
Tour Aotearoa


TourAotearoa
2025-26
Pouto to Helensville
2025-26 POUTO TO HELENSVILLE
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If you are cycling the 2025-26 Tour Aotearoa
Trail from Cape Reinga through the Kaipara Harbour, Kaipara Cruises will be operating
limited departure dates for the cruise from
Pouto Point across the Kaipara Harbour to
Parakai, Helensville. This is a 3 hour journey
from Pouto Point to Parakai, departure times
vary due to the tides.
2026 brevet Anniversary Tour taking bookings NOW!
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Outside of these dates we can operate
Cruises from Pouto to Helensville on demand
on a private charter basis with shared cost up to $980.00, over $980 this cost reverts back to $80.00pp.
Please book your private charter in plenty of time to allow us to help you by adding other inquiries onto your booking to keep the price down for you.
We do suggest if possible you try planning in advance with your crossing around our Wednesday Specials or advertised set dates, see below,to help get the numbers we require to cater for everyone.
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WEDNESDAY SPECIALS ONLY $80.00pp
This season to help make it easier to plan your journey around dates and get numbers together on the same day to keep costs down.
December -Wednesday 3, Wed 10, Wed 17,
Jan 14 , - Wed 21st, Wed 28,
Feb Wed 4, Wed 11, Wed 18, Wed 25
March Wed 4, Wed 11, Wed 18, Wed 25.
Other $80 Special Bookings
Monday Nov 24, Friday Feb 13. Monday 16 Feb
Taking bookings for all these $80 Specials Now!!
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2026 OFFICIAL BREVET ANNIVERSARY TOUR DATES AND TIMES Booking now​
​BOOKINGS - by email: kaiparacruises@xtra.co.nz
COST: $65.00 PER PERSON
​DEPARTING POUTO
Monday February 23 9am​
Friday 27 February1.30pm ​
Saturday 28 February 3pm
Sunday 1 March 4pm
Monday 2 March 5pm
Tuesday 3 March 5.30pm
Wednesday 4 March 6pm ​​​​
Bookings Essential
Email kaiparacruises@xtra.co.nz
We require name of booking, date, number
passengers and your nz cell phone contact when
booking, you will receive a confirmation from us
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SHARED COST DATES
PRIVATE CHARTERS $980.00 over $980 reverts back to $80pp (this is where a cyclist charters the boat and looking for others to share the cost updated 12 Nov approx numbers only
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December Friday 12 ,11am depart (12pax) Tuesday 23 depart ,7pm,(8pax)
Wednesday 31depart 2.30pm (4 pax)
January Friday 30, 3pm (8 pax)
February Sun 1st 5pm, (5 pax)
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Don't leave the ferry to chance!!
Can you do any of the below dates:​
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ENQUIRIES ONLY -Trying to get more interest for these dates below for fellow cyclists so we can advertise share cost/and add to them
2025-2026-
January Friday 16,
Sunday February 8,
To help your fellow solo cyclists and Kaipara Cruises, outside of the official Brevet, please book early so we can work on dates and numbers and keep the cost down for you and keep the crossings more regular.
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Depending on weather conditions on the day where we pick up from at Pouto next to the wharf Dargaville side off the beach if windy. Skipper will decide when he arrives the best pick up point.​
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For Bookings E mail: kaiparacruises@xtra.co.nz
PH; 09-420-8466