100% Success rate for Seal Viewing! Voted "Top Choice" Lonely Planet, Kaikoura's Original Kayak Operator Est:1998. Paddle with playful Fur Seals, have chance encounters with dusky dolphins and blue penguins on our 1/2 day guided tours in a real sea kayak!

325 Reviews

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Seal Swim Kaikoura

Swim with wild New Zealand fur seals in the shallow bays of the beautiful Kaikoura Peninsula. This is an experience you do not want to miss! No experience necessary.

54 Reviews

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Fish Kaikoura

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Fyffe View Ranch

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Kaikoura Fishing Charters

8 Reviews

4 Face-to-Face

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Dolphin Encounter Kaikoura

Swim with and watch wild dolphins in Kaikoura

254 Reviews

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Mount / Mt Lyford Horse Treks

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Kaikoura Peninsula Walkway

11.7 km return | 3 hours return

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Track Difficulty	Moderate walk Track Difficulty Considering the track's terrain, safety, facilities - how hard is this walk to complete? Moderate walk	Track Difficulty Considering the track's terrain, safety, facilities - how hard is this walk to complete? Moderate walk
Payment Requirement	Payment Requirement Is there a cost for this experience or is it free? Free access/participation The experience costs no money to access or take part in.	Payment Requirement Is there a cost for this experience or is it free? Free access/participation The experience costs no money to access or take part in.
Track Duration	2 to 4 hours Track Duration How long does it take to walk this track on average? 2 to 4 hours Shorter walks are on offer. From a 5 min climb to viewpoint to a short stroll around the coast.	Track Duration How long does it take to walk this track on average? 2 to 4 hours Shorter walks are on offer. From a 5 min climb to viewpoint to a short stroll around the coast.

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Kaikoura Fishing Tours

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Wings Over Whales

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Seal Kayak Kaikoura

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Board Silly Surf Adventures

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Air Kaikoura

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Koura Bay Fishing Charters

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Kaikoura Snorkeling Tours

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Netherlands

If you are driving up north from Auckland, use highway 16, which goes out northwest to Wellsford. The roads are far more wow and scenic with less traffic, lots of beaches to see along the way.

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Whale Watch Kaikoura

Whale Watch is a multiple national and international award winning New Zealand nature-based Tourism Company owned and operated by the indigenous Ngāti Kuri people of Kaikōura, a Māori sub-tribe of the South Island's larger Ngāi Tahu Tribe.

674 Reviews

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Mount / Mt Fyffe Walk

Superb views over the Kaikoura Plain and Peninsula reward those who climb on Mt Fyffe.

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Track Difficulty	Hard walk Track Difficulty Considering the track's terrain, safety, facilities - how hard is this walk to complete? Hard walk	Track Difficulty Considering the track's terrain, safety, facilities - how hard is this walk to complete? Hard walk
Track Duration	8+ hours (incl overnight) Track Duration How long does it take to walk this track on average? 8+ hours (incl overnight) These walks generally have overnight options. And often the track's end point is different from the start point. 8 hours return	Track Duration How long does it take to walk this track on average? 8+ hours (incl overnight) These walks generally have overnight options. And often the track's end point is different from the start point. 8 hours return
Payment Requirement	Payment Requirement Is there a cost for this experience or is it free? Free access/participation The experience costs no money to access or take part in.	Payment Requirement Is there a cost for this experience or is it free? Free access/participation The experience costs no money to access or take part in.

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8 Face-to-Face

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Snow and Ice

Mount / Mt Lyford Alpine Resort

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Salt Water Fishing

Top Catch Fishing Charters

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Fyffe-Palmer Track

1 hr 45 mins return

Feature	Value	Info
Track Difficulty	Moderate walk Track Difficulty Considering the track's terrain, safety, facilities - how hard is this walk to complete? Moderate walk	Track Difficulty Considering the track's terrain, safety, facilities - how hard is this walk to complete? Moderate walk
Track Duration	1 to 2 hours Track Duration How long does it take to walk this track on average? 1 to 2 hours 1 hour 45 minutes return	Track Duration How long does it take to walk this track on average? 1 to 2 hours 1 hour 45 minutes return
Payment Requirement	Payment Requirement Is there a cost for this experience or is it free? Free access/participation The experience costs no money to access or take part in.	Payment Requirement Is there a cost for this experience or is it free? Free access/participation The experience costs no money to access or take part in.

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The Kaikoura Coast Track

5 Reviews

4 Face-to-Face

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Dusky Lodge Bike Hire

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