Wellington/Kapiti
Introduction
Find businesses that are DOC-approved to provide activities and services in conservation areas in the Wellington/Kapiti 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
Amalgamated Helicopters NZ
Scenic flights and transport to Tararua and Rimutaka Forest Parks.
Places: Remutaka Forest Park; Tararua Forest Park
Services: Transport; Guided activities and tours
Wairarapa Helicopters
Helicopter transport in Tararua Forest Park.
Places: Tararua Forest Park
Services: Transport
Kapiti Heliworx Limited
Helicopter landings to designated landing sites within the Tararua and Remutaka Forest Parks for scenic flights and transport of fishers and trampers.
www.helicopterflightswellington.co.nz
Places: Remutaka Forest Park; Tararua Forest Park
Activities: Fishing; Walking and tramping
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
Kapiti Island Nature Tours
Transport to and guided walks on Kapiti Island, overnight kiwi spotting tours and lodge accommodation.
Places: Kapiti Island Nature Reserve
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Boating
Services: Transport; Accommodation; Guided activities and tours
Ashworth Helicopters
Helicopter transport within East Coast Bay of Plenty and Wellington Hawkes Bay.
Services: Transport
Tararua Heliwork Limited
Helicopter landings Tararua and Ruahine Ranges - for dropping off and picking up hunting parties in the Tararua Range and for dropping off and picking up recreational parties in the Ruahine Range.
Website: www.tararuaheliwork.co.nz
Email: pilot@tararuaheliwork.co.nz
Phone: +64 6 376 8000
Places: Ruahine Forest Park; Tararua Forest Park
Services: Transport
Accommodation
Kapiti Island Nature Tours
Transport to and guided walks on Kapiti Island, overnight kiwi spotting tours and lodge accommodation.
Places: Kapiti Island Nature Reserve
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Boating
Services: Transport; Accommodation; Guided activities and tours
Guided activities and tours
Amalgamated Helicopters NZ
Scenic flights and transport to Tararua and Rimutaka Forest Parks.
Places: Remutaka Forest Park; Tararua Forest Park
Services: Transport; 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
New Zealand Photography Workshops Ltd
Multi-day photography tours in New Zealand.
www.photographyworkshops.co.nz/
Places: Akaroa Head Scenic Reserve walk; Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park; Arthur's Pass National Park; Awaroa/Godley Head; Banks Peninsula area; Bendigo area; Borland Nature Walk; Catlins coastal area; Cave Stream Scenic Reserve; Fiordland National Park; Glencoe Walk; Hanmer Forest Park; Hooker Valley Track; Huka Falls Lookout Walk; Humboldt Falls Track; Jolliffe Saddle Track; Kaikōura area; Kaikōura Peninsula Walkway; Kaimanawa Road short walks; Kepler Track: Carpark to Dock Bay and Brod Bay; Kepler Track: Rainbow Reach to Shallow Bay or Moturau Hut; Lake Gunn Nature Walk; Lake Marian Falls Track; Lake Monowai/Borland Road area; Lake Te Anau area; Matiu/Somes Island; Milford Foreshore Walk; Milford Sound Lookout Track; Mirror Lakes Walk; Molesworth Recreation Reserve; Molesworth Recreation Reserve tramping tracks; Mount Aspiring National Park east of the Divide hunting; Mt Fyffe and the Seaward Kaikōura Range; Mt Isobel Track; Nelson Lakes National Park; Remutaka Forest Park; Rotopounamu Track; Round the Mountain Track; Ruataniwha Conservation Park; South Borland Track; Sutton Salt Lake Scenic Reserve; Tararua Forest Park; The Chasm Walk; Tongariro National Park; Urchin and Umukarikari tracks; Visitor Centre to Kepler Track Carpark Walk; Visitor Centre to Te Anau Bird Sanctuary Walk; Woodlands Walk
Services: Guided activities and tours
Wairarapa Outdoor Pursuits
Guiding walks, abseiling and rafting/kayaking in Tararua Forest Park.
Places: Tararua Forest Park
Activities: Climbing; Kayaking and canoeing
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
Kapiti Island Nature Tours
Transport to and guided walks on Kapiti Island, overnight kiwi spotting tours and lodge accommodation.
Places: Kapiti Island Nature Reserve
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Boating
Services: Transport; Accommodation; Guided activities and tours
Wharekauhau Lodge and Country Estate
Guided quad biking, horse riding and jet boating at Lake Onoke, Rimutaka Forest Park and Cape Palliser.
Places: Remutaka Forest Park; Wairarapa Moana Wetlands
Activities: Horse riding; Quad and trail biking
Services: Guided activities and tours
Coast Life Management Limited
Guiding for all tracks on Mana Island Scientific Reserve.
+64 27 2719 818
Places: Mana Island Scientific Reserve
Activities: Walking and tramping
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
New Zealand Professional Fishing Guides Association
Guided fishing trips throughout New Zealand run by member operators.
Activities: Fishing
Services: Guided activities and tours
Green Jersey Explorer Tours
Guided cycling tours on tracks in Tararua Forest Park, Aorangi Forest Park, and Rimutaka Forest Park and viewing of New Zealand fur seal from the land at Cape Palliser, Turakirae Scientific Reserve, Redrocks (Te Kopahou Reserve and Cape Foulwind.
Places: Aorangi Crossing; Aorangi Forest Park; Big Bend Track; Carter Scenic Reserve; Cattle Ridge Track; Donnelly Flat Loop Walk; Gentle Annie Track; Holdsworth - Kaitoke Track; Kiriwhakapapa Loop; Mt Holdsworth - Jumbo Circuit; Mt Matthews; Ōrongorongo Track; Pinnacles Ridge Track; Remutaka Forest Park; Tararua Forest Park; Turakirae Head Scientific Reserve; Westport area; Whakanui Track
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Mountain biking; Walking and tramping
Services: Guided activities and tours