Amazing trip with Tangi. Coolest guy ever. Learn something about Maori, learn something about greenstone. Find your own greenstone and make it to a necklace. You will get wet feet.
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Greenstone Tour on the Saced Arahura River
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schnipps_mac
Auerbach, Germany
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Reviewed 8 November 2018 via mobile
Date of experience: November 2018
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Kylie H
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Reviewed 13 August 2018 
Review of: Greenstone Tour on the Saced Arahura River
I wanted to see real greenstone and see where it really comes from. I had Tangi as my guide - a real character and a very salt of the earth kind of guy. He is the owner and the one who has set up the...More
Date of experience: August 2018
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Joanne B
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Reviewed 6 August 2018 via mobile
Tanni gave my husband and I one of the most amazing tours of our trip. Finding our greenstone on the river banks. Making our own necklace. Having coffee and biscuits and talking about Maori culture. Tanni even gave us Maori names He made us so...More
Date of experience: August 2018
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torsmey
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Reviewed 22 March 2018 via mobile
This trip was included in a NZ round tour booked by our travel agency. Therefore we didn't know the prize. The provided knowledge about Maori culture wasn't much and should have been more detailed. Like other tours, commented before, the guide pitched in for his...More
Date of experience: March 2018
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Jacob W
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Reviewed 16 March 2018
I knew more about maori culture than the guide. He was filling in for his uncle, didn't even know what percentage maori he himself was. Said he had just gotten out of rehab and hadn't really prepared for the tours yet. Paid $1000 and just...More
Date of experience: March 2018
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Jacob W
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Reviewed 16 March 2018
Review of: Greenstone Tour on the Saced Arahura River
So I too read the review about the shady drug deal, but then I read all the other wonderful experiences people had so I took a chance. Thought maybe it was a one time thing. Nope. I bought the 4 hr tour as a surprise...More
Date of experience: March 2018
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lafnrunners2018
New Orleans, Louisiana
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Reviewed 13 January 2018
Our crew of seven, over 50 years of age, freedom campers wanted to learn why Greenstone aka pounamu or jade, was so significant to the Maori people and others to follow that they would cross Arthur's Pass in search of it. So, we hired a...More
Date of experience: January 2018
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lebeau2017
Bainbridge Island, Washington
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Reviewed 29 November 2017
Tangi Weepu, our Maori guide, is a beautiful soul and a living manifestation of Maori beliefs, culture, and spirituality. Even if we hadn’t had the thrilling experience of the Aruhura River gifting us several gorgeous pieces of Pounamu and being taught by a master how...More
Date of experience: November 2017
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EZ7continents
Boca Raton, United States
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Reviewed 24 January 2017
We are a family of 5 that has been to many places. We have never had a day like this one, in a good way! We followed Tangi's directions to a small park along the roadside, using an abandoned bridge on a pedestal as the...More
Date of experience: December 2016
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Lisa Y
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Reviewed 18 January 2017 via mobile 
New Zealand is as amazing as everyone says -- the landscapes and the people are really special. The day we spent with Tangi's nephew Katene (COT-eh-nay) however was the highlight of our three week trip. After a mixup on our meeting time (it's a good...More
Date of experience: December 2016
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