Waikato River Cruises

Discovery Cruises provide a day and overnight sailing in its luxury vessel, Manuwai Tuarua, on the lower Waikato River, passing through beautiful countryside and providing the guests with a special view of farms, horticulture and bush in their natural state, otherwise not accessible to the general public.
Please not: this activity is temporarily closed.

Special features of the cruise include a retelling of early NZ land war history, with views of historic British redoubts and battle sites, kayaking, clay bird shooting and jet ski hire, following in the wake of the early paddle wheelers. Also included are the old whitebait factory, location of Cameron Stockade and many large islands. Accomodation is provided for up to 30 people on day cruises and 12 overnight in luxury suites, including Spa, air-conditioning, full galley and Sky TV.

Activities on offer:

- Luxury river boat cruise
- Early NZ settlement history
- Visits to historic NZ land war sites
- Beautiful landscapes
- Kayaking
- Clay bird shooting
- Jet ski hire