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,  31January- 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

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  (still require  more numbers) ?​

Saturday 28 February 3pm

Sunday 1 March  4pm

Monday 2 March 5pm

Tuesday 3 March 5.30pm

Wednesday 4 March 6pm light numbers ​​​​

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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PROPOSED SHARED COST DATES

PRIVATE CHARTERS $980.00 (this is where a cyclist charters the boat and looking for others to share the cost

October Fri 10,depart 7.30,

Dec Tuesday 23 depart ,7pm,

January Friday 30, 3pm

 Sun 1st Feb

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​EXTRA CROSSINGS - $80.00pp

 Feb Friday 13,

Feb  Monday 16, 

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Don't leave the ferry to chance!!

Can you do any of the below dates:​

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-  Sat 27 September, 

20 October, 23 October,

Monday 3 November , Thurs 13 November Sunday 30 November,

Saturday 13 December, Tues 23 December 7pm

and Wed 31 December, 2pm

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, the wharf  if calm or 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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