Day sea kayak tour Rangitoto Island: Explore Auckland's landmark with wildlife and volcano walk

Experience a thrilling sea kayak tour to Rangitoto Island in Auckland. Explore volcanic landscapes, encounter wildlife, and enjoy panoramic city views. Book now!

Duration: 6 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Auckland Sea Kayaks - Paddle a sea kayak to Rangitoto Island, the largest and youngest volcano in Auckland, and a prominent landmark of the region, as the sun sets over Auckland and the Waitakere Ranges. Complimentary pick-up and drop-off from central Auckland (Auckland Museum) is available upon request. After a safety briefing and paddling…
What's Included
  • Top quality sea kayak equipment
  • Small friendly groups
  • Experienced guides
  • Suitable for people with little or no kayaking experience
  • Tea and coffee
  • Fully catered with BBQ lunch
What's Not Included
  • N/A
Additional Information

Embark on an adventure in the Auckland region and view the city from a unique vantage point.
Journey across the Waitemata harbour, known as ‘sparkling waters’, where you might encounter wildlife like Little Blue Penguins and Cooks Petrels.
Upon reaching Rangitoto Island, the largest and youngest of Auckland’s volcanoes, you’ll begin a relaxed 1-hour…

Location
Auckland Sea Kayaks
Tamaki Drive
Meetup: St Heliers central boat ramp 384 Tamaki Drive, Auckland. We do offer a free city pick up from the Atrium Auckland Museum and this needs to be communicated to us at time of booking see https://www.aucklandseakayaks.co.nz/city-pick-up-location/
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Discover26076295263
Oct 5, 2024
Great way to spend a day - The trip was beautiful and ran really smoothly. Ben looked after us with confidence and humour and a lovely lunch to boot! Great way to spend a day
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Teri_m
Jun 11, 2024
Amazing Adventure - Amazing adventure! Eric was our guide and made the trip easy. Good instruction on paddling and great steaks grilled on the beach. The hike up the volcano was challenging but doable and the paddle home in the dark was exciting. I would do this again!
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Tancyd
Mar 28, 2024
Awesome experience! - Awesome experience! Daniel our guide was fantastic! Very knowledgeable, helpful and reassuring. Told us everything we needed to know about paddling and safety before we set out, shared lots of interesting info on the walk to the summit of Rangitoto and cooked a fabulous lunch as well. Great support on the paddle home, offering extra technique tips and ongoing encouragement. Thoroughly recommend and definitely hope to do it again.
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T2749hpjulier
Mar 8, 2024
Fantastic day out - Booking this trip was easy, with really good communication from the outset. My questions always answered by close of play that day Meeting Chloe at the museum was very straightforward. Such a friendly tour guide, the group were safe at all times. With a nice BBQ after the walk. Thanks Chloe for a lovely day
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Khalidai2018
Feb 19, 2024
Wonderful kayak + hike day adventure - Did the day tour to Rangitoto with Daniel, who was an amazing guide! He was knowledgeable and thoughtful and made sure we were all safe and knew how to properly operate our kayaks. The hike to the summit was incredible and the views were spectacular. Would definitely recommend this activity to anyone visiting Auckland!
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Kathleen_d
Feb 11, 2024
Exceptional Kayak Trip right in Auckland - Eric, our leader, was just the right blend of friendly, organized, and safe. Not too chatty and not arrogant, like some adventure operators. The trip from St. Helier's Beach to Rangitoto was approximately 5K across a fairly busy channel but I never felt unsafe. The trek to the summit of the volcano was also very reasonable albeit, with locks of volcanic rock and tree roots. Definitely not an 'easy' walk for anyone with health challenges. Lunch, prepared by Eric was surprisingly delicious. Some of these lunches can be shoddy, but ours was perfect. Just enough food and well balanced. Total day was about 7 hours (8:30 am - 3 pm) beginning to end. Just right for a day trip. We took an Uber to and from St. Helier's but pick-up and drop-off is also provided. Phenomenal all around.
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Henry_l
Jan 14, 2024
Great exercise and awesome view - This tour was great exercise and a generally relaxing way to experience the waters and the island. The view from the top of the island was awesome, and the lunch was delicious. It was a great experience. Our tour guide, Chloe, was knowledgeable and great to lead this trip; we were in great hands. Thanks!
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Jen_c
Jan 13, 2024
Physical Activity + Beautiful Views + Wonderful Lunch + Amazing Guide = PERFECT DAY! - Our guide, Chloe, was AMAZING! She is super friendly, helpful and knowledgeable giving us detailed information and instruction. It was a perfect day for kayaking and hiking. She even grilled us steaks for lunch! This excursion was well thought out due to the amount of activity required. The schedule of kayaking, hiking, lunch, kayaking allowed enough rest between upper body and lower body activities! It’s truly a day of physical activity combined with beautiful views. Our group was small and perfect allowing everyone to get to know each other too!
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Tgress93
Jan 11, 2024
Best tour guide company in the world - We had a blast kayaking to rangitoto with Daniel. He was knowledgeable about water/sea kayaking safety and the island itself + just a pleasure to be around. It was the perfect day and full of laughs!
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Julie_w
Jan 13, 2024
Rangitoto Island Kayak/Hike - This was a fantastic day, spectacular scenery from beginning to end. Really enjoyed the kayaking as well as the climb to the top of Rangitoto, the view was well worth the effort. Friendly guide who took good care of us. The only issue was the quality of the picnic lunch, which was not acceptable. I have been on other hiking/outdoor activities in New Zealand this trip, the picnic lunches have been delightful.
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From $145
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).