Don't miss out on this rare opportunity to ride around the mountain by rail! Pack a picnic, pack your camera and pack the kids and join us as we offer you an exclusive ride onboard our heritage train from New Plymouth to Hawera and return.
This trip sold out in only a few days last time - don't delay, book today!
This lovely journey is a great day out for the family, departing from the New Plymouth coastline and heading inland through Taranaki's rich fertile farmlands. Our train heads south towards Hawera but must make its way around the mountain along the way. Passing through country towns like Inglewood, Stratford and Eltham our train arrives at Hawera just after 11.30am.
The town will be there to greet us when we arrive at Hawera - keep an eye out in your emails for more information!
Your train will be ready to depart at 1.30pm to take you home again. Arriving into New Plymouth just after 3pm, you will have plenty of time to get everyone home for dinner, and share your favourite stories from your adventures with us today.
Timetable
Outward | ||
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New Plymouth (Puke Ariki) |
dep. | 9.45am |
Hawera | arr. | 11.30am |
Inward | ||
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Hawera | dep. | 1.30pm |
New Plymouth (Puke Ariki) |
arr. | 3.10pm |
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COVID-19 Information
As this is a pre-booked
allocated-seating tour, face coverings are not compulsory but are
strongly encouraged. For more info see the official NZ Government
COVID-19 website.
In
the event that the NZ Government or its agencies prevent the operation
of this tour taking place due to COVID-19, refunds of fares paid (net of
outgoings made from those fares) may be made by GVR upon written
application being received from booked passengers.
Seating Information
We
aim to seat passengers from the same booking together. You will be
allocated at least one window seat for bookings of 2 or more (subject to
availability). Where possible, seats will be turned to face the
direction of travel (pairs and singles) or to face each other (groups).
If you are travelling with people on a different booking or have another
specific request then please email us as soon as possible at [email protected]
and we will try and accommodate your request the best we can. Your
allocated seat and carriage details will be on your boarding pass which
will be emailed to you at least 2-3 days before your departure date.
Your ticket entitles you to return train travel on GVR's heritage
train.