Gannet Beach Adventures Cape Kidnappers...

Gannet Beach Adventures Cape Kidnappers Tractor Tours

51 Rankers Reviews

47 Face-to-Face

12 Group Tours

16 Bird Watching

3 Te Awanga

Maps

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Off to see the gannets behind a 1949 Minneapolis Moline ...
exploring the amazing coastline on the way!
See the majestic gannets in flight ...
But sometimes they are not quite so graceful!

Information

Gannet Beach Adventures Cape Kidnappers Tractor Tours

More FUN than you ever imagined!

Discover the magic of Cape Kidnappers – join our experienced guides and visit the largest mainland gannet colony in the world. During your unique 4-hour eco-tour we will:

•spend time with and get incredibly close to the majestic gannets in their natural habitat;
•discover how nature has shaped and formed the towering cliffs of the Cape Kidnappers coastline;
•view ancient earthquake fault lines;
•enjoy a memorable tour experience while travelling on our iconic vintage tractors.

Tours depart Clifton Beach daily from October–April.

Come along and join our uniquely different "world famous" tour!

Details

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Organisation

Gannet Beach Adventures Cape Kidnappers Tractor Tour

Commercial organisation

Location

North IslandHawkes BayTe Awanga

Categories

  • Activity__bus_van_toursGroup Tours
  • Activity__bird_watchingBird Watching

Directions

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Coordinates

-39.6391409877531

176.998672485352

Latitude
-39.6391409877531
Longitude
176.998672485352

Reviews

    • Great tour along the beach.
    • Absolutely superb!!
    • Everything was well organised.
    • Great fun and very informative.
    • Nice guides with a lot of humour.
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  • 4.0/5

    Being in a wagon pulled by a tractor was pretty fun....

    especially the fact that we were being driven through Cape Kidnappers and got to the Gannets Colony Reserve! Our guide was also knowledgeable not only about the gannets but also the rock formations and natural life around us. It was really enjoyable and for four hours, you totally got your moneys worth. Just make sure to bring lots of water, sunblock and food!

    Reviewed over 8 years ago

    UNITED STATES
    Jennifer Nguyen's avatar

    Jennifer Nguyen

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Doesn't sound like it but this was an excellent outing on a tractor along the beach to the bottom of the gannet colony.

    20 minute walk to see the birds. Driver extremely knowledgeable about the geology, rock formations etc. 3 hours.

    Reviewed over 8 years ago

    UNITED KINGDOM
    Sandra's avatar

    Sandra

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    A very lovely trip with not many people, you will see the gannets near and have fun driving over stones and through the sea with the tractor, awesome experience for not very much money!

    Reviewed almost 9 years ago and experienced in January 2015

    Martha Taatz's avatar

    Martha Taatz

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Fantastic guide, good explanation about the geology and the gannets and their habits.

    Funny driving with a tractor on the beach at low tide. Fair price.

    Reviewed over 12 years ago and experienced in February 2011

    GERMANY
    Sirpa's avatar

    Sirpa

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Excellent tour, good information, fun, very good views, good combination with a walk.

    Reviewed over 12 years ago

    GERMANY
    Petra & Rolf's avatar

    Petra & Rolf

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Excellent experience with the Gannets; birds are fantastic.

    Travel by tractor/trailer was great fun; Colin the guide was so enthusiastic and a great sense of humour!!

    Reviewed over 12 years ago and experienced in February 2012

    UNITED KINGDOM
    Brian Livesey's avatar

    Brian Livesey

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    Nice guides with a lot of humour.

    Reviewed over 12 years ago and experienced in February 2012

    NETHERLANDS
    Corv V D Hof's avatar

    Corv V D Hof

    Customer

  • 4.0/5

    Nice adventure with a lot of information.

    You should be prepared to get very wet, which maynot be very nice if the weather is a bit cold.

    Reviewed about 12 years ago and experienced in March 2012

    GERMANY
    Helmut Schmid's avatar

    Helmut Schmid

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    Very good example not only of the gannets, but also of the geological items of New Zealand.

    Reviewed over 11 years ago and experienced in December 2012

    NETHERLANDS
    Jan Sjoerdtje's avatar

    Jan Sjoerdtje

    Customer

  • 4.0/5

    Being in a wagon pulled by a tractor was pretty fun....

    especially the fact that we were being driven through Cape Kidnappers and got to the Gannets Colony Reserve! Our guide was also knowledgeable not only about the gannets but also the rock formations and natural life around us. It was really enjoyable and for four hours, you totally got your moneys worth. Just make sure to bring lots of water, sunblock and food!

    Reviewed over 8 years ago

    UNITED STATES
    Jennifer Nguyen's avatar

    Jennifer Nguyen

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Doesn't sound like it but this was an excellent outing on a tractor along the beach to the bottom of the gannet colony.

    20 minute walk to see the birds. Driver extremely knowledgeable about the geology, rock formations etc. 3 hours.

    Reviewed over 8 years ago

    UNITED KINGDOM
    Sandra's avatar

    Sandra

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    A very lovely trip with not many people, you will see the gannets near and have fun driving over stones and through the sea with the tractor, awesome experience for not very much money!

    Reviewed almost 9 years ago and experienced in January 2015

    Martha Taatz's avatar

    Martha Taatz

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    Very good example not only of the gannets, but also of the geological items of New Zealand.

    Reviewed over 11 years ago and experienced in December 2012

    NETHERLANDS
    Jan Sjoerdtje's avatar

    Jan Sjoerdtje

    Customer

  • 4.0/5

    Nice adventure with a lot of information.

    You should be prepared to get very wet, which maynot be very nice if the weather is a bit cold.

    Reviewed about 12 years ago and experienced in March 2012

    GERMANY
    Helmut Schmid's avatar

    Helmut Schmid

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Excellent experience with the Gannets; birds are fantastic.

    Travel by tractor/trailer was great fun; Colin the guide was so enthusiastic and a great sense of humour!!

    Reviewed over 12 years ago and experienced in February 2012

    UNITED KINGDOM
    Brian Livesey's avatar

    Brian Livesey

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    Nice guides with a lot of humour.

    Reviewed over 12 years ago and experienced in February 2012

    NETHERLANDS
    Corv V D Hof's avatar

    Corv V D Hof

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Excellent tour, good information, fun, very good views, good combination with a walk.

    Reviewed over 12 years ago

    GERMANY
    Petra & Rolf's avatar

    Petra & Rolf

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Fantastic guide, good explanation about the geology and the gannets and their habits.

    Funny driving with a tractor on the beach at low tide. Fair price.

    Reviewed over 12 years ago and experienced in February 2011

    GERMANY
    Sirpa's avatar

    Sirpa

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Great experience, not only the gannets, but also transport towards the gannet colony.

    Reviewed over 12 years ago

    NETHERLANDS
    Dick van Doorn's avatar

    Dick van Doorn

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Unique experience riding on a trailer behind an old tractor through the sand and waves.

    Guide/driver very helpful and entertaining - a first rate experience.

    Reviewed over 12 years ago and experienced in November 2011

  • 5.0/5

    Absolutely superb!!

    A fantastic fun adventure on the tractor enhanced by the very informative commentary, delivered with humour . Great walk to see the gannets nesting, before returning. So flexible too.. we were able to ride there on the tractor, and walk back. Can't recommend this trip high enough!!

    Reviewed over 13 years ago and experienced in April 2011

    NEW ZEALAND
    NZ_Nana's avatar

    NZ_Nana

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    Great tour along the beach.

    Reviewed over 13 years ago

    NETHERLANDS
    Betten's avatar

    Betten

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Colin gave our group a very interesting trip out to the gannets, then was very flexible stopping and starting as most walked part or most of the way back.

    He even kept those on the trailers dry with covers in a thunderstorm.

    Reviewed over 13 years ago

  • 4.5/5

    Clifton to Cape Kidnappers.

    You go on a tractor along the beautiful rocks. Sometimes the tractor drives through the water, great fun!! At the end you see hundreds of gannets. Good explanation about the rocks and the birds.

    Reviewed over 13 years ago and experienced in February 2011

    NETHERLANDS
    Bekema's avatar

    Bekema

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Excellent driver!

    Beautiful nature, declared in a very interesting way. 4 hours fun for less money!

    Reviewed over 13 years ago

    GERMANY
    Brandt's avatar

    Brandt

    Customer

  • 3.5/5

    Around coast to see the gannets by tractor.

    We first thought it would be old fashioned, but we liked it.

    Reviewed over 13 years ago

    NETHERLANDS
    Jarvis and Anja's avatar

    Jarvis and Anja

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Excellent guides, informative, unique experience - so close to the nesting gannets and tractor ride along coast - great.

    Reviewed almost 15 years ago and experienced in March 2010

    UNITED KINGDOM
    Alan & Lorna's avatar

    Alan & Lorna

    Customer

  • 4.0/5

    Tour to Cape Kidnappers (Napier).

    We went through the beach in a tractor, was really fun.

    Reviewed over 14 years ago

    ARGENTINA
    Mercedes Valera's avatar

    Mercedes Valera

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    Everything was well organised.

    No negative comments. It was worth the money. Sure beats walking there yourself! They made it amusing.

    Reviewed over 14 years ago

  • 5.0/5

    This tour was the highlight of our weekend in the Hawke's Bay.

    It was excellent value for money and a really fun day, our tour left 4.30pm and we got back at 9.00pm. The tractors are a unique way to travel out to the Cape and enabled us to get great views of the cliffs and coastline. The guys driving the tractor have a good sense of humor and provide interesting information along the way. The walk at the end to the Gannets was well worth it, it was amazing to see these beautiful birds and their chicks. I would highly recommend you do this trip if you are visiting the Hawke's Bay.

    Reviewed over 14 years ago and experienced in January 2010

    NEW ZEALAND
    Lara Franklin's avatar

    Lara Franklin

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Very nice, beautiful walking track on the end and get very close to the gannets.

    Tractor is funny. Nice peolpe.

    Reviewed over 14 years ago

    NETHERLANDS
    Roos's avatar

    Roos

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    Good explanations about surrounding and the gannet

    Reviewed over 14 years ago

    NETHERLANDS
    Rien Tichelaar's avatar

    Rien Tichelaar

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    Amazing!Tractor trip:great views but fuite a bit "toom much".

    Informative information at cololy. Steep walk up to colony from beach.

    Reviewed over 14 years ago

    NEW ZEALAND
    Ann Grandchamp's avatar

    Ann Grandchamp

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    If you're into bird watching and geology and want an attentive way to enjoy then this trip is for you!

    The trip is on the back of a trailer towed by a tractor along the beach for several miles with amazing cliff and rock formation and walk to a gannet colony (Cape Kidnappers)

    Reviewed over 14 years ago and experienced in November 2009

    UNITED KINGDOM
    Colin S's avatar

    Colin S

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Great fun and very informative.

    Reviewed over 15 years ago

    GERMANY
    ulrichk's avatar

    ulrichk

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Trip on beach tractor, to the colony and back.

    Very entertaining + imformative.

    Reviewed over 15 years ago and experienced in February 2009

    MrHebbard's avatar

    MrHebbard

    Customer

  • 4.0/5

    Because of safty reasons we could not go to the big colony of gannets.

    Reviewed over 15 years ago and experienced in February 2009

    DENMARK
    KarinB1's avatar

    KarinB1

    Customer

  • 4.0/5

    On the tractors, the quide was very nice.

    Reviewed over 15 years ago

    NETHERLANDS
    Kruiver's avatar

    Kruiver

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    Very good information, very interesting, nice people, enthusiastic tractor drivers.

    Reviewed over 15 years ago

    NETHERLANDS
    E.G's avatar

    E.G

    Customer