Kapiti Island is great for bird lovers.

The Kāpiti Island Nature Tours offers an overnight stay at a lodge at the North End of the Island. At night there is a kiwi spotting tour. This is an adventure with no guarantee for success. Seeing a kiwi is special, but I found it a little bit of an disappointment after seeing a lot of other birds on the island, including the rare takahe. Photographing kiwis is very difficult.

The price of the arrangement is a bit high, as it doesn't include the ferry. But the people of Kāpiti Island Nature Tours are very, very friendly and make you feel at home.

Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in November 2011