DOC Summer Programme 2016 – Wildlife trips
Every year TRM guests comment that they wish they had heard about the DOC Summer Programme – usually after they arrive to discover the activity or trip they wanted is booked out. So for 2016 there is no excuse. Today are the “Wildlife” activities:
Trip calendar
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | Jan 01Come fly with me | 02 | 03Discover Lake Rotopounamu |
| 04 | 05 | 06Waipakihi heli-hike | 07 | 08Owhango Alive | 09Boyd Oamaru heli-hike | 10 |
| 11Wild at heart | 12Wet & wild with whio | 13Sulphur & secrets | 14Poronui mountain bike trip | 15Okupata caves adventure | 16Historic Old Coach Road wander | 17Great Lake Trail with Bike Taupo |
| 18Wairakei Wildlife Sanctuary | 19Let’s go Tongariro | 20Fish Lake Taupo | 21 | 22Te Maari eruption | 23Landscape photography course | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30Tussock Traverse |
Wairakei Wildlife Sanctuary
Monday 18 January 2016 | Behind the scenes, Wildlife. Take a look behind the pest proof fence, meet a takahe and learn how to track kiwi at Wairakei Golf and Sanctuary.
There’s more than golf at Wairakei International Golf Course’s ‘front nine’.
This 180 ha property is now a stunning wildlife sanctuary, kiwi crèche and home to takahe thanks to its two metre high and 5 km long pest-proof fence. Take a look behind the fence with Greening Taupo, meet a takahe and learn how to track kiwi with a DOC Ranger. You may even be lucky enough to see a kiwi!
Event details
Date: Monday 18 January 2016
Time: 2:45 pm
Meeting place: Wairakei Golf Course and Sanctuary, Wairakei Drive, Taupo (See on Google Maps (external site))
Cost: $5 per person
Age: 10+
Maximum participants: 20
Minimum participants: 10
What to bring
- Warm and waterproof clothing
- Gloves and warm hat
- Sturdy walking shoes
- Sunglasses/sunscreen/hat
- Personal medication
Cancellations
The decision to cancel a trip is often unable to be made until just before the scheduled departure time. If a decision to cancel a trip is made earlier, details will be posted on this page and the Project Tongariro Facebook page, (external site) and left in a message on the Mahi Aroha information line 0800 362 925.
Full details will accompany your trip booking confirmation.
Further information
Call the Mahi Aroha information line on 0800 362 925, or
| Tongariro National Park Visitor Centre | |
| Phone: | +64 7 892 3729 |
| Address: | Whakapapa Village State Highway 48 Mount Ruapehu |
| Email: | tongarirovc@doc.govt.nz |
| Full office details | |
We look forward to seeing you this summer!
A trip for the whole family out on Lake Taupo.
Learn about how DOC manages the Taupo Fishery and pick up some top fishing tips. Enjoy a morning out on the lake with Chris Jolly Outdoors and DOC fishery rangers and find out everything you ever wanted to know about Taupo trout – and if you’re lucky you’ll get to taste one too!
Event details
Date: Wednesday 20 January 2016
Time: 9am – 12 pm
Meeting place: Supercat, berth 1, Taupo Marina (See on Google Maps (external site))
Cost: Adults: $55; Children: $35; Family (Two adults two children) $115
To book family rate for this trip (two adults and two children) please enter two adults and two 4 year old children (regardless of age of children).
Age: open
Maximum participants: 25
Minimum participants: 10
Fun for the whole family!
What to bring
- Sunglasses/sunscreen/hat
- Waterproof and windproof clothing
- Gloves and a warm hat
- Personal medication
Cancellations
The decision to cancel a trip is often unable to be made until just before the scheduled departure time. If a decision to cancel a trip is made earlier, details will be posted on this page and the Project Tongariro Facebook page, (external site) and left in a message on the Mahi Aroha information line 0800 362 925.
Full details will accompany your trip booking confirmation.
Further information
Call the Mahi Aroha information line on 0800 362 925, or
| Tongariro National Park Visitor Centre | |
| Phone: | +64 7 892 3729 |
| Address: | Whakapapa Village State Highway 48 Mount Ruapehu |
| Email: | tongarirovc@doc.govt.nz |
| Full office details | |
We look forward to seeing you this summer!