Taranaki Garden Festival

27^th October - 1^st November 2022

The Taranaki Garden Festival is a festival like no other, offering the most stunning range of spectacular gardens. The warm and hospitable garden owners are what has made this event internationally famous. The festival gardens show the care and dedication that only those who love growing things can provide. Presenting almost 50 fabulous gardens from newly created concepts to well developed and mature landscapes, the festival encourages you to take the time to wander through many and meet the garden owners who are knowledgeable and helpful. 

Formerly the Taranaki Rhododendron & Garden Festival, New Zealand’s premier Spring Festival is now in its 35th year, and it is one of the longest running garden festivals in New Zealand.

Our tour programme features a range of gardens from large private country estates to small city gardens. This tour travels further south to include Cross Hills Gardens – New Zealand’s largest and most comprehensive collection of flowering rhododendrons and azaleas.

Our coach departs from Auckland, Thursday 27^th October and will travel via Hamilton to collect passengers.  There is 3 nights in New Plymouth for two full days of garden visits, two nights in Palmerston North where we visit Cross Hills Rhododendron Garden and a night in Taupo. The tour returns to Auckland  Wednesday 2^nd November at approximately 6.30pm.

Booking Terms & Conditions

• The festival programme is released late July and as such some gardens mentioned in the itinerary may not be participating in this year's festival. Gardens will be substituted with a similar style garden.
• Twilight Travel reserves the right to alter the itinerary and gardens due to operational and logistical requirements.
• Gardens, tours and sightseeing may involve walks of up to 45 minutes over uneven ground  and steps.
• This tour is not suitable for wheelchairs and walking frames. 
• A deposit of $250.00 per person is required to secure booking.

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