Description: Kapiti Bird Tours:
Enjoy a guided walk through the Waikanae Estuary where you will be able to view some of the 63 species of birds that inhabit this reserve. The tour takes about 2 ½ hours (including tea) from pick-up, and the presentation is both interesting and informative.
The cost is $39.00 per person. A delicious morning or afternoon tea is provided.

Kapiti Island Bird Sanctuary:
Experience a unique opportunity and view some of the world’s rarest birds, while enjoying the unique fauna and flora of New Zealand on this protected island.

For more information and superior accommodation visit www.rosetta.co.nz.

Prices: From $39 per person

Contact person(s): Lorraine & Michael Sherlock
Postal Address: 349 Rosetta Road, Raumati, Kapiti Coast
Phone: +64 4 905 9055
Mobile Phone: 021 122 0939
Fax: +64 4 905 9002
Email: rosettahouse@paradise.net.nz
Website: www.rosetta.co.nz

Description: A land-based tour leaving from down-town Wellington twice daily. Within 10 minutes we are out of town, and on a 4 wheel drive track on the beach - let the adventure begin! As the wild South Coast of Wellington unfolds, we pass by the unique Red Rocks, a band of bright red rocks at 210 million years old, amongst the oldest rock in New Zealand. By this stage we are travelling along the sandy beach, so close to the deep blue Pacific that at high tide we have to dodge the waves. After a few more kilometres of rugged and beautiful coast-line, and having seen myriad sea-birds and perhaps some wild goats on the jagged hills, we arrive at Tongue Point, home for up to 600 seals in the middle of winter. (There are fewer in the summer months, but seals are guaranteed all year round). It is also home to Wellington`s famous `Leaning Lighthouse`, built, they say, by an Italian architect!

After a cup of tea or coffee with the seals, and a full description of their fascinating life cycle, the return journey is made, this time overland through a private farm. We climb high above the city to get fabulous views of the South Island mountains, the Tasman and Pacific Ocean, as well as city-scapes. We also travel along Wellington`s biggest fault-line, which can be clearly seen as a slash in the earth`s crust.

In all, a world-class nature tour, where every chance is taken to learn and understand the natural forces at work. The whole tour including the return to downtown Wellington is 2.5 hours.

Location: [map here] Wellington city, and south coast.
Prices: $99 per person, $49.50 for children under 14

Season: Whole year.

Contact person(s): John McKinney
Address: 32 Salamanca Rd, Kelburn, Wellington
Mobile Phone: 0274 534 880
Freephone: 0800 7325 27
Email: safari@sealcoast.com
Website: www.sealcoast.com