Hawkes Bay Art Deco Festival
4 Nights/5 Days: Auckland – Napier – Hawkes Bay – Taupo – Auckland
Hawkes Bay Art Deco Festival
Staying at Te Pania Hotel in the heart of the action we enjoy all this renowned festival has to offer – parades, big bands, jazz bands the theatre, fairs and lunch at acclaimed Mission Vineyard.experiences included in your tour price
- All transport by comfortable, air conditioned coach (maximum of 16 travellers).
- Services of your experienced MoaTrek driver/guide.
- Quality, en suite accommodation: Sea view rooms Te Pania Hotel, Napier; Lakeview rooms ~ Millennium Hotel & Resort, Manuels, Taupo.
- All breakfasts, lunches and dinners.
- All sightseeing and exploring in the regions.
- Take a coach tour of Napier’s historic buildings with an expert Art Deco guide.
- Art Deco Festival Soundshell events including the Automobilia Vintage Car parade.
- Lunch at Mission Estate’s acclaimed restaurant and taste at premier wineries in the Gimblett Gravels region.
- Visit Hastings, Havelock North village and Te Mata Peak.
- Taste treats at Rush Monro’s Ice Cream Gardens and lunch at Clifton Café.
- Attend the Forget Me Not theatre show and dinner.
Tour dates
- February 16 - February 20, 2012
- February 14 - February 18, 2013
Tour Price
$NZD2290 per person twin or double share accommodation$NZD2690 per person single room accommodation
Our travellers say...
I had no idea of just how much was to actually happen over those few days! The venue for most events at the Sound Shell was so convenient to our Te Pania Hotel and so even with the streets closed to traffic it was all at reasonable walking distance. The vintage car parade was a real eye opener and I’m not a car buff. The tour driver was excellent, patient, and informative as well as being an excellent driver. Thank you MoaTrek for our lovely time away, good company and even the weather was perfect! All in all, a fabulous trip.
Pat Howard - New Zealand, Hawkes Bay Art Deco Festival Weekend February 2010
Tour dates
- February 16 - February 20, 2012
- February 14 - February 18, 2013
Day 1: Auckland - Taupo - Napier (L, D)
Your driver/guide meets you and we drive into the heart of the Waikato farmland. We stop for morning tea and then lunch at Lava Glass Café, with glass blowing in action, before travelling over the ranges to Napier where the Festival is in full swing. We dine at the hotel restaurant.
Day 2: Mission Vineyard - Havelock North - Hastings (B, L, D)
Relax and enjoy the vibrant festival atmosphere in Napier. With a specialist Art Deco Guide we drive leisurely in our coach along the Art Deco trail through Napier’s suburbs then return to the Art Deco Shop and audio visual presentation. We visit the Antique Fair with time to browse. Then we wine taste at Mission Estates before lunching in Mission’s acclaimed restaurant above the vines. In the afternoon we drive into the heart of the Hawkes Bay orchards and the vineyards of The Gimblett Gravels. We stop in the pretty English style village of Havelock North. We drive to Hastings where the Art Deco buildings are beautifully restored and pick up a cone at Rush Munro’s Ice Cream Gardens before returning to your hotel. Tonight we attend the Forget Me Not Theatre show with dinner at Ahuriri then catch the big bands at the Soundshell.
Day 3: Art Deco Festival events - Automobilia Parade - Soundshell (B, L, D)
We relax and enjoy the vibrant atmosphere in Napier – Art Deco dressed revellers and the fun of the Automobilia Vintage Car parade – everything from limos to coupes. At the Soundshell the vintage cars are on display. There are bathing belles, big bands and jazz. Be sure to bring a cushion or a collapsible seat. We dine at Te Pania close to the action and end the evening at the Soundshell.
Day 4: Napier - Te Awanga - Taupo (B, L, D)
We enjoy more of the festivities before driving out to Clifton Café for lunch on the water’s edge at Te Awanga. We return to Taupo to stay in lake view rooms and dine in the hotel this evening.
Day 5: Taupo - Auckland (B, L)
After a leisurely start to enjoy the beauty of morning by the lake we leave Taupo stopping to view the powerful Huka Falls. We continue to Auckland, returning in the early evening.
Scenic Hotel Te Pania
The contemporary Te Pania Hotel offers four star accommodation. Enjoy the central waterfront location and the extensive sea views. All rooms face out to the ocean with windows that can be opened
Millennium Hotel and Resort, Manuel’s Taupo
Located on the foreshore of Lake Taupo, this four star plus hotel has unsurpassed views of the lake and mountains. Facilities include a tennis court, gymnasium and heated swimming pool.
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Booking conditions
- A payment of 10% of your tour cost to your travel agent or MoaTrek New Zealand Ltd (MoaTrek) confirms your booking and acknowledges your agreement to our terms and conditions.
- The balance of your fare is due 40 days before your tour departs.
- Tour reservations can of course, be made within 40 days provided full payment is made at time of booking.
- All prices are in $NZ and include New Zealand Goods & Services tax (GST) of 12.5%.
Cancellations and amendments
Cancellation fees depend on when we receive written notification of a cancellation.
- Bookings cancelled more than 40 days before departure incur loss of deposit.
- Between 40 days & 14 days 25% of tour cost.
- Within 14 days of departure 50% of tour cost.
- Bookings cancelled within seven days of the departure date are subject to 100% of tour cost.
- No refunds will be made after travel has commenced.
Booking Conditions, the fine print.
Get out of town and take a dekko at Napier’s outer Art Deco attractions. Our tour takes you along the Marine Parade and around the Napier Hill to historic Ahuriri, the oldest part of Napier and its original port, to the renowned National Tobacco Company building. Then on to the Deco houses and gardens of Marewa, Napier’s 1930s Art Deco suburb. You’ll return to the Art Deco Shop via Georges Drive, through suburbs reclaimed from swamps by engineers on the one hand and by the 1931 earthquake on the other, and then along Marine Parade.
Watch the skies over the city and foreshore as Those Magnificent Men Vintage Aircraft fly past. Catch all the hits from the 1930s with the Hawke’s Bay Jazz Club Big Band, The Dave Atkin Band and the Royal NZ Navy Band and catch the Automobilia Vintage Car Parade.
Millennium Hotel and Resort Manuels Taupo is situated right on the foreshore of the world-famous Lake Taupo, renowned for it's scenery and fabulous fishing. The hotel has unsurpassed views of the lake and the majestic mountains of the Central Plateau
At the Huka Falls, the Waikato River which is normally 100m wide, is squeezed through a 20 metre wide gorge and over a 20m drop. Every second up to 220,000 litres of water gushes through the gorge and shoots out over 8 metres beyond to create a beautful blue/green pool.
Take a guided Art Deco Tour 
Jazz bands feature at the festival 
Napier 
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