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Join the travel club for seniors
Join the travel club for seniors and enjoy an endless variety of guided trips and tours with like-minded travellers. All our trips and tours are designed specifically for seniors and people who prefer travelling in groups.
Here are a few reasons to join
- Extensive range of tours tailored for senior travellers
- All tours are escorted with a host
- Free collection and return to your front door on all trips and tours for locals and visitors staying in Hawke’s Bay (conditions do apply).
- Free six-monthly catalogue detailing all our upcoming trips and tours.
Tour Club Registration
Features of Tour Club
Why choose Bay Tours?
Made for you
Stimulating Destinations
Visit a wide variety of stimulating destinations.
Senior Activities
Enjoy activities for seniors, including sightseeing, dining and shopping.
Like-minded Travellers
Travel with like-minded people.
Make New Friends
Tours are a great way to make new friends.
All-Inclusive Pricing
All-inclusive pricing and no hidden costs.
Premium Seating
Enjoy premium seating at concerts and shows.
Ken & Kerren Withington
Your hosts
Kerren & Ken have owned Bay Tours since 2012 and continue to build on company’s four decades of success.
Being self-employed for more than 35 years Kerren & Ken have always been driven by their passion for customer service and hospitality and it was inevitable that Bay Tours became the right direction for them.
Setting off as a small family business, they are proud to see the expansion of activities and destinations that Bay Tours has achieved under their care. The infectious enthusiasm and thirst for new destinations and experiences that still burns strongly in both Kerren and Ken has been at the core of this success.
Being central to the creation of lifelong memories, for Tour Club members, of wonderful tour experiences remains what Kerren and Ken find ultimately rewarding and it continues to drive and inspire them.
Your questions answered
Frequently Asked Questions
We have two levels of membership. As a member you join the Tour Club free of charge and can book on any of our tours at the “Member” price.
Member pricing is our standard tour pricing, while Patron pricing is our discounted rate available to members who have upgraded to Patron membership.
You can choose to become a “Patron” if you wish at an annual fee of $49 for single or $85 for a couple for the touring year.
Our touring year runs from 31st Jan to the 31st Jan the following year. So, no matter when in that year you pay your Patron fee your membership will be up for renewal on the 31st January.
If you have tours booked for after the New Year and would like to receive the Patron pricing, we recommend paying your Patron membership fee in January of that year. This ensures your Patron membership is current for the tours you have booked.
You choose each year whether you re-subscribe as a Patron or not.
Our door-to-door service covers all urban areas of Napier & Hastings. If you're unsure, please get in touch and we can let you know if your address is serviced. If not, we often pick up members from a relative or friends’ home that is within our boundaries. Alternatively, you are welcome to park your car in our secured yard at 26 Turner Place, Onekawa for the duration of the tour. For our members who live in Central Hawkes Bay or Taupo, if the tour is travelling through your hometown we can pick you up on our way through.
All you need to do is contact Kaye on 06 845 2736 EXT 1 or email support@baytours.co.nz with your date of birth and the tour that you'd like an insurance quote for.
You can book through the Bay Tours website www.seniorguidedtours.co.nz or contact us directly by email tourclub@baytours.co.nz or phone 06 845 2736 extn 1 if you would like assistance with your booking.
Once your booking is confirmed, you will receive the relevant tour details, including meeting or pickup information.
The best way to pay is through bank transfer. Our bank account details can be found on page 2 of the Leisure Guide. In the reference and code fields please ensure you put the tour number followed by your surname e.g. Booking on Tour #42725 place 42725 in the reference field and SMITH in the code field.
If you are paying your Patron fee in the same payment, please ensure you write the word PATRON in the remaining field.
Alternatively, you are welcome to call and pay via credit card over the phone (please note there is a 2% card fee) or come into our office at 26 Turner Place Onekawa and pay by card or cash. If booking an overnight or longer tour, please make note of the final payment due date on your calendar as we don’t send reminders.