Kaiteriteri Kayaks
Reviews
Holger Voland
Ranking: 10/10
Our kayak tour as a group was awesome. The young guide introduced very honest about his fast changing plans within the tour and he was very knowledged. His experience about kayaking and wildlife was a big benefite he got from his kayaking family.
Thanks a lot
Martina Winkel
Ranking: 10/10
With just one word: Wow
I did three tours in three days, Split Apple Classic for a warm up, Heart of the Park with a walking part and Astrolable Explorer. All tours were with different guides, but they were all amazing. I enjoyed every second of the tours. In the end, because of me doing three tours, I was presented even with a T-Shirt from their company for free. I can highly recommend them, if you are in the area. You come as close as possible to the marine life, without disturbing them.
Renault Margaux
Ranking: 10/10
Incredible experience ! Thanks to Sharon, our guide. She made our day a magical one thanks to her personality: simple, funny and real ! For the first time on my travel I haven’t been treated as a tourist but like a friend ! She is extraordinary !
Christian Chalupny
Ranking: 10/10
Top guide (thanks Marc)
Top tour.
Fully recommended.
Regina85
Ranking: 10/10
We did the "heart of the park"-tour and everything was perfect! You get to cruise along the shores, to have a beautiful little walk and an amazing kayak experience. So you basically get to discover the Abel Tasman in three different ways. Our guides Aaron and Sharon were very knowledgeable and super friendly. Food was good, too. We just loved it!
Inga Hoffmann
Ranking: 9/10
We had a great day with the guys from kaiteriteri kayak. Stunning landscape and a great way to explore Abel Tasman.
S Weslake
Ranking: 9/10
We had a great time with these guys. Spent the whole day out on the water, saw all kinds of marine life, and even had a fresh oyster! Glorious sunshine, beautiful scenery and good company. Highly recommend.
Wouter Bleckmann
Ranking: 9/10
Good equipment, super fun guide who had a good sense of humour. Lunch was fun, they made us hot drinks. Abel Tasman is beautiful.
Gordon Todan
Ranking: 8/10
If you have a young family and not up to a half/full day kayak trip then just rock up to Kaiteriteri Kayaks and book a freedom kayak for 30 minutes or 1 hour and the whole family can take turns kayaking around the bay.
Carlos Castro
Ranking: 10/10
Did the big Tonga kayak trip. The guide was friendly and did a great job commenting about the areas, history and kindly answering all questions.
Adele Jacques
Ranking: 8/10
Nice to be kayaking on the blue waters of the Abel Tasman. Stunning landscapes. Nice service. We paid for 4 hours of kayaking but actually it was only 3 hours 20 minutes on the water because of the safety explanation. I think they should mention that clearly, which they did not.
Jorge Anderson
Ranking: 8/10
Nice and friendly staff - a bit pricey.
Livia and Dave
Ranking: 8/10
Very friendly instructor, felt safe even while doing independent kayaking. Two hours is enough for amateurs.
Aline Jimenez
Ranking: 9/10
Great day with guide and beautiful views, seal and history!
Shay S
Ranking: 9/10
We purchased the beaches and seals day trip through GrabOne and had a great day. The kayaking was brilliant, our guide was brilliant, friendly and professional.
We had a safety lesson before starting which was good as the water was quite rough. Kayaking was still fun, just required more energy! We only paddled as far as Split Apple Rock - this was enough for us given the rough sea but if it was calm, we would have preferred a bit more kayaking.
We returned to Kaiteriteri beach for lunch and then boarded a water taxi to start the second half of the tour. This is the part which could have been improved but I will review the water taxi company separately.
Overall a great experience and I would recommend Kaiteriteri Kayaks.
Max Meternich
Ranking: 9/10
Very nice, beautiful place, enjoy the National Park and the sea.
Janina Zwerver
Ranking: 8/10
Beautiful nature in the 'Big Tonga Tour'.
Isabelle Bohle
Ranking: 9/10
Good entertainment, excellent guide, very good day tour, a bit too expensive.
Michael Steimel
Ranking: 9/10
Awesome landscape, seals, great food, beaches. Booked the Big Tonga Day Out.
Laura Pleumeekers
Ranking: 8/10
We rented a stand-up paddle. We got good instructions and it was fun. It closes quite early though.
Pioter Jurkowski
Ranking: 10/10
Very professional. Didn't let us paddle due to strong wind. We hired kayaks the next day. You can only get to Split Apple rock though. 3 hours is way enough for rental. Quite long safety briefing, but still 10/10. Best place for kayaking.
Ingrid
Ranking: 10/10
Very friendly service, good for kayak novices.
Alison Langley
Ranking: 9/10
Royale with Cheese - full day trip. Thoroughly enjoyed by us both. Only thing to comment on was we were told the day was 8am till 4.30pm. Started at 9am and finished at 4pm.
Christian
Ranking: 9/10
Perfect! Only the lunch was below our expectations.
Sharron Berry
Ranking: 9/10
Great family morning - 2 adults and 2 kids (8 and 12) kayaking around to Split Apple Rock. We stopped on the beach for refreshments and went exploring the beach caves. Some leading to others which the kids thought was great.
Trip was about 2.5 hours long. Double kayaks so no trouble when the kids got tired of paddling.
Our Guide Perrin was tops. She had good knowledge of the area and really knew how to encourage the younger crew (8-14yrs) with paddling and the older crew to try the cave challenge :).
Kaiteriteri is a great spot to chill out after trip with yummy coffee or milkshake on the beach!
Petra
Ranking: 8/10
We did the two day Royale with Cheese. 1 day walk and 1 day kayak and 1 night in a hut (DOC). Trip was quite expensive $225, when there does not seem that many costs involved. The scenery and wildlife was wonderful.
Jolien
Ranking: 8/10
We did a walk and a kayak trip with an overnight in Abel Tasman. Well organised. Lunch during the kayak trip was a bit poor.
mishasan
Ranking: 10/10
Abel Tasman NP has a breathtaking mix of rainforest and beach scenery, and while walking the Coastal Track is amazing it's even better to be able to explore the beaches, coves and tidal lagoons and see some of the local wildlife up close, by kayak.
We booked a One Day Seals & Remote Coast tour which included water taxi into the National Park, paddling instruction and tour, morning tea & lunch, and a friendly knowledgeable guide.
Our trip took in Bark Bay, Tonga Island Marine Reserve, Mosquito Beach, Onetahuti Beach, Tonga Arches, local seal colonies and Shag Harbour - all stunning!
By day's end my shoulders, elbows and wrists hurt, I could barely lift my arms over my head, and I had a slight sunburn...but I’m still dreaming of when I'll be back in Abel Tasman.
TIP: Paddle with your core, not your arms!
Def Fem
Ranking: 8/10
We did the Royale with Cheese and this was a well served and funny trip. Good company to book with.
Sandra Dirk
Ranking: 9/10
Good briefing, good equipment, very nice!
Sebastian Hol
Ranking: 8/10
Tours are great and guides are excellent (sometimes they could give more instructions!). Bookings over the phone are not the best - some vital information not told which complicated things at check-in.
Green UK
Ranking: 8/10
Sadly influenced by high winds/poor kayaking conditions - therefore only kayaked half the plan. Clearly they could not influence weather but perhaps an early finish/refund option would have been better.
David Prendergast
Ranking: 8/10
Great tour, lack of information about the area.
Peter Adams
Ranking: 8/10
Trip altered due to high winds and swells. Great effort by staff to make the day fun. Good food, good gear, learned some local knowledge and did some easy hiking.
Erik
Ranking: 10/10
Great kayak trip in the Abel Tasman Park. Did the 'Royale with Cheese'. Full day excursion. Rough weather in the morning gave way to sunny skies and calmer waters in the afternoon.
Carly Braddock
Ranking: 8/10
One day trip. Great day trip, friendly and knowledgable staff. A good way to see the coastline and wildlife.
Manuela
Ranking: 8/10
Have seen some seals.
Astrid Boon
Ranking: 8/10
Gives you a great idea what the Abel Tasman park looks like and it is fun!!
Martin & Dee Bellarby
Ranking: 10/10
Very thorough safety instructions. Good equipment, most enjoyable.
M Neuman
Ranking: 6/10
Expensive $60 for one hour, not permitted to leave inlet only permitted to paddle in a small area.
Judith Fowler
Ranking: 8/10
Fab day kayaking. Seals and what a way to experience the Abel Tasman.
Andreas Kofod-Hansen
Ranking: 9/10
Royale with Cheese Tour: Absolutely fantastic tour. The scenery is gorgeous and the guides were great. If you are not used to using your arms, they will gert sore - but it is worth it!!
Andrea Bircher
Ranking: 7/10
Good day trip kayak and walk. Just pretty expensive and we did not get to spend much time in the kayak which was a bit disappointing. Good guide though.
Manuela Manns
Ranking: 8/10
Nice guide, a bit too expensive.
Bethany Hamilton
Ranking: 8/10
Great day on the water with knowledgeable staff.
Mark & Beth Kaufman
Ranking: 9/10
Great equipment - we rented a double kayak for a self-guided tour. Knowledgable staff and thorough safety demonstration. Beautiful area for paddling - lots of wildlife. Price OK.
Paul
Ranking: 8/10
Abel Tasman by kayak was very nice, Walking back was harder but beautiful. Good organisation, nice guides.
Christoph
Ranking: 9/10
Very good introduction and very good fun.
Natascha & Greg
Ranking: 10/10
Really nice trip and very good staff with loads of knowledge about nature and Abel Tasman National Park.
Janet Arber
Ranking: 9/10
Guide Darryl was excellent. Full of amazing knowledge and good sense of humour. A magical day. Great to see Abel Tasman Track from a different perspective and re-visit tramping sites. Seal nursery and lagoon areas were spectacular.
Becky Foley
Ranking: 9/10
Great guide, knowlegable - amazing scenery.
Florian Miller
Ranking: 10/10
Paddling tour: just one word for that - great!
Mr & Mrs Palmer
Ranking: 9/10
Full day tour kayaking to see the seals. Awesome day, well organised and lots of fun.
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Johannes Klein
Ranking: 10/10
Friendly service, good kayaks, nice introduction to kayaking, nice spot.
K Dahmer
Ranking: 10/10
Awesome day. Our guide Harley was extremely knowledgeable and fun. One of the highlights of our trip.
Jade & Henry
Ranking: 10/10
Kayak the Abel Tasman. Good price, tour guides brilliant. Fantastic views.
Christina Fischer
Ranking: 10/10
Great day trip, friendly guide, personal, great lunch and fun day out!!
Jarrett King
Ranking: 9/10
Very good, loved that we could hire kayaks without a guide. Only drawback is there is a limit to the distance/area you can kayak in.
Daniel Hammersley
Ranking: 10/10
Great service and friendly staff.
Ross Salisbury
Ranking: 10/10
We did the 'Royale with Cheese' Aqua Taxi there followed by kayak return trip. Great weather, amazing scenery, knowledgable guide - safety conscious too! Had great time kayaking/swimming and 'sailing'.
Tamara Clark
Ranking: 7/10
Good but very restrictive for timings.
Isbabel
Ranking: 10/10
Professional introduction, funny, nice guides, we saw dolphins and a seal from the kayaks
Marco Schoeggl
Ranking: 7/10
Simple handling and relaxed atmosphere, maybe a bit too relaxed. Offering a discount on tours.
Trov & Liz Warren
Ranking: 10/10
A great day out kayaking down the Abel Tasman coastline with Harley our guide who was first class. Would recommend this trip.
Dave and Emma
Ranking: 8/10
Beautiful surroundings and a really friendly and helpful guide.
David and Wendy Lucas
Ranking: 10/10
Fantastic fun and in an amazing area. Great guys to deal with. We went it alone but guided trips would be great also.
rickweldon
Ranking: 10/10
What a GREAT day! We did the Royale with Cheese, and our guide Hanna was extremely knowledgeable and helpful throughout, especially considering the very wide range of kayaking experience in our group. This is a very full day, with gorgeous views of the Abel Tasman including caves and seals, punctuated by a huge lunch (provided) in the middle. We were able to do something I've always wanted to try (grouping all out kayaks together and using a sail) so that was an added bonus for me. Highly recommended!
Mark Roelofs
Ranking: 7/10
One of few (only one?) in Kaiteriteri who would let our 12 year old son go on unguided. Fine equipment and training. Helpful staff. Small size of allowed kayaking area a disappointment.
Jessie Currie
Ranking: 9/10
Great quality equipment. Would like to have been able to explore further. Great scenery, friendly staff.
Jerven and Kim
Ranking: 7/10
It was a very nice trip, but our start was a bit messy. We had to change watertaxis to get to the right place. It was a bit hectic. We felt if we had not asked, we would still be in the reception area, although we checked in twice! At the end vha the kayak trip states it was really nice.
Jensen
Ranking: 9/10
Nice guide - good service at the booth. It was fun.
Keita-Karen Buchanan
Ranking: 10/10
Great experience, wonderful guide - amazing!
Andy & Louise Dutton
Ranking: 9/10
Very good, friendly guide, easy to book online.
Matilda Hansson
Ranking: 8/10
Great guide, too expensive.
Margo Alaska
Ranking: 9/10
Well planned day. Excellent guide (Scotty).
Hans and Astrid
Ranking: 8/10
Well organised, good guide and well planned tours.
Cecile
Ranking: 7/10
Our guide was really nice and helpful. However the price (199NZD/person) was a bit expensive for the time spent on board (for 1 day activity, about 2hr + 2hr of kayak).
Brian_Val
Ranking: 8/10
Very good training, awesome time.
Teresa Gizzi
Ranking: 8/10
Royale Cheese Tour
Friendly guide but not much info about National Park. Better value for money than other companies.
Andrew Wilson
Ranking: 9/10
Really enjoyable, great way to view Abel Tasman. good guides and equipment.
Lousie Hug
Ranking: 5/10
Ok, did freedom kayak & you don't have a very big area to kayak in. Guides seem friendly and cool
Mike Brunt
Ranking: 9/10
Very friendly staff - great guide - professional and pleasant - half day kayak tour suitable for absolute beginners.
Marco
Ranking: 7/10
Was too short distance spent lot of time at splitapple beach.
Dan Mair
Ranking: 7/10
Good tour, slightly over priced.
Radek Hoferek
Ranking: 10/10
Excellent
Wagner
Ranking: 8/10
Great people / staff. a little bit too touristy on the one day trip but realing. (not a sports event)
Katie Morrow
Ranking: 9/10
great day filled with tons of great info. i felt like my guide loved being on the water and was really happy to be there. small groups made it easy to meet others and made the trip wonderful
Bart en Mirjam
Ranking: 8/10
Trip no.2 Heart of the park paddle watertaxi. Beautiful trip, friendly guidetours. Well organised. Should better take into account tide and timing. We expected the lagoon but had to miss this due to the tide and timing being wrong.
Christian Jean Louis
Ranking: 9/10
Very nice. Well guided.
Kirsty McGrath
Ranking: 7/10
Guide was good "Chris" thought we would see more wildlife than we did. Tours is expensive for what it is.
rowan bryant
Ranking: 8/10
Great guide and good food. Excellent scenery. Seals are a highlight!
carmenk
Ranking: 7/10
Good tour, but the attendent could explian more about the options of the trip.
stefanz
Ranking: 10/10
Kayak and walk trip. Superb kayaking and a great walk.
jameswhite
Ranking: 8/10
Guide fun and informative. Scenery out of this world! Saw seals and penguins too! The kayaking was alot more fast paced and hard work than explained in the brochure.
stevnba
Ranking: 8/10
Good equipment provided and instructions given. Reasonable price for 3 hrs hire - $55 per person - but could have been cheaper. Great location though!
andres
Ranking: 10/10
Excellent service, friendly and helpful staff. We had great fun with them.
selinab
Ranking: 8/10
Beautiful day made all the difference. Timing the weather is important.
Lisa Huet
Ranking: 9/10
We went Kayaking with Dave and Craig Sunday, January 10 and had a great time despite the poor weather. Dave got us sailing for a while and we had a wicked game of cricket on the beach. Both were a wealth of information on the flora and fauna and we enjoyed the day immensely. Thanks guys for all your work with us, kindness and patience as we learned to paddle in ocean water.
vernenal
Ranking: 10/10
Beaches and Seals tour - Awesome!
Hans
Ranking: 8/10
Good day out. Guide was a bit quiet.
Ralph Boese
Ranking: 8/10
No informations about reasons why we did the trip other way around adn why we left out some spots to see.
AnjaN
Ranking: 10/10
Good guide, fantastic tour with a lot of beaches and seals! The lunch was very delicious and enough for everybody.
jenniferk
Ranking: 8/10
We booked a cheap guided tour and they took us on a better trip as we were the only ones to book the cheap trip, but we didn't have the pay more money :)
Ritag
Ranking: 9/10
Very interesting tour.
Clem
Ranking: 8/10
Friendly guide but the weather wasn't so great.
ClodaghM
Ranking: 9/10
Excellent tour. Fantastic scenery, informative guide. A great way to see the coast of Abel Tasman.
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Johannes Kerner
Ranking: 6/10
Was a good tour but guide wasn't really that interested. But great place!
Russ C
Ranking: 9/10
We had a great day in the sea kayaks, despite being total novices. The tour was well organised and our guide was friendly and helpful. The encounter with the seal colony was very special indeed.
They also give Rankers discounts, which is good to know!
GaryW
Ranking: 7/10
Nice, great scenery though not sure about value for money of $170.
AdelineC
Ranking: 8/10
Young staff, friendly, proffesional. Good meal included.
VictoriaH
Ranking: 7/10
Beautiful scenery but guide needed to wait for slowest paddler.
Wouter Muller
Ranking: 8/10
Beside the kayaks & other stuff they also provided a very nice lunch & the guide really knew a lot of the area & surroundings.
Krapels
Ranking: 7/10
Beaches & seals trip - a nice kayak trip, boat ride & to top it off a beautiful walk.
Sam Marshall
Ranking: 7/10
Beautiful trip and good kit. Very tasty picnic lunch - impressed they served real coffee. Guide was a nice guy but rather reserved - I would have liked more commentary and banter.
lannie
Ranking: 8/10
Run by a young crew but very friendly and they did their best to talk and involve everyone. Small groups. Timing wasn't always very good but this wasn't a big problem. A fun day out on the water.
Carmel
Ranking: 6/10
Would be better if had local or more well informed guide. Both tours finished nearly an hour early. Beautiful place.
Raphaelle
Ranking: 10/10
Fun, good, fan-bloody-tastic!!
Marc
Ranking: 9/10
Very informative, good equipment.
Nick Wilkinson
Ranking: 9/10
Been with these twice. First time great weather, baby seals, glassy sea - awesome. Second time torrential rain, everyone but us cancelled. Still went out in wetsuits, swan with seals, etc. Still awesome. Great guides, friendly and not up themselves.
Jeanpierre
Ranking: 10/10
A great moment - friendly company - we couldn't expect more for this day.
Pieter
Ranking: 9/10
Great fun, nice weather, cool guide. Not the classic 'hey I'm cool guy's' but a genuine nice guy.
Trina
Ranking: 8/10
Sea kayaking and walking combo in the Abel Tasman. The guide explained everything well and I had a lot of fun.
Bex
Ranking: 10/10
Excellent and all round funky crew.
Gorka Rojas
Ranking: 6/10
We were expecting to see a little more.
Eline
Ranking: 8/10
Beaches and Seals tour was really nice.
Chris
Ranking: 8/10
We were given a good briefing before taking the kayaks out on our own for the day. The boats were in good shape.
Jason Page
Ranking: 7/10
Nice little trip. Not too badly priced.
Beate Sinn
Ranking: 10/10
Good information for unskilled people, good safety instructions.
Katherine
Ranking: 10/10
Nice guides and tour in general. Good food a and a great coffee on the beach.
Roger and Heather Smith
Ranking: 10/10
Friendly, they fed us, they give exactly what they advertise. Although the walk wasn't quite accurately sold.
Celine
Ranking: 8/10
Great, though I got a wet sleeping bag.
Timothy
Ranking: 10/10
Amazing guide: Regan is very jolly and makes a great hot chocolate and coffee.
Kara Della Groce
Ranking: 10/10
Great - guides really helpful. Fluent in German and English - Dave was good!
Christian Arnot
Ranking: 8/10
Great but a little expensive
Stu Cutler
Ranking: 9/10
Tak and Wade great guides. Value for money.
Ewen Maclean
Ranking: 10/10
Great trip, kayaks good, sea flat, maybe a wee bit pricey.
Hendrich
Ranking: 8/10
Nice small group
Neil Cooke
Ranking: 7/10
Lunch was the best part!
ElasticLink
Ranking: 9/10
Had a fantastic time, thanks!
Nick Bailey
Ranking: 8/10
Hard work but totally worth it.
ranker_43
Ranking: 10/10
Eric is amazing!! This has been the wow factor of the trip, Kaiteriteri is lovely.
Alan
Ranking: 9/10
Friendly staff, good equipment, well worth the money, good value.
jonas
Ranking: 9/10
I should have gone for longer.
MrsWesley
Ranking: 8/10
Kayak hire guide was good. Equipment ok - would have preferred kevlar boats. Good value though - but a stupid comment from the lady in the office, she said we could walk the whole 23km in our jandals!
Lisa
Ranking: 9/10
One of the highlights of my trip - there is a pride about the area that is unique.
Chris
Ranking: 9/10
Royale with Cheese
M Bekker
Ranking: 8/10
Self hire kayaks, half day. Very friendly and humourous - good value.
ErikVanDam
Ranking: 8/10
Beaches and Seals Tour. Very nice and relaxed people. equipment O.K. But not totally worth the money. Could have been more exciting.
Bill
Ranking: 9/10
Bernhard was the best guide.
John
Ranking: 6/10
Harold made it fantastic, otherwise a 2.
Yasmin Michael
Ranking: 9/10
Great adventure, friendly people, nice and genuine guides. Sometimes a bit unorganised (timetables, information etc).
Caroline
Ranking: 8/10
Could have been more efficient.
Camilla
Ranking: 8/10
Abel Tasman; beautiful scenery. Cool guides. How great your day is depends on the weather and animals.
Chris
Ranking: 10/10
They get a 10 cos of their staff. Have been with them 4 times over the years. Just a great crew.
ErikSmith
Ranking: 8/10
Good fun but directions about trip details weren't very clear. Not sure where water taxi was supposed to pick us up at end of day.
KikiNelissen
Ranking: 9/10
Good instructions, briefing and material gives a safe feeling. Nice relaxed staff.
Lyndsey
Ranking: 7/10
Good fun but expensive for what you get.
Marc
Ranking: 9/10
Knowledgeable staff, safe up to date equipment.
AmyBarnett
Ranking: 8/10
Great service - very friendly guides and brilliant scenery. Need to specify walks are self guided.
ranker_428
Ranking: 7/10
A good day. Not a good description of the days activities.