly recommend this experience.
Written 15 October 2023
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Nicolle
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Apr 2023 • Friends
Oysters, Wine, amazing food and all finished off with chocolate decadence, what a tour! Ed, our driver was brilliant and our group of 8 all came away from the day saying they loved it. I would definitely recommend Kiwiness Tours and our group are all wanting to come back and do the kiwi night tour later in the year.
Written 30 April 2023
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kirstyb294
Epsom, UK11 contributions
Apr 2023
We had a great time at kiwiness tours our tour guide was very friendly and kindly shared hot chocolate and cookies with us, even in the dark it was very enjoyable! We saw two kiwis and heard them as well, as well as a couple of others that we didn't see. It was like a real orchestra out there. We heard both male and female bird calls. As well as kiwis we saw a Weta and an NZ wood pidgeon (Kereu) and heard a morepork as well.
Written 20 April 2023
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Annick V
2 contributions
Mar 2023 • Couples
What an amazing experience! On the last day of march we had the evening of our lives. If you are in the neighbourhood you must do this! Ed, the guide was a funny and remarkeble person. He told us everything we needed to know before we began the search for kiwi. We saw some amazing things and we really loved the kiwi's! We had such a wonderful time here. Really enjoyed it!
Written 16 April 2023
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Inspire68136323271
2 contributions
Mar 2023
This was a wonderful opportunity to see Kiwis in the wild right in my backyard. I grew up about 15km from Tawharanui Regional Park and this my first night trip to see Kiwi. Ed was a fab tour guide and went above and beyond to ensure we managed to spot one of these cute little creatures.
Written 9 April 2023
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Isabellita L
The Hague, The Netherlands39 contributions
Mar 2023 • Couples
On the last day of March (and almost the last day of our NZ trip), we booked this tour to finally see some kiwi's in their natural habitat. Together with our tour guide Ed and 2 other couples from Belgium and the UK, we made our way to Tawharanui National Park. Ed was a nice and educational guide (and also a lot of fun!) who learned us more about the kiwi's and other birds in the National Park and gave us lots op tips how to spot a kiwi. Armed with our red light torches we made our way to the forest where, after 20 minutes, we spotted already 5 kiwi's!! The key thing is to be as quiet as possible so you can hear the noises the kiwi make so you know where to look for this special bird. After a hot chocolate & cookie break, we made our way back and in total we spotted 10 kiwi's which is quite exceptional according to Ed. The most memorable was 1 baby kiwi (quite blind) who was highly disturbed by the noise made by another group in the park and he started to run and passed just next to us, bumping into a tree and then bumping into one of the persons of our group.
Written 3 April 2023
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