Gannet Safaris Overland Tour: Unforgettable Journey to Cape Kidnappers Gannet Colony without Walking

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Experience the unforgettable Gannet Safaris Overland Tour to Cape Kidnappers Gannet Colony. No walking required. Spectacular views and mesmerizing gannets await. Book now!

Duration: 3 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Cape Kidnappers - Drive over the private farm of Cape Kidnappers Station and wildlife sanctuary to Cape Kidnappers gannet plateau. Stopping at several look out points with 360 degree views across Hawkes Bay. Spectutular views looking down the Cliffs onto Clifton Beach.

What's Included

Air-conditioned transportation
Refreshments available
Tea and coffee included

What's Not Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off (if option not selected)
This tour is not available for cruise ship passengers

Additional Information

Gannet Safaris Overland is the exclusive tour that drives directly onto the Gannet plateau, eliminating the need for walking. The views are breathtaking, and there’s so much to learn about Hawkes Bay.
Our 3-hour fully guided tour brings you within meters of the gannets at Cape Kidnappers. Watching these birds is captivating as they dive and swoop…

Location

396 Clifton Road

Clifton Road

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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Susan

Feb 28, 2025

Highly recommend!! - Fabulous day - Mick was our guide - did a great job. I picked the tour for the scenery- which was AMAZING—bonus was learning about the Gannets & their colonies (and I am NOT a bird person😆)! Highly recommend

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Jeremy

Feb 27, 2025

One of the best wildlife experiences we’ve had - Really enjoyed the trip. We had an excellent and expert guide who looked after us brilliantly, kept us well informed and had a great supply of cheesy jokes. The gannets were spectacular, well worth the money

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Komodojj

Feb 26, 2025

Amazing - Cannot recommend highly enough. Was a very last minute decision to go on the tour, very glad i did. Marcus, our tour guide was informative and his humorous commentary made the journey to the gannets go quickly. I learnt so much about the gannets, NZ and the reserve. Beautiful views throughout the tour. The gannets are amazing to watch especially when some wind picks up. And if you stand in their landing zone they are quite happy to try take you out. Makes for a better experience

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Heather_g

Feb 24, 2025

Worth the Trip - It was amazing to see these birds up close and the scenery was astounding. The transport was comfortable and they changed our booking on short notice.

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Gerard580

Feb 24, 2025

Not to be missed - Great visit. Our guide Jan gave us some very interesting explanations along the way. On arrival at the Cape the discovery of the colony of gannets is of all beauty

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Freedom39777714132

Feb 23, 2025

Great tour - The tour was amazing, great views and our guide, Wayne, was very knowledgeable about the area. I had family from UK over and they enjoyed it too. Well worth doing.

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Msundberg2

Feb 23, 2025

The Cape Kidnapper Tour is certainly worthwhile. 5 stars. - We thoroughly enjoyed the ride out to Cape Kidnappers, and Tony, our guide, was so informative and taught us lots about the local area, the history, the culture, and conservation of the lands we were crossing. The gannets were beautiful to watch and the scenery amazing. Would definitely recommend.

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Handsomemoose

Feb 23, 2025

Very unique and cool tour. - What an awesome experience. Garth, our guide, was friendly and knowledgeable. The scenery was incredible and the birds were really cool. We were on a cruise but booked it on our own. The tour company is totally in sync with the cruise time table.

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Charles_guns

Feb 20, 2025

Our favourite shore excursion of this cruise. Thanks Mick! - We did this as a shore excursion. The price was significantly lower than that of the cruise ship. This was easily our favourite shore excursion of this cruise. Our guide Mick was both entertaining and informative and there was plenty of time to see the huge gannet colony and also take in the beautiful countryside. The tour included a stop for photos at a picturesque location over the cliffs that allowed us to take some great photos.

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Jessica

Feb 22, 2025

Wonderful guide, to much information about irrelevant wealthy land owner. - Our guide Garth was wonderful, we really appreciated his kindness & was very informative. The reason for the "average" review has to do with the excessive explaining about the local golf course & lodge. We felt this was such a huge focus of the tour and we truly had no interest in learning about one wildly wealthy man and the exorbantely overpriced golf course. As well as the MILLIONS of gallons of water that are used to keep it pristine. The birds were very cool, we had a good amount of time to watch them which was nice. The lookout was stunning. Overall the tour was good, i just couldn't get over most of the drive out being about the affluent owner of the land, rather than specific information relevant to New zealand. It felt like the above mentioned fellow must own the company or something with how much he was mentioned. This is not to say there wasn't info about local flora & fauna, I just wish it was highlighted as a priority throughout the whole trip.

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