Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Locals have been jumping on a boat to Days Bay for decades, where there's a
beach, a park and a cafe, and a boatshed with kayaks, row boats and bikes for hire.
A 10-minute walk from Days Bay leads to Eastbourne, a beachy township with
more cafes, a cute pub and numerous other diversions.
The ferry also stops at at Matiu/Somes Island in the middle of the harbour. It's a
reserved managed by the Department of Conservation (DOC), where you might
see weta, tuatara, kakariki and little blue penguins, among other critters. The is-
land is rich in history, having once been a prisoner-of-war camp and quarantine
station. Take a picnic lunch, or even stay overnight in the campsite (adult/child
$10/5) or in the DOC house; book online at
www.doc.govt.nz
or at Wellington's
DOC visitor centre (
Click here
)
.
It's a 20- to 30-minute chug across the harbour. There are 16 sailings on week-
days, eight on Saturday and Sunday (return fare adult/child $22/12).
Tours
Walk Wellington
WALKING TOUR
(
www.walkwellington.org.nz
; adult/child $20/10; tours 10am daily, plus 5.30pm Mon, Wed & Fri
Nov-Mar)
Informative and great-value two-hour walking tours focusing on the city and
waterfront, departing the i-SITE. Book online, phone or just turn up.
Zest Food Tours
GUIDED TOUR
( 04-801 9198;
www.zestfoodtours.co.nz
;
tours from $169)
Runs three- to 5½-hour small-
group foody tours; longer tours include lunch with matched wines at the legendary
Logan Brown (
Click here
).
Kiwi Coastal Tours
4WD TOURS
( 0272 520 099;
www.kiwicoastaltours.co.nz
; 3/5hr tour $150/225)
Excellent 4WD explora-
tion of the rugged south coast in the company of a local Maori guide with plenty of stor-
ies to tell.
John's Hop On Hop Off
BUS TOUR
( 0274 535 880, 0800 246 877;
www.hoponhopoff.co.nz
; per person $45)
Flexible two-hour
scenic loop of the city with 18 stops en route, starting at the i-SITE. Tickets are valid for
24 hours.
Flat Earth
CULTURAL TOUR
