Auckland: Private Tāwharanui, Matakana, Wine and Kiwi Tour

About This Experience

Takahē Adventures offers a private day around Matakana and Tāwharanui with an important choice: daytime and afternoon/evening itineraries do not deliver the same experience. Visitors travelling specifically to look for kiwi need the afternoon/evening option. The ordinary daytime outing focuses on the sanctuary, coast, food and wine and should not be presented as a kiwi night walk.

The listing describes private guiding by Paul, Auckland pickup and return, a picnic, one wine tasting and one sculpture walk. The route can reflect the group’s walking pace and interests. Matakana activities may involve sculpture trails and local producers; confirm the selected stops rather than assuming every attraction named in the description is included in the same outing.

For the afternoon/evening format, Matakana comes before Tāwharanui, followed by a walk, a picnic around sunset and a search for kiwi after dark using red lights. The appeal is time to connect the coast and forest with the night experience. It is a longer commitment than a meet-on-site walk, and the advertised 8.5 hours should be considered alongside your confirmed pickup and return schedule.

The published listing minimum covers a product with different options and is not an independently verified quote for the kiwi evening. Use the booking page to price the correct date, party and option. Additional wine tastings and meals outside the picnic are excluded. The listed conservation donation supports TOSSI, but it does not make this the society’s own volunteer-guided walk: those are separately arranged.

Highlights

• Shape a private outing around your party’s walking pace and interests.
• Combine Matakana wine and sculpture with Tāwharanui’s forest and coast.
• Select the afternoon/evening option to finish with a red-light search for wild kiwi.

What's Included

• ✓ Private guiding and transport — Paul guides your own party, with Auckland pickup and return.
• ✓ Picnic — the listing includes a gourmet picnic; discuss timing for the evening itinerary.
• ✓ Wine and sculpture — one wine tasting and one sculpture walk are included.
• ✓ Conservation donation — the booking includes a contribution to the Tāwharanui Open Sanctuary Society.

Not Included

• Additional tastings, winery or brewery meals and food beyond the picnic.
• Personal purchases in Matakana.

What to Bring

• Comfortable closed footwear with grip
• Warm layers and rain protection
• Water and a charged phone

Good to Know & Caveats

• Wild kiwi spotting is part of the afternoon/evening option, not the daytime itinerary.
• The listing-wide minimum does not establish the evening option’s price; check that option for your party and date.
• Children are welcomed in the listing; discuss walking preferences and the late finish directly.
• Swimming, wildlife sightings and outdoor stops depend on conditions and the itinerary selected.

Meeting Point

Auckland pickup, arranged with Takahē Adventures. Confirm whether you are booking the daytime or afternoon/evening itinerary.