Auckland West Coast Half Day Tour

Experience the famous Waitakere Ranges on Auckland’s West Coast on a very personal tour with global tourism award winner TIME Unlimited Tours. Be amazed by Auckland's West Coast with its subtropical rainforest, roaring surf and black sand beaches!

Titirangi (Maori for Fringe of Heaven), the artists’ enclave on the Manukau Harbour

The Arataki Visitor Centre at the gateway to Auckland's famous West Coast with its very interesting displays and magnificent views

Spectacular ocean vistas along Auckland’s wild West Coast in our famous Waitakere Ranges

Unique indigenous flora and fauna

Soaring cliffs, roaring surf and spectacular, volcanic black sand beaches

Visit the most stunning of all the black sand beaches on Auckland's famous West Coast

Ancient native rainforest including our New Zealand Christmas Trees (Pohutukawa Trees) and the amazing Kauri Trees

Experience the famous Waitakere Ranges on Auckland’s West Coast on a very personal tour with multi award-winning TIME Unlimited Tours. Be amazed by Auckland's famous West Coast with its subtropical rainforest, stunning cliffs, roaring surf and stunning black sand beaches. Walk along the deserted shore, with the sound of the sea in your ears, the wind in your hair and the salt spray on your face. Keep away from the masses and try these multi award-winning tours in very small groups. Includes transport to and from Auckland Central, as well as snacks and hot/cold drinks.

After pick-up from your Auckland city accommodation, drive to the West, leaving behind beautiful Auckland surprisingly quickly as you pass through Titirangi, which translates to «Fringe of Heaven» in the local Maori language. Titirangi has several nice cafes and bakeries, which the locals love to spend time in. Then enter the beautiful native rainforest that is the Waitakere Ranges, made famous by many movies that have been filmed here. Oscar-winning movie «The Piano» is a good example. As you drive through lush subtropical rainforest, learn about the local Flora and Fauna that inhabit these ranges.

At Arataki Visitor Centre you will in good weather have breath-taking view across part of the Waitakere Ranges, back to Auckland city and the huge expanses of the Manukau Harbour. There are several very interesting exhibits on display here about current and past inhabitants of the area.

Continue on towards the West Coast and reach it in form of what is often referred to as the most beautiful black sand beach of them all. Here you will be guided personally to the glorious Tasman Sea that constantly pounds this beautiful place. You will have enough time to experience this beach and ensure you have a good understanding of its significance. Of course your guide will always keep a watchful eye out for the Flora and Fauna that live here and will point these out to you. Many native plants were used extensively by Maori and you can learn which ones were the most useful; in fact Maori still use these plants for medicinal purposes today.

This West Coast Tour through the Waitakere Ranges shows you some beautiful scenery that will explain why these black sand beaches and these ranges are so special.

If you would like to see Auckland City, the marine village of Devonport and the famous West Coast, please see the Auckland All Inclusive Full Day Tour, which is also featured here.