Seal Kayaking Adventure in Kaikoura: First Hands-Free Kayak Tour in New Zealand

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Kaikōura

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Experience the thrill of hands-free seal kayaking in Kaikoura, New Zealand. Get up close and personal with fur seals and capture unforgettable moments on this unique adventure.

Duration: 3 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Kaikōra Peninsula Walkway - An exciting adventure to the New Zealand Fur Seals around the beautiful Kaikoura peninsular on New Zealand’s first and only pedal or paddle kayak tour.

What's Included

Local guide

What's Not Included

Gratuities

Additional Information

This excursion provides two distinct kayaking adventures for your selection: the Seal Kayak trip and the Sunset Kayak journey. It holds the distinction of being the inaugural kayak tour in New Zealand to feature hands-free kayaking. By utilizing the body’s most substantial set of muscles, kayaking is now simpler and highly productive than ever before….

Location

18 Beach Road

Beach Road

All customers to meet at 18 beach road Kaikoura,

Cancellation Policy

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

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_rirj2016

Dec 25, 2024

Wonderful experience - Great fun and good exercise. Beautiful to watch seals up close. Knowledgeable and enthusiastic guides. Not to be missed.

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Elin

Dec 20, 2024

Warmly recommend, great for families - We are a family of four with kids 5 and 7 who absolutely loved our seal kayak tour. We had gone with one of the larger boats to see whales the day before, and combining that with experiencing the Kaikoura coast up and close from a kayak where you really get to feel the ocean just felt like the complete package. Our excellent guide Bailey made us feel safe and well taken care of, while still very much on an adventure. The kids loved being able to help paddle the kayaks. Bailey guided us with a sure hand among the cliffs and pointed out the seals, gave us some interesting facts about the towns history and about the local marine life, and was all round great with us and the kids. The views of the town and the surrounding mountains from the bay was spectacular. Bonus points for the little truck next to the office that sells great coffee, snacks and ice cream - we were hungry when we got back. To sum up: I would recommend this to anyone who wants to get up close with this beautiful place.

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Kathleenf1419

Dec 15, 2024

Great way to see some of kaikoura and the wildlife - Great relaxed guide, plus perfect weather and saw several seals right up close! Definitely worth doing if your in Kaikoura

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K2010uosteved

Dec 11, 2024

Great time - Went out for morning seal kayak tour. Beautiful day, flat ocean and little wind. Saw seals and dolphins. Highlight was a seal that followed us and gave us quite a performance. Our guide Bailey was awesome. And the pedal kayaks are way easier than paddle kayaks.

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Lorens_p

Dec 7, 2024

Best tour in Kaikoura - Amazing experience with great tour guide! For a woman that was some very nice driving ;) would recommend!

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W5159fhdavep

Dec 3, 2024

A Kaikōura must do! - Bailey and Ava were fantastic and very informative. We saw lots of seals both in and out of the water plus we were lucky to see dusky dolphins on our return. Definitely recommend this experience

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Lanw2022

Dec 3, 2024

Absolutely amazing! - Had a a wonderful afternoon we saw seals and a couple of dolphins too on the way back. Thank you to our experienced guide Bealy and Eva, also friendly staff Logan, highly recommended.

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Ali

Dec 1, 2024

An epic encounter with the seals - An excellent trip with Logan our awesome guide. He covered the safety aspect well, before we left, then we enjoyed his knowledge on the water whilst having the experience of seeing the seals close up in their natural habitat.

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Anonymous

Dec 31, 2024

Easy Kayaking - Loved kayaking with the footpedals. Made it much easier to get pics and it moved the kayaks so much faster.

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Localjoy18

Nov 30, 2024

Cloudy day in Kaikoura - It was a fun half day out and interesting information about the seals. I just wish we had have gone a bit further in distance. It seemed a bit short that way. Otherwise, all good and friendly guides. A good trip to do in Kaikoura.

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