It seems like ages since we enjoyed time at the amazing Holt Forest Park at Tangoio. In 1933 Harold and Dorothy Holt purchased nearly 40 acres of manuka and bracken filled land and spent the next 45 years developing it into an arboretum with over 500 native and introduced species of plants. !n 1962 they gifted the land to NZ as a wildlife sanctuary. After morning tea at nearby Lake Tūtira, we’re going to visit Holt Forest Park and enjoy time walking some of the many well-maintained paths beneath the forest canopy. Next up is the Bay View Hotel for a pig-on-a-spit lunch. Then after lunch we have a surprise Esk Valley destination that will fascinate and delight. Join us for a wonderful day north of Napier as we taste so much of what our region has to offer.