New Tourism Packages to Bring Visitors to Taumarunui – Hotel Magazine

Terrific Journeys New Zealand has announced two new rail-centered tourism packages that will see the Northern Explorer routinely stop at Taumarunui, bringing much more site visitors to the Ruapehu region. 

These deals are element of the tourism brand’s 10 limited crack deals and multi-day tours, which involve vacation on 3 of its scenic trains, accommodation, regional tourism encounters and thoroughly guided multi-working day tours. 

The initially deal, “Escape to the Forgotten World”, consists of a 50 percent-day rail cart tour and a check out to a lavender farm on the banking companies of the Whanganui River, embarking on the Northern Explorer from either Auckland or Wellington. 

The second bundle, “Forgotten Globe Adventure”, provides a multi-day stay in the locations. It includes a two-day rail cart tour along the railway from Okahukura to Stratford, an right away continue to be in the Republic of Whangamomona, three evenings in Taumarunui and a go to to the King Region. 

Beforehand, Taumarunui was not a scheduled stop for the Northern Explorer. The practice would only quit if 10 or additional visitors requested to get on or off the educate. 

KiwiRail’s Typical Supervisor Scenic Journeys Tracey Goodall hopes that these choices will permit people to investigate regions off the crushed monitor and enable the tourism business recuperate from the impacts of Covid-19 border closures. 

“Both tourism operators and residents alike are pretty thrilled about rail products and services resuming. The return of the legendary Northern Explorer to Taumarunui will be a big raise to the township and our visitor sector. We expect the services to be pretty effectively supported”. 

The “Escape to the Overlooked World” and “Forgotten Globe Adventure” deals are offered for booking from 16 November.