Trek to the top of a mountain on Active Earth New Zealand hiking tours

Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the things you did. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
Mark Twain

Hike in Tongariro National Park on Active Earth New Zealand hiking tours

Every minute was worth it!
Stephan, Germany

Active Earth New Zealand hiking tours

 

Specials and Updates

 

Active Earth wins 'traveller' award - 20th August 2010

Wow, Active Earth rumbled the others and achieved the top ranking of 98% in one of the Rankers.co.nz tour categories this week. Thanks a million to all those people who felt our trips were worth telling others about - its just great to be voted as the best tour experience and this motivates us to keep on improving our trips and giving you more of what you want.

 

What do we think our difference is?

We get to experience New Zealand’s incredible wilderness in fine company – and that’s what it’s really all about.

We think its YOU as much as us! Have a look at this page on our site - we think it explains it.

 

 

Our winter Volcanoes and Rainforest trips

Check out our facebook page for the latest trip photos from July - we had brilliant weather.

 

choose your special

Beat the GST increase...

GST (Goods and Services Tax) increases from 12.5% to 15% on 1st October 2010. Pay for a tour before 30th September 2010 and receive the lower tour price, regardless of the date of travel. This special may be used in conjunction with one of the specials below.

In the departure table below, the increased tour prices are listed from 1st October 2010. Purchase your tour before 30th September 2010 and you will pay the pre-tax increase price, not that listed in the table below.

Booking two or more long safaris...

Book yourself on two 10 or 11-day safaris (Volcanoes and Rainforest, West Coast Wilderness, Secret South) and get $200 off the second safari if you book them together!

Book a long safari and a short safari (5-7 day)...

Get $150 off the second safari - you must book them at same time though!

Small Print: 10 or 11-day safaris are; Volcanoes and Rainforest, West Coast Wilderness, Secret South or Eastern Epic. 5, 6 or 7-day safaris are; Far North, Coast and Canyons or World Heritage Wanderer. To receive specials you MUST mention them at time of booking, they do NOT automatically appear on our web booking form - sorry. :-( One special cannot be used in conjunction with another (unless we don't notice!).

 

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Trip status updated 1 September 2010

Great = More than 8 spaces available.
Filling Up = Between 4 and 8 spaces available.
Almost Full = 4 or less spaces available.
Full = Sorry - no space available. Contact us for other departures.

Trips are ordered by departure date.

Trip Date Price Space Length Starts
Secret South 5 Sept $1650 great 11 days Queenstown
West Coast Wilderness 27 Sept $1650 great 11 days Nelson
Coast and Canyons 27 Sept $750 great 4.5 days Nelson
Far North 28 Sept $795 great 6 days Auckland
Volcanoes and Rainforest 29 Sept $1550 great 10 days Auckland
GST INCREASE -
NEW PRICES      
World Heritage Wanderer 1 Oct $1075 great 7 days Greymouth
Secret South 10 Oct $1695 great 11 days Queenstown
Far North 12 Oct $815 great 6 days Auckland
Volcanoes and Rainforest 13 Oct $1580 great 10 days Auckland
Secret South 24 Oct $1695 great 11 days Queenstown
West Coast Wilderness 25 Oct $1695 great 11 days Nelson
Coast and Canyons 25 Oct $770 great 4.5 days Nelson
Far North 26 Oct $815 great 6 days Auckland
Volcanoes and Rainforest 27 Oct $1580 great 10 days Auckland
World Heritage Wanderer 29 Oct $1075 great 7 days Greymouth
Secret South 31 Oct $1695 filling up 11 days Queenstown
Secret South 7 Nov $1695 great 11 days Queenstown
West Coast Wilderness 8 Nov $1695 great 11 days Nelson
Coast and Canyons 8 Nov $770 great 4.5 days Nelson
Far North 9 Nov $815 great 6 days Auckland
Volcanoes and Rainforest 10 Nov $1580 great 10 days Auckland
World Heritage Wanderer 12 Nov $1075 great 7 days Greymouth
Fault-Line Adventure 20 Nov $3250 great 8 days Christchurch
Secret South 21 Nov $1695 great 11 days Queenstown
New Zealand Uncut 22 Nov $4950 great 20 days Auckland
West Coast Wilderness 22 Nov $1695 great 11 days Nelson
Coast and Canyons 22 Nov $770 great 4.5 days Nelson
Far North 23 Nov $815 filling up 6 days Auckland
Volcanoes and Rainforest 24 Nov $1580 great 10 days Auckland
World Heritage Wanderer 26 Nov $1075 great 7 days Greymouth
Secret South 28 Nov $1695 great 11 days Queenstown

 

Take a look at a couple of videos of our xmas trip last season, see our recent trips page.

Are you in Auckland? See our own Active Earth 'Totally Biased Auckland Guide'.

 

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(This is a compilation of trips. See recent trips page for other vids.)