The golden bays of Abel Tasman National Park
Around Nelson Tasman you'll find the golden bays of Abel Tasman National Park. Ask your guide about cycling — it's the kind of thing that turns a transfer into a day you remember.
Bay of Plenty → Nelson Tasman
Set out from Omokoroa towards Richmond and the landscape starts telling its own story well before you arrive.
Richmond sits in Nelson Tasman — golden beaches backed by national parks, orchards and a craft-maker scene. Travel privately with a local driver-guide and the day becomes yours: stop for the view, take the short walk, and let someone else handle the wheel.
Nelson Tasman
A taste of what a day around Richmond can hold.
Around Nelson Tasman you'll find the golden bays of Abel Tasman National Park. Ask your guide about cycling — it's the kind of thing that turns a transfer into a day you remember.
Around Nelson Tasman you'll find sun-soaked orchards, hops and craft breweries. Ask your guide about water taxi cruising — it's the kind of thing that turns a transfer into a day you remember.
Around Nelson Tasman you'll find artist studios and weekend markets. Ask your guide about sea kayaking — it's the kind of thing that turns a transfer into a day you remember.
Around Nelson Tasman you'll find granite headlands and clear tidal estuaries. Ask your guide about coastal hiking — it's the kind of thing that turns a transfer into a day you remember.
Ways to travel between Omokoroa and Richmond.
A big day out with your own guide — viewpoints, short walks and the landmarks that pull people to the South Island in the first place.
Move between towns the slow way, stopping at lake edges, passes and lookouts that most travellers drive straight past.
Guided time on foot, from gentle lakeside strolls to a genuine day walk, matched to your fitness and the conditions.
String several highlights together in one private vehicle, with the flexibility to linger where it's worth lingering.
Premium vehicle, a hand-picked guide and a day shaped around cellar doors, private walks and quiet corners.
Starting in Omokoroa puts you on the doorstep of Bay of Plenty, so you can layer a local highlight into the start or end of the day.
Your driver-guide is a local. They know which lookout is clear in the morning, which café is worth the stop and which short walk is worth the shoes.
The road between Omokoroa and Richmond threads through the kind of country people fly across the world to see — golden beaches backed by national parks, orchards and a craft-maker scene.
Make the most of both ends of your journey.
Before you set out, Omokoroa is a good place to slow down — Bay of Plenty is known for harbour walks and a summit view over the bay and coastal Māori communities and marae.
Once you arrive, Richmond opens up coastal hiking, sea kayaking and water taxi cruising in and around the wider Nelson Tasman area.
Tell us what you'd like to do and we'll come back with a private itinerary and a clear quote.