Adventure Puketi
Adventure Puketi
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9:00 AM - 7:30 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 7:30 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 7:30 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 7:30 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 7:30 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 7:30 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 7:30 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 7:30 PM
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Adventure Puketi started guided forestwalks in 2004. Our guides are local experienced and passionate people, who love to share their knowledge of this hidden jewel. Guided Eco tours day and night of the Puketi Rain Forest. Witness the restoration of the flora and fauna. Conservation at work.
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Jill Y
2 contributions
Mar 2023
Adventure Puketi night tour was everything we hoped for and much more! Ian's passion and knowledge made the walking experience very enjoyable. To have a person take the time to point out and explain the little things as well as the history of the area, combined with personal experiences growing up here was invaluable. Barb's ability to connect and facilitate a biking tour was also incredibly helpful. We were also lucky enough to stay at Puketi Heights in a spacious two bedroom, clean and inviting accommodation. They are the most welcoming and down to earth hosts anyone could ask for. We highly recommend Puketi adventures and the people running it. We came as guests and left as friends.
Written 13 March 2023
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Thanks for the awesome review.
We love to share our special place next to the forest.
Written 14 April 2023
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Mike W
5 contributions
Nov 2023 • Couples
Very simple to book, was able to have a tour the same night for just the two of us.
Guide Helen is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic with an in depth understanding of the area. Very engaging and happy to go along at your own pace, stopping for photos etc. Lucky enough to hear Kiwi calling, find a few Kauri snails and finished off with spotting a giant centipede digging an egg laying nest.
Guide Helen is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic with an in depth understanding of the area. Very engaging and happy to go along at your own pace, stopping for photos etc. Lucky enough to hear Kiwi calling, find a few Kauri snails and finished off with spotting a giant centipede digging an egg laying nest.
Written 30 November 2023
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Thankyou for the review. Helen is very knowledgeable on all aspects of the forest.
Written 14 October 2024
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Climber811936
Fort Qu'Appelle, Canada58 contributions
Jan 2020
We took a full day eco-walk with Helen as our guide. She took us to trail we would never have visited as it was out of the way. Helen was the first guide I have ever been with who knew so much about the various insects we saw. It was like hiking with an entomologist. She also had an excellent knowledge of the local plants, birds and other animals. The lunch provided was very nice especially the muffins.
Written 22 January 2020
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Thank you for the review. Our guides are local residents, who have excellent knowledge of the forest.
Written 23 January 2020
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Larry Wong
3 contributions
Nov 2020
Barbara and Ian were very accommodating for our stay, providing us much banter and incredibly hospitality. The spa pool was also very nice and the breakfast was amazing!
Ian took us on our guided night walk where we got to hear the kiwi and owls in the night, and were introduced to all the plant and insect life in the Puketi Forest. It was breathtaking and informative, and a wonderful experience through and through. Highly recommended!
Ian took us on our guided night walk where we got to hear the kiwi and owls in the night, and were introduced to all the plant and insect life in the Puketi Forest. It was breathtaking and informative, and a wonderful experience through and through. Highly recommended!
Written 10 November 2020
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Thanks for the awesome review.
Written 29 December 2021
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RicardoDoolin
Dublin, Ireland10 contributions
Feb 2022 • Couples
Barb and Ian were fantastic and looked after us from the moment we booked. There was just the 2 of us doing the night time hike with Ian. He was very passionate, incredibly knowledgeable and answered all of our questions while providing brilliant anecdotes with great humour. Would highly recommend.
Written 3 February 2022
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Thanks for the Great Review,helps keep our business out there.
Written 31 July 2022
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Elizabeth M
Auckland Central, New Zealand6 contributions
Feb 2023
How lucky my friends and I were to have Ian as both our accommodation co-host as well as our forest guide. As someone who grew up in the area, Ian is passionate about the richness of the Puketi Forest. He’s inspiring, knowledgeable and committed to its preservation, and he’s got a great sense of humour!
We also enjoyed staying with Ian and Barb at their lovely home. They were so welcoming and hospitable, providing us with everything we needed for our two-day stay.
Our experience at Adventure Puketi was unforgettable and one we'd highly recommend.
We also enjoyed staying with Ian and Barb at their lovely home. They were so welcoming and hospitable, providing us with everything we needed for our two-day stay.
Our experience at Adventure Puketi was unforgettable and one we'd highly recommend.
Written 2 March 2023
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Thankyou for the awesome review.
This helps revive our business .
Written 7 March 2023
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RossAndLuther
Crete28 contributions
Jan 2023 • Couples
The guided night walk through the forest opened our eyes to a forest that we had never considered.
We would normally go during the day looking for birds.
We were introduced to a range of different creatures that are mostly nocturnal. Stick insects and Weta amongst them.
Our guide and all the staff were both, very friendly and enthusiastic, to show us the forest and explain how it is being protected and improved .
An excellent experience and well worth doing.
We would normally go during the day looking for birds.
We were introduced to a range of different creatures that are mostly nocturnal. Stick insects and Weta amongst them.
Our guide and all the staff were both, very friendly and enthusiastic, to show us the forest and explain how it is being protected and improved .
An excellent experience and well worth doing.
Written 24 January 2023
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Thankyou for the awesome review
Written 30 January 2023
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Tue G
Hornslet, Denmark6 contributions
Mar 2023
Fabulous evening walk, with the very knowledgeable guide Helen. She was very enthusiastic, and cares a lot for the forest - which really shined through the evening. Even though our children did not understand english, they had a wonderful time walking through the dark forest, and finding (and hearing about) a lot of New Zealands night creatures. We also had the pleasure of hearing both a Ruru and a Kiwi!
Written 25 March 2023
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Thanks for the review.
This is Helens passion
Written 14 April 2023
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Deirdre A
Auckland, New Zealand85 contributions
Jan 2021
We had a wonderful two days staying in the Deluxe Suite - everything we needed. Barbara and Ian were excellent hosts, with Barbara looking after our day to day requirements (breakfast was amazing) and ensuring the bike ride was all booked. Ian took us on a most memorable night time bush walk. His knowledge of the plant and insect life and the environment was so informative. We totally recommend staying here. A fabulous experience.
Written 13 January 2021
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Thanks for the review.
We do our very best to make your stay a memorable stay.
Written 29 December 2021
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kazza_oz
Australia609 contributions
Jan 2020
Princess Cruise half-day Bay of Islands shore excursion "Puketi Forest Nature Walk" with Adventure Puketi.
They'd overbooked our group (?) but Barbara, the owner was very accommodating and drove a small group of us in her car while the rest were in a mini-van. Top notch hospitality and interesting commentary on the drive. First stop was morning tea. Really delicious banana muffins and a welcomed coffee.
Then it was on to the Puketi Forest walk with our guide Helen who was knowledgeable about the flora and fauna, great guide. It was a nice 1 hour or so walk, a breath of fresh air. Perfect weather as well.
Wear comfy shoes. Found it an easy walk. There are steps (one or two quite high) and a short gravely-steep part, but everyone in our group managed.
To protect the Kauri trees here from harmful bacteria that is spreading in other forests, there is a shoe-disinfectant process.
Great organisation to go on a tour with.
They'd overbooked our group (?) but Barbara, the owner was very accommodating and drove a small group of us in her car while the rest were in a mini-van. Top notch hospitality and interesting commentary on the drive. First stop was morning tea. Really delicious banana muffins and a welcomed coffee.
Then it was on to the Puketi Forest walk with our guide Helen who was knowledgeable about the flora and fauna, great guide. It was a nice 1 hour or so walk, a breath of fresh air. Perfect weather as well.
Wear comfy shoes. Found it an easy walk. There are steps (one or two quite high) and a short gravely-steep part, but everyone in our group managed.
To protect the Kauri trees here from harmful bacteria that is spreading in other forests, there is a shoe-disinfectant process.
Great organisation to go on a tour with.
Written 24 January 2020
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Thanks for the review.Our team manage these tours for all visitors to have a great experience.
Written 27 January 2020
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
No questions have been asked about this experience