Sustainable travel, Waiheke Island style
Green travel. Sustainable travel. Eco-tourism. Whatever you want to call it, the trend is growing. While most of us still love to travel, we can no longer ignore the impact our travelling has on the planet. With relatively cheap airfares these days, several of the...
Working together to protect Waiheke Island birds
Waiheke Island is rich in birdlife, and islanders want to keep it that way, by removing predators which disrupt the natural ecosystem and threaten the survival of several species. When you join us for a guided walk on Waiheke, we'll explain some of the projects that...
Qualmark Silver award for Walking By Nature
We have big news: Walking By Nature has achieved a Silver-level rating in the Qualmark Sustainable Business Evaluation. Our team had achieved a Bronze rating in 2017, but this is a big step up, recognising our outstanding performance, policies and processes in 26...
We’re hitting the trails again for the summer on our unique guided Waiheke walks
After a wet winter, we have been hitting the trails again with our guests on our Double Headland walk, our Art walk and our Bush and Beach walk in fantastic weather. Book one of our walks and you’ll get to experience the best the island has to offer – beautiful bush,...
Waiheke Art Walk featured in Australian Financial Review
When journalist Georgina Safe joined us on our Waiheke Island Art Walk she got far more than she expected. More water, that is. But Georgina coped well with our wild and rainy Waiheke weather, as you can read in her article which has just been published in the...
Good times on Great Barrier Eco Adventure for Women
We had a fantastic 4-day trip to Great Barrier Island last weekend. There were six women on our Great Barrier Eco Adventure - enjoying walking, swimming, mindfulness, yoga, massages and sightseeing. Plus eating lovely food while staying at beautiful Trillium Lodge....
Waiheke and Walking By Nature in the Guardian
There are so many reasons to visit the Auckland region that it's easy to design a holiday tailored to your unique tastes and passions. And now, there's even a quiz to help you decide what to see and do. Published in the Australian edition of the Guardian, the quiz is...
Sculpture on the Gulf is a great reason to walk!
Well the weather has finally improved after a cold, windy and unseasonable January, and we are out walking every day now over the remaining summer months. We are excited to be guiding walkers through the Headland Sculpture on the Gulf exhibition as part of our Double...
Australian journalists experience Waiheke with Walking By Nature
We recently hosted some friendly Australian journalists on our Waikehe Island Bush and Beach Walk. Luck was with us too, as we saw Kaka (endangered NZ parrots) flying overhead, Rosella and Tui on our way through Onetangi Forest and Bird Reserve. See what the first of...
Predator Free Waiheke gets underway
It's great to see the article in our local paper about the start of the Predator Free Waiheke project. (Gulf News, 24 Nov 2016, p 20 - not currently available online) The Hauraki Gulf Conservation Trust, DOC and Auckland Council, together with Predator Free NZ, whose...
