Discover Wairarapa and discover a refreshingly relaxing rural region. See stunning pastoral, coastal and mountain landscapes. Explore lush native forest, hear indigenous birdsong and babbling streams or the bark of fur seals and the crash of waves on the sandy seashore. Find intriguing natural attractions, space and seclusion.
Watch lambs enjoy the Wairarapa spring, or help round up sheep on the back of a 4wd farm-bike. Find country fairs and shearing competitions. Pick cider apples and taste handcrafted sheep’s milk cheese. Tour vineyards in a blaze of autumn colour and see snow-capped mountains rise into a clear blue winter sky.
Wellington provides the Cook Strait ferry link with the South Island. State Highway 2 through Wairarapa offers a scenic and uncongested route in and out of Wellington. Take your time on a 60-minute drive through the regenerating bush of the Rimutaka Mountain Pass.
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The train journey from Wellington to Wairarapa is an attraction in itself, through the Rimutaka Tunnel, emerging to panoramic views across Lake Wairarapa to Palliser Bay and the Aorangi Ranges.
To see the public transport timetables both within and into and out of Wairarapa, click
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International flights arrive at Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington and Palmerston North airports. Domestic flights connect with Wellington and Palmerston North, linking with coach, rail or rental cars. Small planes and helicopters can be chartered for a spectacular flight to a Wairarapa airfield or direct to your accommodation.
