6 Nights / 7 Days : Sun 8 Nov – Sat 14 Nov 2026
Explore and photograph the central North Island’s famed volcanoes, wild waterfalls, hidden gorges and much more as we travel to some seriously awesome locations.
This is a photo tour that packs a lot of Geo-thermal power as we explore and photograph the grand mountains Ngauruhoe, Ruapehu and Taranaki. We also venture through Tongariro National Park, photograph Rotorua’s famous Geo thermal parks and the Taranaki coastline. Along the way we discover some of the regions secret gems which offer a fantastic opportunity to put into practice our photography skills in some amazing locations.
Our Photography Tours are an immersive hands on experience where you will be putting your newly acquired knowledge to use in-the-field. We believe in giving you sound knowledge and developing new skills in landscape photography, and then putting these to practice in some of the best landscapes in the world.
Departs Rotorua
Finishes New Plymouth (or transport to Auckland)
During this photography tour we are up and on location before dawn and aim to stay out till after sunset – taking advantage of what can often be magical dawn and dusk light. We never rush locations and make sure that everyone is capturing the images they want. Often we are the only people at these amazing locations.
We believe in giving you sound knowledge and developing new skills in landscape photography, and then putting these to practice in some of New Zealand’s best landscapes.
The central North Island is an incredibly scenic area offering a limitless variety of photographic options. We aim to capture the big landscapes as well as the smaller more subtle shots.
Over this tour our photography will include:
The precise order of locations we visit is determined by the conditions – we allow for flexibility in our schedule and aim to be in the best locations at the right time. We have learnt that sometimes the best photographs are captured when you ‘follow the light’.
We meet mid-morning in Rotorua. After introductions we will have a debrief of the tour, including running through equipment (camera’s, lenses, filters etc), weather conditions and answer any questions.
Rotorua is a special location with many features to photograph. Our primary aim for our time here is photographing the unique Geo-thermal parks and making sure we all get amazing photographs of these brilliant landscapes. Around this we will head to Lake Tarawera and the Redwood Forest.
On our third day we head to the Central Plateau where we have many photography options. The backdrop and focus of our time here are the mighty mountains of Ruapehu and Ngauruhoe, which we capture from various locations. We also have Beech forest, waterfalls and hidden gorges all within the vicinity.
This is a very special region and a landscape photographers dream.
As we settle into Taranaki we will capture the amazing mountain from some seriously great locations as well as photograph waterfalls, the famed goblin forest, the rugged coastline and more.
Taranaki offers an amazing amount of opportunities for landscape photography and we will pack in much of it.
