West Coast Discovery - Piha Beach or Muriwai Beach from Auckland

Explore the Waitakere Ranges rainforest and Auckland’s rugged west coast, including Piha Beach or World famous in New Zealand: Gannet Colony, Muriwai Beach, during an this tour with a guide who is knowledgeable about New Zealand flora and fauna. From the Arataki Centre, admire sweeping views from the Tasman Sea to the Pacific Ocean. Learn about Maori history, stroll the beach and take a nature walk through a lush rainforest while you experience Auckland's largest regional park. Admire the amazing Waitakere Ranges on this tour from Auckland Visit Arataki Center, gateway to the Waitakere Ranges Breathtaking panoramic views of the Tasman Sea to the Pacific Ocean.

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Stop At: Piha Beach, Piha, Auckland New Zealand

Piha is New Zealand’s most famous surf beach situated on the west coast of the North Island. This black iron-sand beach has a reputation for awesome surfs which rolls in over the Tasman Sea. See this and more on our West Coast Discovery

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Muriwai Gannet Colony, 428 Motutara Rd Waitakere, Muriwai Beach, Auckland 0881 New Zealand

New Zealand's west coast is one of the best places in the world to view these large seabirds. Muriwai Gannet Colony is scenic lookout over black sand beaches that stretch into the distance to north and south, where the always dramatic sea roars in as long white breakers, and the view is framed by waving flax and toi toi.

Duration: 2 hours