Goat Island Marine Reserve Clearyak Experience: View Diverse Marine Life Through Glass Canoe
4.9
50 Ratings
Leigh

Paddle your 100% glass canoe over stunningly clear waters where you’ll see a variety of fish swimming just below your Clearyak at Goat Island Marine Reserve, a popular tourist destination in New Zealand.

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Goat Island Marine Reserve - Our team can be found on the beach beneath the Pohutukawa tree at Goat Island. You can park at the hilltop and take a brief walk down. Alternatively, use the loading zone to drop off passengers at the bottom of the hill before parking at the top.
What's Included
  • All equipment provided
What's Not Included
  • You will get wet up to your knees, so bring a towel and possibly a change of trousers/shorts.
  • Bring warm clothes and a jacket if the weather is cool.
Additional Information
  • No previous kayak experience is required
  • One person in each kayak does need to be able to swim 20+ metres
  • Minimum age 3 years old. Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult in the kayak.
  • Weight limit 100kg per person or 200kg total per Clearyak
  • Clearyak is suitable in all tides
  • Customers must check their email including spam & our top website banner in the morning of your experience.
  • Not recommended for travelers with a condition that may be worsened when paddling
Location
150 Goat Island Road
Goat Island Road
Our team will be set up on the beach of Goat Island Marine Reserve, Leigh.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Bolt91
Mar 18, 2024
A unique opportunity - This unique experience was one of the highlights of our trip to New Zealand! We were fortunate enough to have perfect weather and the experience of kayaking with the marine life was fabulous. Kip was wonderful: helpful, kind and informative. A really wonderful experience which I would highly recommend.
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W4565tjronh
Mar 7, 2024
Goat Island Clear Kayak - The clear kayaks are east to handle, and very cool seeing the fish swimming underneath! Goats island protects the area from large swells, so no risk of getting g rounded by "a big one"! Great experience all around!
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Coastal09133047622
Feb 23, 2024
10 out of 10 activity - Absolutely amazing activity. My 10 year old daughter and I took a Clearyak for an hour and had the best time. Kip was amazingly helpful, kind and so good with my daughter. We will be back with the rest of the family asap, 10 out 10!
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Gingerryanc
Feb 7, 2024
Cool - Was a great experience and such a cool way to see marine life up close. The staff even told us where to go to find a lot of the fish and sting rays etc
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J5214expaulc
Feb 5, 2024
Worth visiting! - Enjoyed a relaxing summer afternoon with stunning weather and amazing view. Friendly staff are so kind and helpful it's definitely a plus. A very good experience!
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Road29532755530
Feb 4, 2024
Clearly the right choice! - Such an amazing experience! The staff were incredibly friendly and polite, they even gave me free Spanish lessons! The clear kayak makes such a difference and I saw so many fish! It was extra awesome considering I am deathly terrified of the ocean, the staff gave me the confidence I needed to conquer the seas, will recommend to all my friends! Gracias Asha!
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Coastal46782467399
Jan 8, 2024
See Through Kayak - An amazing experience. Staff were very helpful and friendly. Experience is very safe. We took our 4 year son and he thoroughly enjoyed himself.
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Casjoshua
Jan 8, 2024
Great experience at Goat Island - Isaiah (7) and Ocean (5) loved their time on the Clearyak at Goat Island. Thanks to the team for this experience.
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Seaside67667025461
Jan 11, 2024
Fun times… - What a clever idea - a clear kayak so you can see this fish better! We had a great time…beautiful site and helpful instruction
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Victoria_b
Jan 8, 2024
Double kayaks - one hour. - We booked for 2 adults but when we arrived were offered 2 seperate double kayaks. I guess we should have read the detail more carefully and just booked 1 as each kayak seats two people! You have the use of the kayak for 1 hour. Experience was a lot of fun, although weekend in January so it was packed with people which meant being very aware of not hitting people in a small area with no segregation of boats/swimmers. It also meant very few fish. We did find some but further out around the boundary of where we were allowed to go. Very beautiful. Would go again, plan more time to spend on the beach and take a picnic.
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