Awakeri Rail Adventures

About

Come ride with us on the famous Taneatua Rail Line. Drive your own rail cart over bridges, through pristine native bush and beautiful farmland. What fun!

Story

Welcome to Awakeri Rail Adventures in Whakatane. Travel along a piece of New Zealand's rich rail history and experience the natural beauty and adventure from the comfort of a rail-cart, cleverly adapted to be self-driven along the rail tracks.

Your adventure starts from Awakeri travelling at a leisurely 20 kilometeres per hour with family and friends along a piece of historic railway line. There are 4 bridges, numerous cuttings and bush scenes along the track. Your trip will take about 2 hours... what could be more fun!

Awakeri Rail Adventures offers two types of trip. The first is an "Express Run" where you will drive over 18km of track, with one stop enroute. The Express Run will take approx 2 hours.

The second option will be the "Bush walk / Picnic run" where you will be guided on a bush walk, stop for a relaxing track side picnic and other activities and still drive over the 18km of track. This trip will take approx three hours.

Summer Hours (28 September - 4 April)
Express Run 8am - 10:30am
Bush walk and Picnic Run 10:30 - 2pm
Bush Walk and Picnic Run 2pm - 5:30pm

Winter Hours (5 April to 27 September)
Express Run 8am - 10:30am
Bush walk and Picnic Run 10:30 - 2pm
Express Run 2pm - 4:30pm