The Waikato River is the longest river in New Zealand and now you can experieince its majestic scenery like never before - on the new "Discovery 1" luxury houseboat. For the first time you are now able to discover house boating of this type in New Zealand and enjoy the tranquil surrounding and scenery of a river steeped in history.

Plan your next holiday on the Waikato River by viewing the picture galleries or choose from one of our "Special Packages" outlined below.

"Discovery 1"is 21m (68 feet) long and 8.5m (27.5 feet) wide providing, 4 Queen sized Bedrooms all with en suites, 2 Rear lounges that convert to bedrooms allowing "Discovery 1" to comfortably sleep up to 12 people. Designed and built to include the very latest state of the art kitchen, entertainment systems and facilities that include DVD players and a 42 inch flat screen TV. Please check the "features" section for the full listing.

Discovery House boats operate from River road Tuakau, just 30 minutes south of Auckland. "Discovery 1" is available for weekend, mid week and week long hires.