Nelson in a Day

Duration: 7 hoursDeparture: 9.00 amFood: Lunch includedWalking time: Short and variableFitness level: Easy

Please note: all scheduled tours can be converted into an exclusive tour.

Highlights

City wide views and historical stories.
Early settler housing.
Upper Moutere & its German settlement.
The oldest hotel in New Zealand.
Seeing and tasting the diverse food crops.
The Resurgence & seeing Kaiteriteri Beach.
Mapua seaside village

Tour overview

Nelson in a Day is the ideal journey that orientates visitors to the region and provides an appreciation of what makes this area so attractive to live and play in.

Nelson is an early New Zealand city with a village feel, full of character and colourful personalities, Nelson could easily lay claim to being the Arts or Craft Beer capital of the country.

There are many historic precincts and grand old homes as well as parks and gardens to explore, and then stunning view points overlooking the city and the entire region, before passing through the rich fruit and wine producing Waimea Plains.

At Upper Moutere/Sarau there is time to see features within the historic German settlement including the oldest hotel in New Zealand before driving up the Riwaka Valley and walking into the stunning old forest remnant to see the incredible Riuwaka Resurgence, where some of the clearest fresh water in the country emerges from within Takaka Hill (Marble Mountain).

A scenic loop drive continues to Kaiteriteri, one of the most beautiful beaches in New Zealand.

The coastal drive to the small township of Mapua will surprise and delight with the fast flowing tidal waters, cafes, shops and art galleries before completing the journey to Nelson.