Hop aboard one of our mini buses to Enjoy our Cape Palliser Coastal Explorer Tour. This active tour includes a guided 90-120 minute walk through native New Zealand forest and exposure to fascinating local history.
Cape Palliser is the most Southern tip of the North Island. With views across to the South Island and winds whipping in from Antarctica it is a beautiful and sometimes fearsome environment.
Green Jersey will take you on a journey through time exploring geological history, early Máori and colonial European settlement of this bay. We will take you on a walk along the “Paths of the Dead” a Lord of the Rings film site where you will be able to explore the Putangirua Pinnacles.
Join in with our local predator control program, help us preserve this wonderland.
Itinerary
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We depart 16 Kitchener Street Martinborough at 10am in the morning.
Drive to the Palliser Coast and Putangirua Pinnacles.
Explore the Putangirua Pinnacles loop track with loads of photo opprtunities.
Continue out to Ngawi Fishing Village with the most bulldozers per capita in the world.
Marvel at Kupe’s sail and learn about the competitive relationship between Kupe and his brother.
Climb the steps to Cape Palliser Lighthouse and enjoy the views/
Return to Martinborough via Lake Ferry and rest your legs with a wine tasting if desired.
Estimated return time 6.00pm