Auckland: Private Waitākere Rainforest, Waterfalls and beach

A private day west of Auckland, guided by Paul: 500-year-old kauri, waterfalls, native birds and the black-sand beaches of Karekare and Piha. Pickup and gourmet picnic included.
Tahi is a private day tour from Auckland into the Waitākere Ranges and West Coast: kauri rainforest, native birds, waterfalls and the black-sand beaches of Karekare and Piha. Your day includes Auckland pickup, a private guide and a picnic lunch, with the route shaped around your group.

We pick you up at 9:00 am and drive west to the Arataki Visitor Centre, gateway to the Waitākere Ranges, with views over the forest and the story of Te Kawerau ā Maki's guardianship of it. From there the day is yours to shape.

A relaxed day is three or four short walks of 10 to 45 minutes on formed tracks — the Arataki Nature Trail past 500-year-old kauri, Karekare Waterfall, Te Piringa through a valley of kauri, kahikatea, rimu and tōtara with kererū, tūī and pīwakawaka overhead. A full day out is 15–16 km with up to 800 m of climbing on the Comans and Mercer Bay tracks or the Montana Trail. Most groups land somewhere in the middle, with time for a swim at the base of a waterfall or between the flags at Piha.

Lunch is a gourmet New Zealand picnic in the forest. Late in the day we swap rainforest for the clifftops of the Mercer Bay Loop, with the Tasman Sea breaking on black sand below, before dropping you back in Auckland around 4:30 pm.

Every Takahē Adventures tour is just your own party — we never combine bookings. No hiking experience is needed, children are welcome, and we set the pace to the slowest legs in the group. We follow strict kauri-dieback hygiene at every track entry and leave-no-trace practice throughout.

Para garantir a disponibilidade, reserve o mais cedo possível. A reserva antecipada vale a pena considerar especialmente se você estiver planejando a viagem durante a alta temporada, como feriados ou fins de semana.

Esta excursão você pode cancelar sem custo até 24 horas antes do início da viagem. Se você cancelar após 24 horas ou não comparecer à excursão, ainda será cobrado o preço total da atividade. Chegar atrasado na coleta ou partida será considerado como não comparecimento.