Donations help us keep the sanctuary running

Donations are always welcome! One of the most effective ways to make a difference is to provide an ongoing donation, it doesn't have to be big money, small amounts reguarly received make a massive difference. Having this revenue stream helps us being able to plan staffing numbers, how many school students we can provide experiences for and many tours we can offer.

All donations are very gratefully received and may be tax-deductible.

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Sponsorship

We have a range of support/sponsorship packages

Book a tour

To get the best experience book a guided tour. Guides will give you a deeper appreciation of the sanctuary, it's history and it's future.

Volunteer

Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari has an amazing network of passionate supporters with close to 200 registered community volunteers.

What our visitors say

Just wow! Absolutely wonderful! We recently did the Ancient Forest Tour and The Tautari Wetland tour. Just incredible. We highly recommend this experience, cannot rate it enough. We will be back. We even got to see Tuatara, Kākā and Takahē.

Tasman Travels, Aotearoa New Zealand

Great place to visit, nice and cool in the trees.

David Peters

Saw kaka, robin, saddleback, fantail and other birds. There was bird activity even though it was raining. I love the 'jurassic park' style forest, 500yr+ old trees and informative signs. The viewing tower is great. I think if you stay up there long enough you will always see something....

Elise Cooper

An awesome project done solely by the community. Many thanks! Our friend from Switzerland and we hiked for more than 6 hours on parts of Te Tonga and Werere Traverse tracks and encountered many beautiful birds and scenery. After the hike, we had a rest at the visitor center with a great view and...

Jeffrey Ke

A beautiful and peaceful place.

Tony Nicholls

My wife and I live in Miami and visited Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari during a trip to New Zealand a month ago. Our guide was Jenny. We were very impressed with her sincerity as well as your organization and the success of your work.

Anonymous, Miami, USA

Really well laid out trails with good info on the flora. We were lucky enough to see quite a few of the native birds and even get some pictures.

Lisa Harris

A great morning activity for our family. Our mountain buggy terrain was easily able to navigate the trails.

Emma Southall

Yesterday [recently] a group of us were on the mountain. It is probably 8 years since I did this. The hard work from so many is so evident. The undergrowth is fantastic. We heard kōkako, saw saddleback, tūī, robins, and heard many others! This has to be one of the biggest success stories in...

Annette

There are great hiking trails that can easily be walked in one visit. You can see many native birds and look at local plants. It's worth a visit!!!

Linea Matheis