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Harrisons Cape Runner

123 North Road, Kaitaia, New Zealand
09 4081033
Ranked #1 of 2 tours in Kaitaia
4.5 of 5 stars 33 Reviews
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Blenheim, NZ
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47 reviews 47 reviews
Reviews in 21 cities Reviews in 21 cities
26 helpful votes 26 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 May 2012

We had a wonderful day out on our trip to Cape Reinga and back down the beach. Simon was our driver and he was a real expert on the area, with a laid back way of getting it across to us. We had a cold, windy day but it didn't really make much difference. We enjoyed the stops on the... More

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Leicestershire, UK
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 April 2012

An excellent trip at a great price. Our coach driver provided a good commentary and there were plenty of stops, so it didn't feel like a long coach journey. The views on 90 mile beach were brilliant, and Cape Reinga lived up to all expectations - we were lucky to have a great day with clear blue skies and plenty... More

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Baulkham Hills
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44 reviews 44 reviews
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14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 April 2012

The bus is older (not new) and the driver tells corny jokes, the lunch is average however, when the competition is $100 (or more) and these guys are $50 it is worth the money. We had checked trip advisor before we booked and took our own lunch and fruit, this was a wonderful decision as we enjoyed what we wanted... More

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Brockenhurst, United Kingdom
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 April 2012

Can't remember our guide's name but he was very good. We were lucky with the weather and Cape Reinga was not to be missed. More

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Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
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9 reviews 9 reviews
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 March 2012
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To start with, the booking service was horrible...the lady was rude and not very friendly at all. Had a very strict rule about reconfirming the day prior but made more difficult as we were travelling on a plane and cancelled our bookings despite us calling a few days earlier to discuss this. However, we were told that we HAD to... More

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Sydney
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32 reviews 32 reviews
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11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 March 2012

Harrison's charge half the price of other tour operators, probably because they start and finish in Kaitaia, which was fine for us. The thought of extra excruciating bum-numming hours of bus travel from Paihia made us decide to choose Harrison's - 8.30 to 4.30, not 7.00 - 6.00.. It was a pleasant relaxing trip. We never felt rushed and had... More

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Tauranga
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8 reviews 8 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 February 2012

We took a bus trip in order to avoid the car being drowned on 90 mile beach. Our bus driver (Selwyn) kept up a steady stream of interesting information, not only about the local sights but also local politics, his family, the history of the area - a real cornucopia of information - and funny as well. Going on this... More

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stroud
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 February 2012
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Harrisons Cape Runner is a excellent trip, stopping to have the largest ice creams in New Zealand, lunch on a beach as well as the published parts of their trip. Also lollies (sweets, to us Brits) at the frone of the bus anytime you need/require one. Fanastic day out. Well done to all at Harrisons More

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Auckland Central, New Zealand
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 January 2012
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Our tour bus driver was Jason who was very informative, he maintained a running commentary throughout the whole day, and as a New Zealander, I was very pleased to have learned so much about Cape Reinga. We met at Harrisons Cape Runner depot in Kaitaia at 0830am, did a quick run around picking up people at various stops in Kaitaia... More

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ashford middlesex
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 January 2012
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really enjoyed the whole trip and a lot of that was due to the driver. he was called robin and he was a big tall mauri with a great sence of humour. th weather was pretty rubbish but robin kept everyone up with his tales and jokes.when we got to the cape the cloud was so low we nearly walked... More

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