East Coast
Introduction
Find businesses that are DOC-approved to provide activities and services in conservation areas in the East Coast region.
This page lists businesses that have DOC's approval to operate in the areas it manages and can display the DOC Approved label.
What the DOC Approved label means to visitors
How to get DOC's approval for your business
For more information, email docapproved@doc.govt.nz
List these providers by service:
Transport
Volcanic Air Safaris
Scenic helicopter and floatplane tours in the Bay of Plenty region.
Places: Lake Tarawera Scenic Reserve; Te Urewera; Waioeka Gorge Scenic Reserve; Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park
Services: Transport
HeliBike Rotorua Ltd
Helicopter delivery and mountain biking in the Whirinaki Forest.
Places: Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park
Services: Transport
Helisika
Helicopter transport in Waioeka, Whirinaki, Kaimanawa, Pureroa, Kaweka and Ruahine Forest Parks.
Places: Kaimanawa Forest Park; Kaweka Forest Park; Pureora Forest Park; Ruahine Forest Park; Waioeka Conservation Area; Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park
Services: Transport
Property Prospects
Helicopter transport in Waipunga Forest, Whirinaki, Pureroa and Ruahine Forest Parks.
Places: Pureora Forest Park; Ruahine Forest Park; Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park
Services: Transport
Helihunt 'n' Fish Taupo
Helicopter transport in Whirinaki, Kaimanawa and Pureroa Forest Parks.
Email: p.janssen@xtra.co.nz
Places: Kaimanawa Forest Park; Pureora Forest Park; Waipunga Forest; Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park
Services: Transport
Whirinaki Forest Holidays Shuttle
Shuttle to all Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tane Conservation Park tracks for hunters, hikers, day-trippers and mountain-bikers.
www.whirinakiforestholidays.co.nz
Places: Arohaki Lagoon Track; H Tree Track; Sanctuary Track; Waiatiu Falls Track; Whirinaki Track
Services: Transport
Waimana Helicopters
Helicopter transport in Waioeka and Motu conservation areas, and Te Urewera.
Places: Te Urewera; Waioeka Conservation Area
Services: Transport
Heliresources Ltd
Helicopter transport services.
Places: Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park
Services: Transport
Bus and Coach Association New Zealand
Charter bus services to carparks at conservation areas around New Zealand.
https://www.busandcoach.co.nz/
Services: Transport
Ashworth Helicopters
Helicopter transport within East Coast Bay of Plenty and Wellington Hawkes Bay.
Services: Transport
Jailhouse Shuttles
Operates a shuttle service and transport in your own vehicle to all the tramping and mountain biking tracks in the Whirinaki Forest.
www.whirinakiforestholidays.co.nz/shuttles/
Places: Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park
Services: Transport
Accommodation
The Way (Word of Faith) Ministries
Camping in Opoutama Sections Conservation Area.
alicefreida@xtra.co.nz or +64 6 837 5701
Activities: Camping
Services: Accommodation
Guided activities and tours
Hiking New Zealand
Guided multi-activity adventure tours in the South and North Island.
Places: Angelus Hut tracks and routes; Arohaki Lagoon Track; Ben Lomond Track; Cascade Saddle Route; Donnelly Flat Loop Walk; Earnslaw Burn Track; Egmont National Park; Fiordland National Park; Gentle Annie Track; Gertrude Saddle Route; Gillespie Pass Circuit; Kaimanawa Forest Park; Kaweka Forest Park; Kepler Track: Carpark to Luxmore Hut; Lake Marian Track; Lake Tarawera Scenic Reserve; Lake Waikareiti Walk; Lake Waikaremoana Track; Makahu Road tramping tracks; Mid Pohangina Hut Track; Mount Aspiring National Park; Mt Holdsworth - Jumbo Circuit; Nelson Lakes National Park; North Egmont day tramps; Ōkere Falls Scenic Reserve; Okere Falls Track; Queenstown area; Rees-Dart Track; Rob Roy Track; Round the Mountain Track; Routeburn Track: Key Summit Track; Routeburn Track: Lake Howden Track; Ruahine Forest Park; Ruapani Circuit Track; Sunrise Track; Tararua Forest Park; Tararua Southern Crossing; Tarawera Outlet to Falls Track; Tarawera Outlet to Humphries Bay; Tautuku walks; Tawhai Falls Track; Tongariro National Park; Whakapapaiti Valley Track; Whirinaki Track
Activities: Walking and tramping
Services: Guided activities and tours
ANZ Nature Tours
Tour packages and tailor-made travels for individual travellers and groups within New Zealand. Self-drive and special interest tours for travel agents as well as independent travellers.
Places: Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park; Glencoe Walk; Peel Forest Park Scenic Reserve
Activities: Kayaking and canoeing; Walking and tramping
Services: Guided activities and tours
Hiking New Zealand
Hikes, tours and adventures to suit all people and fitness levels.
Places: Ahuriri Conservation Park; Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park; Arthur's Pass National Park; Banks Peninsula area; Cave Stream Scenic Reserve; Craigieburn Forest Park; Craigieburn Forest Park tramping tracks; Glencoe Walk; Kura Tawhiti Conservation Area; Lake Sumner Forest Park; Mueller Hut Route; Oxford Forest Conservation Area; Ruataniwha Conservation Park; St James Conservation Area; St James Walkway; Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park
Activities: Boating; Kayaking and canoeing; Mountain biking; Rafting; Skiing and ski touring; Walking and tramping
Services: Guided activities and tours
New Zealand Mountain Biking
Offers first class half day and full day guided biking adventures in some of New Zealand’s most spectacular forests.
http://www.newzealandmountainbiking.com/
Places: Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park
Services: Guided activities and tours
Cartesian Technologies
Guided half and full day tours in the Bay of Plenty.
84 Arawa Street
Matata, RD4,
Whakatane
Telephone: +64 7 322 2102
Services: Guided activities and tours
Foris eco-tours
Guided day walks in the Whirinaki Forest Park.
Places: Arohaki Lagoon Track; Sanctuary Track; Te Urewera; Waiatiu Falls Track; Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park
Services: Guided activities and tours
Got To Get Out
A socially good adventure group that hosts hikes and mountain biking for adults. They take school or community groups into nature, arrange team building events for corporate groups, and provide bus transport, bikes and guided tours.
Places: Akaroa Head Scenic Reserve walk; Alice Nash Memorial Heritage Lodge Track; Angelus Hut via Speargrass Track and Speargrass Creek Route; Arawata Bridle Track; Arohaki Lagoon Track; Around the Mountain Circuit; Arrowtown Chinese Settlement; Awaroa/Godley Head Loop Track; Beehive Creek Walkway; Bell Track; Ben Lomond Track; Big Bend Track; Billygoat Circuit; Black Hill Hut tracks; Blue Pools Track; Bob’s Cove Bridle Track; Boyd, Oamaru and Cascade Hut tracks; Bream Head Scenic Reserve; Bridge to Nowhere Walk; Butterfields Wetland Walk; Canaan Downs mountain bike tracks; Christchurch to Little River Rail Trail; Cookson Kauri Walk; Crown Track to Dickey's Flat; Daly's Clearing Loop Track; Deans Bank Track; Donnelly Flat Loop Walk; Farewell Spit and Pūponga Farm Park tracks; Field Hut and Table Top; Five Mile Loop Track; Flora Hut and Mount Arthur Hut tracks; Gentle Annie Track; Glenroy Water Race Track; Goldie Bush Walkway ; Grahams Bush Walkway; H Tree Track; Haast Pass Lookout Track; Hakarimata Rail Trail; Hakarimata Summit Track; Harwoods Hole Track; Hawksbury lagoon and beach walk; Hay Scenic Reserve walk; Holdsworth - Kaitoke Track; Holdsworth road end to Powell Hut/Mount Holdsworth; Hotoritori mountain bike trails; Huka Falls Lookout Walk; Kaiaraara Track to Mt Hobson (Hirakimata); Kaitoke Hot Springs Track; Kakahu Bush tracks; Kakepuku Track; Kauaeranga Kauri Trail (Pinnacles Walk); Kauri Dam Walk; Kauri Loop Track; Lake Clearwater tracks; Lake Dispute to Moke Lake Track; Lake Dispute Track; Lake Emily tracks; Lake Emma to Lake Camp Track; Lake Hayes Walkway; Lake Rotoroa walking tracks; Leitch's Track; Little Manganuku Track ; Long Beach (South) Walking Track; Main Ridge Track; Major Hornbrook Track; Manawatu Gorge Loop Track; Mangamate Loop Track; Mangaone Walkway; Mangapurua/Kaiwhakauka Track; Maratoto - Golden Cross Track; Middle Ridge Track; Minaret Burn Track; Moerangi Track; Moke Lake Loop Track; Mokoroa Falls Track; Mokoroa Stream Track ; Motutara Recreation Reserve Walk; Mount Arthur Summit Route; Mount Iron Track; Mount Pureora from Link Road; Mount Somers Track; Mt Crichton Loop Track; Mt Holdsworth - Jumbo Circuit; Newcastle Track; Nga Taonga Nature Walk; Nīkau Palm Gully Scenic Reserve walk; Okahukura Loop; Ōkura Bush Walkway; Orari Gorge Track; Orokonui lagoon walk; Ōrongorongo Track; Otago Central Rail Trail; Ōtepatotu Scenic Reserve walk; Outram Glen to Lee Stream Walk; Parata Tramping Track; Peach Cove Track; Pirau Ridge Track; Port FitzRoy: Old Lady Track; Port FitzRoy: Warren's and Bridle Tracks; Potts River tracks; Pukatea Ridge Track; Puketī and Omahuta Forests; Puketī Nature Trail; Pupu Hydro Walkway; Rangituhi/Colonial Knob Walk; Rangiwahia Hut Track; Remutaka Rail Trail; Rimu Walk; Rocky Lookout; Rokaiwhana Stream Walk; Roys Peak Track; Ruapane Lookout; Ryde Falls tracks; Sanctuary Track; Sandfly Bay Track; Sandymount Track; Select Loop Road; Seven Mile Track/Wilson Bay Track; Smugglers Bay Loop Track; Speargrass Track; Stony Batter Historic Reserve walks; Sunrise Track; Sylvester Hut Track; Taieri River Track; Tangihua Forest; Tangihua Forest Nature Walk; Tauranga Loop Track; Te Ara Pātaka/Summit Walkway; Te Henga Walkway; Te Iringa Track; Te Puia Hut Track and Mangatainoka Hot Springs; Te Waiti Hut Walk; Te Whara Track; Teetotal mountain bike tracks; The Timber Trail: Pureora - Ongarue; Tutakakahikura Scenic Reserve Track; Tweedies Gully Walk ; Twelve Mile Delta to Bob’s Cove Track; Upper Clutha River Track; Urchin and Umukarikari tracks; Waiatiu Falls Track; Waiau Falls and Kauri Grove Lookout Walk; Waihāhā Hut Track; Waihora Lagoon Walk; Waiomu Kauri Grove Walk; Waipapa Loop Track; Waipapa River Track; Waitomo Walkway; West Matukituki Track; Whakapono and Tumanako tracks; Whangaparapara: Old Mill Track; Wharauroa and Mahaukura Lookouts; Wharekirauponga Track; Whirinaki Forest Mountain Bike Track; Whirinaki Track; Whirinaki Waterfall Loop Track; Whisky Falls; White Pine Bush Track; Windy Canyon and Palmer's Track to Mt Hobson (Hirakimata); Woodside Glen Walk; Yeoman's Track
Activities: Walking and tramping
Services: Guided activities and tours
Multi-Day Adventures New Zealand
Guided walking, sea kayaking, mountain biking and rafting trips in the North Island.
Places: Lake Tarawera Scenic Reserve; Raukumara Conservation Park; Te Urewera; Tongariro Forest Conservation Area; Tongariro National Park
Activities: Kayaking and canoeing; Mountain biking; Rafting
Services: Guided activities and tours
Whirinaki Forest Footsteps
Whirinaki Forest Footsteps is a unique glimpse into the lives of Māori living in the ancient Whirinaki Rainforest through guided walking tours with knowledgeable local Māori guides.
https://whirinakiforestfootsteps.co.nz/
Places: Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park
Activities: Walking and tramping
Services: Guided activities and tours
New Zealand Professional Fishing Guides Association
Guided fishing trips throughout New Zealand run by member operators.
Activities: Fishing
Services: Guided activities and tours
Diveworks Charters
Guided walks on Moutohora Island
Places: Moutohorā (Whale Island) Wildlife Management Reserve
Activities: Walking and tramping
Services: Guided activities and tours
Walking Legends
Guided walks for Lake Waikaremoana, Tongariro Alpine Crossing, Tongariro National Park and Coromandel Peninsula.
Places: Cathedral Cove Walk; Cookson Kauri Walk; Coromandel Walkway and mountain bike track; Kaharoa Conservation Area; Kauaeranga Kauri Trail (Pinnacles Walk); Kauri Block Track; Lake Waikaremoana area; Lake Waikaremoana Track; Maunga Kākaramea Summit Track; Maunga Kākaramea-Crater Lake Walk; Ōkere Falls Scenic Reserve; Okere Falls Track; Te Urewera; Tongariro Alpine Crossing; Tongariro National Park; Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park; Whirinaki Track
Services: Guided activities and tours
Ramblers Worldwide Holidays
Guided walks as part of tours throughout New Zealand.
Places: Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park; Ben Lomond Track; Cathedral Cove Walk; Diamond Lake and Hospital Flat conservation areas; Fiordland National Park; Fox Glacier area; Glencoe Walk; Kaimanawa Forest Park; Kura Tawhiti Conservation Area; Lake Matheson / Te Ara Kairaumati Walk; Lake Rotoiti (West Bay) walks; Lake Sylvan Track; Maungauika/North Head Historic Reserve; Milford Road/Milford Sound area; Mount Aspiring National Park; Mount Iron Track; Mt Crichton Loop Track; Nelson Lakes National Park; Routeburn Track; Ruakuri Walk; Taupō area; Tongariro National Park; Westland Tai Poutini National Park; Whirinaki Track
Services: Guided activities and tours
Tread Routes
Guided cycle trail and mountain bike trips in the North Island, as well as guided walking to tracks.
Places: Kaimanawa Forest Park; Karangahake Gorge Historic Walkway; Taupō area; The Timber Trail: Pureora - Ongarue; Tongariro National Park
Activities: Mountain biking
Services: Guided activities and tours
Dolphin Blue
Day trips and charters to view whales, dolphins and seals, and swimming with dolphins outside Tauranga Harbour.
Activities: Boating
Services: Guided activities and tours
Whirinaki Rainforest Experiences
A full day experience with expert guides providing entertainment, education, enlightenment and enrichment.
Places: Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park
Services: Guided activities and tours