The Bay of Islands is home to Taiamai Tours Heritage Journeys and the Ngapuhi tribe, New Zealand's largest tribal Maori group. Our interactive Waka (canoe) experience provides a rare and unique insight into our ancient customs, rituals and traditions. Join us on our Waka voyage and we promise you will leave us with everlasting memories which will remain with you forever. Meet with local Ngapuhi whose traditional knowledge and storytelling skills are legendary in the Bay of Islands. Nau mai haere mai ra. Welcome to Taiamai.
We invite you to come and join us for it is only through involvement in our culture that you will gain a deeper understanding of who and what we really are. Come with us aboard our 50ft Maori waka. Paddle to a traditional riverside Maori village / marae for a traditional Maori challenge and welcome, available exclusively to those on the waka. Mauri hi! Our ancient histories and stories we share with you as we paddle our Waka Taua (War Canoe) together on the tidal estuaries of the Waitangi River. Departing twice daily during the summer months, our Qualmark endorsed Waka voyages are a perfect combination of eco, spiritual and interactive experiences.
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