Tour departs the FWA Taumarunui base at 7.30am and will  arrive in Whangamomona approx 3.45pm - The same day shuttle picks you up after a quick look around Whangamomona and delivers you back to our Taumarunui base at approx 5.30pm.

Choose this tour if you are planning to:

start and finish in Taumarunui OR

start in Taumarunui, stay overnight in Whangamomona and return to Taumarunui the next day OR 

start in Taumarunui and have your vehicle transferred to Whangamomona to continue your journey from there.

Additional Options:

• Stay overnight in Whangamomona (just let us know if you would like us to book accommodation for you) and return to Taumarunui on our next day shuttle
• Book a vehicle transfer so your vehicle is waiting for you in Whangamomona
• Book accommodation in Taumarunui for the night before and/or the night after your tour

This experience begins in Taumarunui at 7:30 am.  You will board our shuttle bus to travel to Whangamomona via The Forgotten Highway.  After a quick look around the Whangamomona village you will receive your safety briefing at at the Whangamomona Station before heading off along the rails to finish your tour at Okahukura.  From there you will board the shuttle bus for the 10 minute ride back to our base in Taumarunui.

Options available for this tour include:
1. Staying the night at the Whangamomona Hotel before the tour and booking a vehicle transfer so that your car is waiting for you in Taumarunui when you get back to our base. Just let us know if you would like us to book accommodation for you.

2. Driving up from Taranaki on the morning of your tour and meeting the tour at the Whangamomona Hotel at 9:00am for a tea/coffee/juice. Do allow sufficient time for a look around Whangamomona.  It is worth it!  After your experience stay the night in Taumarunui and book a non-standard shuttle back to Whangamomona the next day.  The shuttle will depart for Whangamomona at 7:30am.

3.  Driving up from Taranaki on the morning of your tour and meeting the tour at the Whangamomona Hotel at 9:00am.  Our free of charge Same Day shuttle will return you to Whangamomona around 7pm.