Deco Delights - 5 Day Rail Tour

Experience Napier's world-famous Art Deco Festival across 5 days!

Welcome aboard...

We would like to welcome you onboard ‘Deco Delights,’ a 5 day getaway to the east of the North Island, the beautiful Hawkes Bay, and an in depth look at Napier’s Art Deco Festival. For 5 days, let us take the stress out of your travel, with our tour guide team who are available at any hour to take care of any thing that is not to your satisfaction. Our aim is to redefine your heritage rail experience, and create a life time of memories that you can look back on!

For the full tour itinerary and list of inclusions, please download the brochure by clicking here!

Email us or call 0800 783 264 to chat to our reservations team!

Itinerary

Thursday 19th February - Delivering you to the Deco

Gather together with the rest of your travel companions at Wellington’s Platform 9, and board your luxury coach for the short sprint towards Paekakariki. Here, you will be transferred onto your beautifully restored steam hauled train, bound for Napier. Settle into vintage comfort as you glide through the heart of the island. Travel through the scenic Manawatu Gorge, rail providing the perfect view, and see the start of the new Te Ahu a Turanga highway. Watch the dramatic coastlines unfold outside your window as we approach Napier, our Art Deco Capital. Upon disembarking the train, reboard your luxury coaches and travel through to your accommodation, and settle in for the evening with dinner out, getting to know your tour peers a little more. 

Friday 20th February - Wine & Dine

Enjoy breakfast with the group at East Pier Hotel before embarking on your first day of exploration in Napier. We arrive by coach at Marine Parade for As the Dust Settles, an immersive experience showcasing life just after the 1931 earthquake.  After an insightful look into the impacts that shaped Napier as it is today, we head out of town, for a lunch like no other. Crab Farm has been in the Jardine family for over 100 years. Originally purchased sight unseen, Hamish Jardine’s great-grandfather was surprised to find the land partially underwater. With tidal pools, rushes and hundreds of crabs, it was jokingly named ‘Crab Farm’. Today, enjoy a wine tasting followed by a sumptuous lunch under the Hawke’s Bay sun. Return by coach to the hotel to relax before heading out for dinner with the group.

Saturday 21st February - Get Down to Deco

The day begins with breakfast, catching up with the group, ahead of an ‘Art Deco’ themed day in the Napier . Travel by coach into Napier CBD, where you’ll have two hours at your leisure to explore the plenty of Art Deco festivities filling the city. Sit back and witness a festival highlight, the Vintage Car Parade.  Later in the afternoon, we will jump back onboard the coach for a private guided ‘Art Deco’ tour, lead by representatives of the Art Deco Trust. This tour explores the old port area at Ahuriri, and the Art Deco suburb of Marewa before finishing at the inner-city Deco precinct. Following this insightful tour around Napier, we will head back to our accommodation, where you’ll have a chance to freshen up ahead of an evening meal out with the group.

Sunday 22nd February - Steam to Waipukurau

Spend today travelling with the Steam Incorporated team on our day excursion with the public behind Ja 1271 and our heritage diesel electric locomotive through to Waipukurau and return. Sample the delights of Woburn Homestead alongside Hawkes Bay Locals, in the beautiful Central Hawkes Bay country. The fully restored 1893 homestead is the perfect destination for our steam-hauled train today!  Coach transfers to and from your accommodation and Napier Station, as well as transfers from Waipukurau to Woburn Homestead.

Monday 23rd February - Homeward Bound

The final day! We invite you to sit back, relax and enjoy the view as we take you all the way from New Plymouth into the nation’s capital city of Wellington. Having loaded your luggage on the coach, you will soon board your private train for the leisurely run south. The journey continues through the rugged King Country, where deep gorges and native bush dominate the view. Curving southward, the track traverses viaducts and tunnels carved into the hill country, offering glimpses of remote settlements and river valleys. As we ege toward civilisation, the landscape opens into wide plains dotted with sheep and dairy farms. Beyond Palmerston North, the line parallels the Kapiti Coast, where the sea once again glimmers beside the track. As we roll into Wellington, nestled between harbour and hills, reflect on a special journey with those whom have accompanied you, concluding a special five days away.

Bookings

Per Person Twin Share - $3990

Per Person Single Supplement - $990

For the full tour itinerary and list of inclusions, please download the brochure by clicking here!

Email us or call 0800 783 264 to chat to our reservations team!

Prior booking is essential. All seating is reserved, and accommodation is limited.