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KAPITI ISLAND

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Kāpiti Coast Sights & Activities

Visitors keen to explore the region will find relaxing country retreats, award-winning gardens, excellent golf courses, antiques and craft stores, and historic homes. For the adventurous there's horse trekking, great tramping tracks and trout fishing. And for thrill seekers there's kayaking and jet-boating through the Manawatu Gorge, aerobatic flying, scenic helicopter flights, mountain biking, a 4WD safari, 4x4 quad bikes, bridge swinging, and Formula Ford single-seater racing.

To the west of the region are long unspoiled beaches, and on the east the rugged Tararua Ranges, ideal for hiking and hunting. The area has a temperate climate and its rich alluvial soil makes it the major market gardening area of the lower North Island. Numerous roadside fruit and vegetable stalls are an attraction. The Manawatu River is well known for fishing and other water sports and its estuary at Foxton Beach is a wonderful natural habitat for birdlife. The dune lakes of Horowhenua and Papaitonga close to Levin are rich in Maori history and bird life.


Kāpiti Island

Kāpiti Island sits just 5 kilometres off the Kāpiti Coast. This iconic island, an internationally renowned sanctuary for New Zealand native birds and forest, was once the home of the great Maori chief Te Rauparaha. Access to the island is restricted -- a permit is required from the Department of Conservation plus a ferry boat booking. Trips leave daily from the Paraparaumu Boating Club. Overnight experiences may be arranged through Kāpiti Island Alive.


Nature, Wildlife & Outdoors Activities

  • Kapiti Four x 4 Adventures - a great guided experience through New Zealand native bush
  • Otaki Gorge Rafting and Tubing
  • Lindale Farm Park
  • Horse Trekking: Stables in the Park
  • Landsailing Have you ever wanted to have a go on a Blokart? Now's your chance with Landsailing Kapiti giving you the chance to take a ride and enjoy the rush of riding a Blokart.
  • Adrenalin Paintball, Volcanic Paintball Tournament, Paraparaumu, Kapiti
  • Mik's Waikanae Estuary Bird Tours
  • Nga Manu Nature Reserve A Real KIWI Experience
  • Parrot Ranch- tours of a large collection of birds in park like grounds
  • Owlcatraz - an attractive Native bird and wildlife park with miniature train, glow worm cave, cafe
  • Staglands Nature Reserve - A Sanctuary assisting in saving some of New Zealand's endangered bird species together with a cafe and farm visit with a beautiful drive to get there
  • Manawatu Estuary - a large estuary area where upto 93 birds have been identified, a welcome and farewell for migratory birds including godwits and knots from Alaska and Siberia is held around the equinox each March and October.
  • Wellington Tramway Museum - The Kapiti Coast Electric Tramway provides a glimpse into Wellington's past with its collection of working heritage trams and memorabilia. The museum is open daily and during weekends, public and school holidays, trams run regularly from the park entrance at MacKays Crossing for 2 Kms to Whareroa Beach.
  • Kapiti Personalized 4 Seasons Tours Glynis and Trevor FitzGeorge are kiwi owner operators of Kapiti 4 Seasons Tours, they have been operating here for nine years as a transport company plus many more years in the Kapiti Region and Wellington.They provide personalized tours to cover what interests you most as there is much to see and enjoy on the Nature Coast.

For more info on Kāpiti Coast activities, please visit Nature Coast Experience.

Shopping


There are also plenty of shopping opportunities in the area:

Markets

Markets in Kāpiti

Kapiti Coast Art, Museums and Heritage Sights

Kapiti Coast Art
Creative Coast.
Kapiti Art Trail
  • Southward Car Museum - An internationally known car museum which shows a selection of 250 veteren and vintage cars from one of the largest privately owned collections in the Southern hemisphere. Additionally shown are fire engines, aircraft, traction engines, motor cycles, and other vehicular collectables.
  • Tokomaru Steam Museum - Traction engines of yesteryear
  • Steam Incorporated- restoration and train excursions in the steam engines and carraiges of the era of steam - steam train excursion trips on the main trunk line to interesting events
  • Kapiti Aero Club for training, flights, and the adjacent aviation museum and Heli Pro for Helicopter scenic rides and trips.
  • Murrayfield Clydesdales - cafe, pioneer museum, Clydesdales, farm visit, model town



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