South Island ▷ Kaikoura Region ▷
Seal Watching
On Land vs. On Water
Kaikoura is genuinely one of the best places in NZ to get close to seals, and you've got two pretty different ways to do it. The Peninsula Walkway is the easy entry point. Seals are everywhere out there, sprawled on rocks, lazing on the beach. If you think something is a piece of driftwood, it's probably a seal. You'll smell them before you see them, which is its own kind of experience.
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Get in the Water
For me though, the real thing is doing it by kayak. You're at their level, which changes everything. On land they're a bit sleepy and indifferent. On the water, they're curious and playful and anything can happen. If you're after something more immersive still, swimming with the seals is an option too, and the RANKERS promo code gets you a discount on that if you're booking it, which takes the edge off nicely.
Don't skip Ohau Point either, it's a roadside seal colony right on SH1 and worth a quick pull-over on the way in or out of town.
Seal Watching in Kaikoura
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