Cathedral Cove Tour: High Speed Thrills and Cave Exploration

Experience high-speed thrills and explore hidden caves on the only Cathedral Cove boat tour. Capture stunning photos and enjoy unique marine wildlife encounters.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Whitianga - Arrive 15 minutes before departure at Whitianga Wharf to meet your Skipper and receive a safety briefing before setting off.
  • Ferry Landing Wharf - Discover the history of Kauri harvesting around Ferry Landing and Whitianga from years past.
  • Shakespeare Cliff Lookout - Learn about Captain Cook’s visit to New Zealand and why he…
What's Included
  • Boat Tour
  • Use of snorkeling equipment
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Bottled water
Additional Information

The only Cathedral Cove tour combining high speed thrills, excitement & small cave experiences other boats can’t offer. Cave Cruzer 7.8 metres, the only vessel this size able to navigate inside small caves, giant blowholes & caves. Dedicated to explore more spots only accessible by boat over 24kms, getting you closer, for the best unique, unimpeded (no…

Location
Cave Cruzer Boat Tours
The Esplanade
Arrive 30mins before departure time, meet at the Whitianga Wharf on Esplanade Road, Whitianga.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Susanmi4696ab
Nov 2, 2024
A great way to see the caves in two hours and have a blast too! - We did the thrill ride. Absolutely fantastic. Lots of beautiful sights, lots of fun. Brian was very knowledgeable. Made sure we had opportunities for good pictures. Way exceeded our expectations.
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Arvinwolf91
Oct 28, 2024
Caves, fishes, speed, music and history - We also fed fishes and enjoyed the thrill on a speed boat. My 3 year old son enjoyed this so much. Took plenty of photos and our tour guide proactively communicated throughout the experience.
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183kerrieh
Sep 30, 2024
Plenty of speed and interesting stops - Had a great time on this tour, lots of interesting stops for photos, and plenty of speed in between with music and good commentary. Good size boat to get into caves and archways.
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831gisellet
Mar 20, 2024
The best tour we have ever done! - Absolutely the best! Our family of 4 w/ 2 kids 4 and 8 year old loved it. Kids were pumped with how fast the boat goes plus visited all these caves and clear crystal waters , amazing spots for snorkeling and the beautiful Cathedral Cove. Just a wonderful experience. A must do with these guys.
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198tedj
Mar 12, 2024
All round good fun - Brian was a top bloke, took us out for some ultimate thrills and ultimate thrills we had. Great to see beaches and caves we would have never got the chance to see. Highly recommend booking.
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Pioneer26718058180
Feb 21, 2024
A magical, thrilling experience! - Memorable experience that the kids are still talking about daily a week later! We did the thrilling ride which wasn’t too rough (no back pains afterwards!) yet very fun, and quite magical when our guide started playing an Adele song to demonstrate the acoustics of one of the caves. Highly recommended!
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Barbaran37
Feb 17, 2024
Great ride! - A fantastic couple of hours speeding around the marine reserve, into Cathedral Cove, and into the second largest sea cave in NZ! Got airborne a few times too! We enjoyed a great trip, knowledgeable guide, and beautiful weather. Snorkelling was fab, amazing marine life to be seen.
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Kyriakosm895
Jan 28, 2024
Unforgettable experience - A lot of fun. Everything was perfect: the tour, the scenery, the experienced captain ... Though the sea was rough at that day we've really enjoyed the tour.
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Gracenu9325ga
Jan 21, 2024
A trip highlight! Can’t recommend enough. - What a highlight!! I booked this tour solo and had such a great time- definitely worth booking the thrills tour for some speed! Brian was a legend and told us lots about the geographical sites as we went around, and played some banging tunes on some of the longer stretches of the trip. We even had time for snorkelling and got to see some amazing fish up close. I had the best time, loads of photo opportunities - can’t recommend enough.
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Mcinneskelly
Jan 20, 2024
Fantastic experience - This was amazing and such a fun experience Brian the tour guide was fantastic myself and my 2 kids loved this experience a very big thumbs up had the most fun
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From $79
up to 12 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).