Indigenous Trails is a 'Maori Tour Company' committed to providing you with an unforgettable touring experience 'Down Under'. Our objective is to offer amazing unique and off-the-beaten-track travel experiences where you will get to appreciate the many sights and activities that Aotearoa, New Zealand has to offer. When travelling with Indigenous Trails, you can look forward to a mixture of cultural enjoyment, stunning nature and education. By aligning itself with other Indigenous tourism providers, Indigenous Trails is able to offer exposure and promotion to its nationwide network of Indigenous partners throughout the country. We offer a variety of tour options New Zealand wide, memorable full day and ½ day shore excursions designed for Cruise Ship passengers arriving in multiple Ports of call around the country; Bay of Islands, Auckland, Tauranga/Rotorua, Christchurch & Dunedin, wanting to experience History, Nature, and Indigenous Cultural interaction. Indigenous Trails designs, co-ordinates and manages a number of multi-day journeys throughout Aotearoa. These tour programmes accommodate 'unique travel' components that differ from conventional touring routes and schedules, thus offering travellers more insight to parts of New Zealand and local communities that they normally wouldn't be able to access. Our goal is to provide flexibility, affordability and quality to suit visitors individual needs and budget.

1. Testimonials INDIGENOUS TOURISM BIODIVERSITY WEBSITE AWARD 2009 FEEDBACK

3. ... I wish to convey to you my congratulations for your excellent work in promoting sustainable practices through your web-site, and educating visitors on cultural protocols and bio-diversity conservation. By winning this Award, your web-site becomes a benchmark for other tourism owners and managers to learn from. ... Ahmed Djoghlaf, Excecutive Secretary, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, United Nations Environment Programme, Montreal, Canada

4. ... The award is recognition for your hard work to promote environmentally and culturally sustainable tourism practices. The win also reflects how your business is consistent with the values in the UN Convention on Biodiversity and the New Zealand Biodiversity strategy ... your win also provides positive promotion for Maori cultural tourism at an international level ... Hon. John Key, Minister of Tourism, Prime Minister of New Zealand

5. ... I can see why the public have voted for you, the web-site is very informative, user friendly and promotes sustainable practices whilst educating visitors on the cultural protocols in New Zealand ... to have been the only tourism operator in the Bay of Plenty nominated for this award and then to win is indeed a great success ... and I congratulate you on this achievement. Stuart Crosby, Mayor of Tauranga

6. ... I wish to convey to you my congratulations for your excellent work in promoting sustainable practices through your web-site, and educating visitors on cultural protocols and bio-diversity conservation. By winning this Award, your web-site becomes a benchmark for other tourism owners and managers to learn from ... Ahmed Djoghlaf, Excecutive Secretary, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, United Nations Environment Programme, Montreal, Canada ... This award shows it is possible to compete successfully against stiff competition, and aim to maintain market share during difficult times ... This is great news for the company, for our region, and for the nation ... Tourism is a huge industry ... It bodes well for the future if Maori operators are gaining attention in international markets through websites that are good enough to win awards. Te Ururoa Flavell, Waiariki MP, Maori Party

7. ... I wish to convey to you my congratulations for your excellent work in promoting sustainable practices through your web-site, and educating visitors on cultural protocols and bio-diversity conservation. By winning this Award, your web-site becomes a benchmark for other tourism owners and managers to learn from ... Ahmed Djoghlaf, Excecutive Secretary, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, United Nations Environment Programme, Montreal, Canada Kia ora Des ... WOW!!!!! ... This is absolutely fantastic news ... Congratulations ... Aroha Te Pareake Mead, Chairman, IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP) Kia ora Des ... Congratulations, and “you bewdy, mate!” from your Australian friends. We’re still living off our memories of our recent visit to NZ and the wonderfully insightful tour you gave us to Rotorua ... Raelene Nelligan, Australia

8. Dear Des ... Connie and I send our sincerest congratulations on winning the Indigenous Tourisms Bio-Diversity 2009 Award. It is well deserved. Your tour was one of the best and the highlight of all the tours we took in Australia and New Zealand. We will always recommend your company to anyone seeking tour information. Congratulations again, and God Bless you. ... John and Connie D'Amico, Ohio, USA

9. Kia Ora, Des ... Congratulations!!!! Congratulations!!!! Congratulations!!!! ... we are so glad to hear the good news ... Of course we can add some more "tales" of our tours in New Zealand ... All that needs to happen now is for you to visit some of our culture in Colorado ... Again, Congratulations!!! ... Dave and Pat Cowand, Colorado, USA

10. ... The award is recognition for your hard work to promote environmentally and culturally sustainable tourism practices. The win also reflects how your business is consistent with the values in the UN Convention on Biodiversity and the New Zealand Biodiversity strategy ... your win also provides positive promotion for Maori cultural tourism at an international level . Hon. John Key, Minister of Tourism, Prime Minister of New Zealand

11. ... I wish to convey to you my congratulations for your excellent work in promoting sustainable practices through your web-site, and educating visitors on cultural protocols and bio-diversity conservation. By winning this Award, your web-site becomes a benchmark for other tourism owners and managers to learn from ... Ahmed Djoghlaf, Excecutive Secretary, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, United Nations Environment Programme, Montreal, Canada Congratulations Des! ... That is absolutely awesome – we are totally rapped for you!!!!!! ... your web-site is the best ... We will keep in touch and look forward to working with you on going ... Lyn Leverington & Lisa Williams, Kirra Tours, Adelaide, Australia WOW! ... AWESOME!! ... CONGRATULATIONS!!!! ... Glad to be such a tiny part of your success! ... You will put the win to good use to help the continued growth vision of your business. Meloyde Martinelli, Lets Travel Together, Houston, Texas, USA

12. ... I wish to convey to you my congratulations for your excellent work in promoting sustainable practices through your web-site, and educating visitors on cultural protocols and bio-diversity conservation. By winning this Award, your web-site becomes a benchmark for other tourism owners and managers to learn from ... Ahmed Djoghlaf, Excecutive Secretary, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, United Nations Environment Programme, Montreal, Canada Dear Des ... I am very pleased indeed to hear of your success which you and your companions in your quest so richly deserve ... My wife and I much enjoyed the tour ... and may we wish you success and fulfillment in the years to come ... We felt very welcome in your country and look forward to perhaps another visit in the future ... Kind regards ... Joan and Brian Hughes, England

13. CONGRATULATIONS! ... You deserve it! ... Happy for you ... Best wishes ... Judy Wong, Sydney, Australia Congrats on your Award ... we are so proud to say we had you for our guide and we are always telling people about the wonderful time we had ... Pat Chitty, Boise ,ID

14. ... I wish to convey to you my congratulations for your excellent work in promoting sustainable practices through your web-site, and educating visitors on cultural protocols and bio-diversity conservation. By winning this Award, your web-site becomes a benchmark for other tourism owners and managers to learn from ... Ahmed Djoghlaf, Excecutive Secretary, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, United Nations Environment Programme, Montreal, Canada Kia ora Des ... Congratulations on receiving your award! ... You are doing a great job and we wish you all success and pleasure from continuing your wonderful tours ... We have the best memories about New Zealand and hope to come back one day ... Then we will find you again ... Tatyana and Bob Lewis, Ontario, Canada

15. ... I wish to convey to you my congratulations for your excellent work in promoting sustainable practices through your web-site, and educating visitors on cultural protocols and bio-diversity conservation. By winning this Award, your web-site becomes a benchmark for other tourism owners and managers to learn from ... Ahmed Djoghlaf, Excecutive Secretary, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, United Nations Environment Programme, Montreal, Canada Congratulations Des! ... That is absolutely awesome – we are totally rapped for you!!!!!! ... your web-site is the best ... We will keep in touch and look forward to working with you on going ... Lyn Leverington & Lisa Williams, Kirra Tours, Adelaide, Australia WOW! ... AWESOME!! ... CONGRATULATIONS!!!! ... Glad to be such a tiny part of your success! ... You will put the win to good use to help the continued growth vision of your business. Meloyde Martinelli, Lets Travel Together, Houston, Texas, USA

16. ... I wish to convey to you my congratulations for your excellent work in promoting sustainable practices through your web-site, and educating visitors on cultural protocols and bio-diversity conservation. By winning this Award, your web-site becomes a benchmark for other tourism owners and managers to learn from ... Ahmed Djoghlaf, Excecutive Secretary, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, United Nations Environment Programme, Montreal, Canada Kia ora Des ... Congratulations on your recent award ... Well done ! Arohanui Ihaia & Katopua Harris, Auckland, New Zealand ... WAY TO GO, Des! ... Congratulations on a well-deserved award ... Chani Katz, Israel Congratulations Des and all at Indigenous Trails ... We had a great day on our Tauranga/ Rotorua tour ... local Maori knowledge were excellent ... It was one of the best tours we have been on ... Very professional!! Ian & Sarah Smith, United Kingdom

17. Hello Des Harris ... you took us out and showed us the sites during our visit there in January ... It was a very nice visit for us, and we enjoyed being shown around by an indigenous person in New Zealand ... You have a very good organization there ... Thank you for having been superb hosts ... Best wishes Anji & Pravin Patel from Canada Congratulations Des! ... We had a wonderful time with your tour and you! Best of luck with your future endeavors! ... Lorraine & Jim Schneider, Taylors, South Carolina, USA

18. Des! ... Congratulations! ... This is awesome! ... Amy Berg, Portland, Oregon, USA KIA ORA , DES! ... So glad to see the voting results ... and know that YOU won the award! ... Congratulations, felicitations ... and keep up the good work ! Your tour was the first we took in beautiful NZ. Very impressed, you introduced us to the wonderful Maori culture in a most appealing way! Best wishes from still wintery Cape Cod ! ... Aurelia Bourges, Cape Cod, Florida, USA

19. ... I wish to convey to you my congratulations for your excellent work in promoting sustainable practices through your web-site, and educating visitors on cultural protocols and bio-diversity conservation. By winning this Award, your web-site becomes a benchmark for other tourism owners and managers to learn from ... Ahmed Djoghlaf, Excecutive Secretary, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, United Nations Environment Programme, Montreal, Canada Kia ora Des ... WOW!!!!! ... This is absolutely fantastic news ... Congratulations ... Aroha Te Pareake Mead, Chairman, IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP) Kia ora Des ... Congratulations, and “you bewdy, mate!” from your Australian friends. We’re still living off our memories of our recent visit to NZ and the wonderfully insightful tour you gave us to Rotorua ... Raelene Nelligan, Australia

20. Des ... Congratulations ... It could not have been given to a better tour group ... Keep up the good work ... the two broads from America! Good morning Des! ... Congratulations! ... Best Indigenous website in the world! ... good stuff! ... Vicki Davis, Reserve Group, Tauranga, New Zealand Job well done ... Congratulations on the award! ... Jerry Briney, USA

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