Tours of White Island, New Zealand

White Island Tours

• This tour begins by departing from the Whakatane Wharf on the launch PeeJay. The tour starts with an 80 minute ride to reach White Island, giving you time to see the marine life along the way. Once you reach the island you will be taken right to the jetty by an inflatable boat. You will then need to climb a ladder and go across some planks and boulders to step onto the island. Once there the tour guides will show you around the old sulphur mine and you will get up close to the yellow sulphur crystals. You can go right to the edge of the main crater. You will hear the hiss and the roar of the steam that rises from the Crater Lake. Once you have finished exploring, you can go back aboard PeeJay and enjoy a lunch before being taken back to the Whakatane Wharf.

  White Island Tours

  15 The Strand East

  Whakatane, New Zealand

  64 7-308-9588

  whiteisland.co.nz

Vulcan Helicopter White Island Tour

• This tour takes off from the Whakatane Airport where you will be greeted by a team of tour guides and the pilots who will give you the information required for a safe flight. Your flight will be on a R44 Helicopter that will take approximately 15 to 20 minutes to White Island. You may see dolphins, whales, sharks and sunfish swimming in the ocean as you fly overhead. Once you arrive over White Island, you will get unparalleled view, allowing you can take aerial photos. You will then be flown down to the floor of the volcano where you can explore for an hour. You will be surrounded with the noise of the active fumoroles which are scattered throughout the crater. You will have points of interest shown to you by the guides. You will climb over streams, stand on the crater's edge and see the remains of the sulphur mine and factory.

  Vulcan Helicopters

  Bay Of Plenty 3191

  Whakatane, New Zealand

  64 7-308-4188

  vulcanheli.co.nz

HeliPRO White Island Tour

• Exclusive to HeliPRO is the White Island - Mt Tarawera tour. HeliPRO will fly you to the White Island where you will see the crater and hear its constant rumbling. You will witness the large amounts of steam. As you tour the island, you will see bubbling hot streams and the now desolate ruins of the old sulphur mines. From the White Island floor, you will be taken to the high Mount Tarawera summit. Here you will be able to enjoy the beautiful sights of this volcanic island. On your helicopter tour with HeliPRO you may see the dolphins frolicking below on the way to and from the island.

  HeliPRO

  Office / Hangar

  Te Puia, Hemo Road,

  Rotorua, New Zealand

  64 7-357-2512

  helipro.co.nz