About waiheke-nz.com
waiheke-nz.com is an independent guide to the day trips that run from Auckland to Waiheke Island: the ferry, wine tours, the hop-on hop-off bus, the zipline and e-biking. The sections below cover the person behind it, the commission that pays for it and the sources for prices and ferry details.
Who is behind this site
Patrick Kühne runs waiheke-nz.com from Markkleeberg near Leipzig, Germany, as an independent travel publisher. No agency or editorial team is involved: one person researches the trips, writes the pages, keeps them current and answers the e-mails.
What this site does
A Waiheke day trip comes in a handful of shapes: a guided wine tour, the ferry plus the hop-on hop-off Explorer bus, the zipline in the native forest, an e-bike loop, or simply the ferry and a beach. The product names on booking platforms rarely make the differences obvious, least of all whether the ferry crossing is included in the price. That is where most surprises happen. We describe what actually separates the options, say clearly for each one whether the ferry is in or out, and show live prices so the choice can be made in one place. We are not a booking agent: every reservation happens on GetYourGuide or Viator.
How we earn money
Book through one of our links and GetYourGuide or Viator pays us a commission from its own margin; you pay the price the platform shows anyway. No operator on the island pays for a better position, and we state the ferry answer for every trip even where it makes a trip look more expensive.
Where our data comes from
Prices, ratings and review counts come from the live APIs of GetYourGuide and Viator and refresh automatically several times a day. Ferry crossing times, the Explorer bus winter schedule and the tour details come from the operators’ own product pages and are re-checked regularly. Found something out of date? Write to us and we will correct it.
What we are not
We do not run any tours or ferries and we are not affiliated with Fullers360, Ananda Tours, Waiheke Island Wine Tours or EcoZip Adventures. The ferry crews, guides and drivers you meet on the island day are their staff, not ours. For binding information (cancellations, weather changes, departure times) the operator's own channels take precedence.
Contact
Questions about a Waiheke trip, corrections (a changed ferry rule, a tour that now includes the crossing) and press enquiries go to Patrick directly and are usually answered within a day or two. The contact address, the full postal address and the VAT ID are in the legal notice.