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Indigenous Trails is a 'Maori Tour Company' committed to providing you with an unforgettable touring experience 'Down Under'. Our objective is to offer amazing unique and off-the-beaten-track travel experiences where you will get to appreciate the many sights and activities that Aotearoa, New Zealand has to offer.

When travelling with Indigenous Trails, you can look forward to a mixture of cultural enjoyment, stunning nature and education. By aligning itself with other Indigenous tourism providers, Indigenous Trails is able to offer exposure and promotion to its nationwide network of Indigenous partners throughout the country.

We offer a variety of tour options New Zealand wide, memorable full day and ½ day shore excursions designed for Cruise Ship passengers arriving in multiple Ports of call around the country; Bay of Islands, Auckland, Tauranga/Rotorua, Christchurch & Dunedin, wanting to experience History, Nature, and Indigenous Cultural interaction.

Indigenous Trails designs, co-ordinates and manages a number of multi-day journeys throughout Aotearoa. These tour programmes accommodate 'unique travel' components that differ from conventional touring routes and schedules, thus offering travellers more insight to parts of New Zealand and local communities that they normally wouldn't be able to access. Our goal is to provide flexibility, affordability and quality to suit visitors individual needs and budget.



Indigenous Trails offers a wide range of tours to destinations throughout New Zealand that are not on traditional touring routes, meeting the demands of travellers wanting to experience something different, personal, cultural and of course... the natural beauty and people of Aotearoa, New Zealand.

Indigenous Trails is Maori owned and operated and holds strategic alliances with other Maori tourism operators, enabling us to provide packages and cultural travel experiences that are out of reach for most visitors to Aotearoa.

Indigenous Trails does not look to align itself with mainstream entities, but seeks to assist its Indigenous operator networks by connecting and supplying clientele creating mutual benefit to both supplier and provider. We pride ourselves in stating that we are unique in what we do.

As a Maori and Indigenous tour operator we adhere to the principles of Kaitiakitanga or Guardianship - we are here for a short moment of time but the land remains. Responsible travel is about minimizing your impact and maximizing your connection with people and the environment. It's about making a positive contribution and having the most rewarding and inspiring travel experiences of your life.

As a commitment to the ever-growing awareness of our changing environment, Indigenous Trails strives to meet the responsibilities of sustainable tourism by fostering this awareness amongst its operators, clientele and its tours through our participation in Carbon Zero.