"Maori Christmas"

Indigenous Trails wishes all those past and current that have enjoyed our services a 'Merry MAORI Christmas' and a 'Happy New Year. We trust that this time provides us all with much joy and happiness long into the New Year and beyond.

Free Shuttle for Cruise Ship Visitors

Indigenous Trails assists in coordinating logistics for the 'FREE SHOPPING SHUTTLE' into Tauranga CBD for cruise ship passengers arriving at the Port of Tauranga. This service is provided with the help of several small independent business enterprises that have identified the need to offer guests with a complimentary service enhancing and enriching desire for visitors to take opportunity and enjoy our beautiful city. Local retail outlets, attractions and activities are promoted and supported through this initiative which also include a range of local Maori owned entities.'Fancy That' - a local based retail outlet has realised the importance of local involvement by driving this initiative together with its partners in creating a vehicle providing mutual benefit for all concerned. 'Fancy That's input has seen them promote sales to a newly started Maori Culture attraction in Tauranga - 'Te Whetu Arataki', local Maori bus companies and tour operators based in Tauranga.Their chaperones actively promote Tauranga's sights and attractions including - Arts & Crafts, Elms Mission House, Art Gallery and many more.

The Free Shuttle in the regional newspaper "Bay of Plenty Times":

Tourists cruise in for Tauranga retail therapy


Find out more about the "Free Shopping Shuttle" on our website.

Tauranga's 'newest' cultural product: 'Te Whetu Arataki

Indigenous Trails has included Tauranga's 'newest' cultural product 'Te Whetu Arataki' into our cruise ship shore itineraries. Cruise passengers were treated to cultural interaction performed by a recently started local Maori organisation. Passion and enthusiasm was appreciated by the audience as they warmly welcomed the 'manaakitanga - hospitalty' that was on display ... Kapai!

A Maori cultural performance is part of our 3.5 hour Shore Excursion "Cultural Trail of Tauranga" - have a look at the Tour description on our website.

For more photos of Te Whetu Arataki's performance just visit our Facebook Page.

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Indigenous Trails has created a special facebook page to share our news from New Zealand with you! We would like to invite all our future and previous guests as well as friends of Indigenous Trails to join us on facebook.

Did you enjoy your tour with us and would like to show us your photos or tell us your travel stories ? We are looking forward to seeing your pictures and reading about your adventures in New Zealand.
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May 2010 - Indigenous Trails receives award for its responsible tourism and environmental management

Indigenous Trails becomes the first tour operator in Tauranga to gain a Qualmark Enviro Bronze accreditation.


All businesses carrying the Qualmark-Enviro logo are assessed on their environmental performance - with Enviro Awards given to top performers in five key action areas.

1. Energy efficiency
2. Waste management
3. Water conservation
4. Community activities
5. Conservation initiatives

March 2010: Indigenous Trails at the World’s Leading Travel Trade Show

As the first independent Maori tour operator, Indigenous Trails participated as an exhibitor in March 2010 at the ITB in Berlin, Germany. The ITB is known as the World’s Leading Travel Trade Show with more than 180,000 visitors and over 10,000 exhibitors from 180 countries.

Indigenous Trails' stand at the ITB 2010