Your essential short city escape! Take a half day to relax away from the hustle and bustle of the city and explore the coast North of Wellington – taste locally produced gourmet delights, go back in time at Southwards Car Museum, check out boutique souvenir stores, and enjoy endless rural and coastal views. Travel through the seaside resort of Plimmerton and up the coastal highway via the popular Chocolate New Zealand Factory to Paraparaumu.

Visit Lindale Farm where you can experience free Kapiti Cheese tasting, try their original homemade ice cream (own cost) and see farm animals.
Travel onto Southward Vintage Car Museum, which has the largest privately owned collection of vintage and veteran cars in the Southern Hemisphere. The museum features many rare and valuable exhibits, including an 1895 Benz which was imported in 1900, Marlene Dietrich’s Rolls Royce, and a Chicago gangster’s armour-plated limo.
Travel back via the Paekakariki Hill Summit, which offers awe-inspiring views of Kapiti Island and the South Island, and up the coast of the North Island.
View native bush, farm country and the historic rural area of Pauatahanui with its pretty inlet.

Departs – DAILY 9am and 1:30pm from central city accommodation on request and the Wellington i-SITE Centre

Duration – 4 Hours