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Peka Peka Charters & Tours is a Kapiti based company which provides transport, charter, and tour services to any destination or for any event in New Zealand.  Our friendly, professional drivers will take the stress out of your trip and go the extra mile to ensure you have a thoroughly enjoyable experience.

Whether you need a bus or minivan, we have the right vehicle size for you.

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Explore, discover & enjoy lunch with us 

Our guided tours are our most popular option with manuhiri (visitors).

Explore Kapiti Island with our experienced nature guides and make memories to last a lifetime!

Choose our Classic Guided Tour with lunch at the Lodge, or enjoy our Fully Guided Tour visiting both accessible areas of the island, including a gourmet picnic on the trail.

🚐 Wellington Return

No car, no problem. We’ll pick you up in a shuttle from your Wellington accommodation or from the Central Train Station. Enjoy a light breakfast and coffee at the beach before taking the ferry to Kapiti Island. 

Wellington Pick-up  Approx 7:15am, depending on your pick-up location. 

Wellington Drop-off Back to your accommodation or the Central Train Station. Classic Guided Tour: Approx 4pm. Fully Guided Tour: Approx 5pm.

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What to bring

• Your own drinking water. 

• Sturdy footwear.

• Warm clothing, a hat and a waterproof jacket, as the weather can change quickly.

Medical and mobility issues If you or any of your party have any mobility or medical issues or concerns you must inform us when you are booking your trip. This will enable us to assess the trip’s suitability for you and provide additional support if needed. The trails are not paved and require a reasonable level of fitness to complete the tracks and in particular to climb to the highest point.

Boat ramp access Access to the island is via a ramp and the beach is stony. You will need to be able to walk across an uneven and stony beach. If you have any concerns please ask and we can help you assess the trip’s suitability.

On the island A shelter and toilets are available on the Island. There is no shop available. A small selection of gifts and souvenirs are available to purchase at the Lodge.

Ferry service Departures are from Kapiti Boating Club, Paraparaumu Beach. 

Health & safety We will do our best to get you to Kapiti Island, however safety is paramount. We review conditions daily and the ferry skipper may cancel the sailing.

Cancellations We understand that plans change, so please call or email us if you need to change or cancel your trip. If your trip is cancelled by the ferry skipper you can transfer to another available date or request a refund. See our full cancellation policy here.

Overnight Experience Enjoy everything in the Guided Tour and then stay for the night tour. Kapiti Island is the best place in the world to spot the Little Spotted Kiwi in the wild. You can choose from cabin or glamping accommodation. For Overnight Experience, click here.

FAQs  Read all our frequently asked questions here.

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Just a scenic hour's drive north from Wellington, the Kapiti Coast feels a world away

Kapiti half day tour.

• We depart Wellington at 9.30am or 1pm and head north up and over Pukerua Bay, enjoying superb coastal views. We slip off the main roads and follow the scenic coastline from Raumati through to Paraparaumu Beach, returning you to the city at 12.30pm or 4pm.

Kapiti full day tour

• We pick you up from your choice of Wellington location at 9.30am and head north stopping at Pukerua Bay to capture the superb views of Kapiti Island and the coastline bringing  you back to Wellington at 4.30pm. 

For superb coastal scenery, nature and beachside cafes join Capital Personalised Tours on the short journey to captivating Kapiti

• We depart Wellington at 9.30am or 1pm and head north up and over Pukerua Bay, enjoying superb coastal views. We slip off the main roads and follow the scenic coastline from Raumati through to Paraparaumu Beach.
• We continue to head north and stop in at the world-famous Southward Car Museum for morning/afternoon tea and a chance for the car enthusiasts amongst us to marvel at the 20th Century motorcars on display.
• If cars are not your thing we can take you a little further north to Nga Manu Nature Reserve to see the native birds, including Kiwi. Set in picturesque coastal lowlands forest of Waikanae, this is an idyllic bird sanctuary.
• Heading back to Wellington we drop in for a coffee stop returning you to the city at 1.00pm or 4:30pm. 
• We pick you up from your choice of Wellington location at 9.30am and head north stopping at Pukerua Bay to capture the superb views of Kapiti Island and the coastline. 
• We detour at Raumati to follow the coast up to Paraparaumu Beach where we stop briefly to take in the sea air.
• Then its on to the internationally acclaimed Southward Car Museum, followed by a delicious lunch at the locally-loved Long Beach Cafe in Waikanae Beach.
• After lunch we visit Nga Manu Reserve which offers you a unique opportunity to have a hands-on experience with nature. See New Zealand’s rare Brown Kiwi in the nocturnal house and meet native birds in walk-through aviaries. Watch or participate in feeding endangered long-fin eels, spot native geckos and even get up close to the ancient tuatara.
• We continue to drive north when you have a choice of shopping in the sleepy township of Otaki or visit a restored Maori church. We can even head further north to the Deer Museum in Manukau.
• We drive back to Wellington with a stop off in Paraparaumu, at either the Tuatara Beer factory tasting room or a local coffee shop - the choice is yours.
• We drop you back in Wellington at 4.30pm.

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The Private Kapiti Coast Half Day Tour in New Zealand commences from Wellington at either 9.30AM or 1PM with a drive north, taking a break at the Pukerua Bay to get a shot of the stunning coastline and Kapiti Island. We take the alternate route through Raumati, sticking to the coast to get to Paraparaumu Beach where we take a short break for snacks.

We continue on to the world-renowned Southwards Car Museum to get a closer look at the finest private car collection in the Southern Hemisphere. Afterwards, we travel back to Wellington, stopping at Paraparaumu for a visit at either the Chocolate Factory or the Tuatara Beer Factory – it’s all up to you.

Start: Wellington (9:30am or 1pm)

Finish: Wellington (12:30pm or 4pm)

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Kapiti Island & Wellington

We drive south, stopping in Taupo then continuing to the Kapiti Coast before arriving in Wellington where we stay for four nights.

We visit the breathtaking nature reserve on Kapiti Island which hosts some of New Zealand’s most endangered birds and go to the Southward Car Museum and Wellington Tramway Museum.

In Wellington, we go on tours of the Gallipoli Exhibition at Te Papa plus the Beehive and Parliament Buildings. We end with a wonderful, relaxing train journey home on the Northern Explorer, traversing Tongariro National Park and winding through the famous Raurimu Spiral.

An early morning start as we travel south and stop in Taupo for lunch. We continue through Manawatu to the untouched native forest and dramatic hillscapes of the Kapiti Coast before arriving in Wellington where we stay for four nights.

Today, we take a short boat trip to Kapiti Island where we are given an informative talk by DOC Staff and have time to explore this delightful predator-free nature reserve. With its rich human and ecological history, Kapiti Island is one of New Zealand's oldest and most important nature reserves. We also have the chance to get up close and personal with some of the most magnificent and endangered New Zealand birds.

On our return, we have a free afternoon to relax or go for a wander around Wellington. Close to the hotel is the unique Wellington Cable Car and at the top is the Botanic Garden. There is Lambton Quay with its many shops or go to Zealandia which covers 225 hectares and is the world's first fully-fenced urban ecosanctuary.

Our first visit today is the famous Southward Car Museum which houses some of the world’s rarest and most valuable vehicles. Sir Len Southward, along with his wife Lady Vera, started to collect cars in 1956 after buying a Model T Ford for the sum of 40 pounds. As the collection grew, a permanent museum was founded.

We continue to the Wellington Tramway Museum where the trams date from the 1920s and 1930s and which were used in Wellington until their closure in the 1960s. These iconic trams are cared for and operated by volunteers of the museum. We will of course take a ride on one of the original Wellington Trams.

This morning, we are off to see the renowned Gallipoli Exhibition at Te Papa in central Wellington. Gallipoli immerses visitors in the eight-month campaign and tells the story through the eyes and words of New Zealanders who found themselves in extraordinary circumstances.

They are captured frozen in a moment of time on an epic scale - 2.4 times human size. Following lunch in the city, we head to the Beehive for a tour of the iconic Parliament building designed by Sir Basil Spence and was officially opened in 1979. Who knows, you may even catch a glimpse of your local Member of Parliament.

Today, we make our way home on the Northern Explorer Train passing through Tongariro National Park and winding through the famous Raurimu Spiral which is regarded as an 'engineering masterpiece'.

The final destination is Auckland but you can be dropped off at other stations along the way by prior arrangement.

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