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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
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Every minute was worth it!
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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, Volcanic Plateau, 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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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 |
| Fault-Line Adventure | 13 Mar | $3250 | full | 8 days | Christchurch |
| Secret South | 14 Mar | $1650 | almost full | 11 days | Queenstown |
| West Coast Wilderness | 15 Mar | $1650 | great | 11 days | Nelson |
| Coast and Canyons | 15 Mar | $750 | great | 4.5 days | Nelson |
| Far North | 16 Mar | $795 | filling up | 6 days | Auckland |
| Volcanoes and Rainforest | 17 Mar | $1550 | filling up | 10 days | Auckland |
| World Heritage Wanderer | 19 Mar | $1050 | great | 7 days | Greymouth |
| Secret South | 21 Mar | $1650 | filling up | 11 days | Queenstown |
| Volcanic Plateau | 23 Mar | $745 | great | 5 days | Auckland |
| Eastern Epic | 25 Mar | $1500 | filling up | 10 days | Christchurch |
| Secret South | 28 Mar | $1650 | filling up | 11 days | Queenstown |
| Far North | 30 Mar | $795 | great | 6 days | Auckland |
| Volcanoes and Rainforest | 31 Mar | $1550 | filling up | 10 days | Auckland |
Secret South |
4 Apr |
$1,650 |
great |
11 days |
Queenstown |
West Coast Wilderness |
5 Apr |
$1,650 |
great |
11 days |
Nelson |
| Coast and Canyons | 5 Apr | $750 | great | 4.5 days | Nelson |
| Volcanic Plateau | 6 Apr | $745 | great | 5 days | Auckland |
| World Heritage Wanderer | 9 Apr | $1050 | great | 7 days | Greymouth |
| Fault-Line Adventure | 10 Apr | $3250 | great | 8 days | Christchurch |
| Far North | 13 Apr | $795 | great | 6 days | Auckland |
| Volcanoes and Rainforest | 14 Apr | $1550 | great | 10 days | Auckland |
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'.
(This is a compilation of lots of trips. Go to recent trips page to see other vids.)