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Your Unforgettable Journey to Taranaki - by Rail Welcome onboard! Experience Taranaki - Like No Other! Together with Taranaki Like No Other, and Weir Tours, Steam Incorporated is pleased to be offering the opportunity for a special 4 day showcase of the Taranaki region. This is Steam Inc’s first trip to the Taranaki region in a number of years, and is looking forward to once again offering a multi-day experience to our travellers. If you’ve never experienced Taranaki, this is your opportunity to do it and why not let our team do the hard work so all you need to do is relax and enjoy! Boarding stations for this special train include Paraparaumu, Levin, Palmerston North, or Whanganui Brief Itinerary Thursday 20th February - Train Travel Day - North to Taranaki Spend a beautiful day on our heritage train, travelling up rarely travelled sections of track as we wrap ourselves up in the surroundings heading up country. Pass the afternoon nestled in the township of Inglewood and explore the muscle cars as part of the Americarna Festival. The locals host an astounding street party. Experience live entertainment, indulge in superb food, refreshing beverages, craft stalls, and fantastic kids’ activities, before jumping back on the train to head into New Plymouth in the evening. Friday 21st February - Optional Coach Travel Day Being collected from your hotel by the fantastic Weir Tours team, embark on a day’s navigation ‘round the mountain’, taking in some novel sights. Visit the Egmont Lighthouse, venture down the coast to the surf town of Opunake, and embark on an adventure through time whilst visiting the Tawhiti Museum at Hawera. Saturday 22nd February - Optional Coach Travel Day Okurukuru, - one of the highlights of the region’s hospitality scene. The building sits atop a fifty-acre block of land, just ten minutes south of the city which has become a vineyard, the view stretches from Oakura to the Sugar Loaf Islands and directly behind facing inland the clear views of Mt Taranaki. While here you will get to experience a taste of some local wines and canapes. Sunday 23rd February - Train Travel Day - South to Kapiti Join the train at the New Plymouth Wind Wand first thing in the morning and settle in for our return journey back to the Kapiti Coast, throughout the day. As we drop you home after a whirlwind few days with Steam Incorporated, and the team from Weir Tours!