New Zealand Adventure Tours – New Zealand Bike Tours – Hiking New Zealand Vacations
I would say it was a once in a lifetime trip,
but it was so good a person should not only experience it once.
Peggy Cordell (New Mexico, USA) December 2002 Rimu
MEET OUR GUIDES:
Gemma van Beek
PHOTO OF THE MONTH:
Hiking Nelson Lakes National Park | Biking the Queen Charlotte Track
Sea Kayaking
Sea kayaking tours are a splendid way to enjoy New Zealand's pristine coastline, amazing sounds and rugged fiords. Because we cater for both beginners and advanced paddlers you won't need any previous sea kayaking experience, just a partner to paddle with in a modern double sea kayak.
Sea Kayaking Tour Options
You can spend several days paddling on Queen Charlotte Sound near Picton as part of our Rimu trip (see pictures and read more about the sea kayaking option). This optional sea kayaking tour is a highlight for many of the trip for many people who love the stunning scenery and the remote Lockmara lodge.
Paddle out to the White Heron colony on Okarito Lagoon as part of either our Rimu and Manuka trips. Sea Kayaking is by far the best way to enjoy the wildlife and grandeur of the lagoon. This is one of New Zealand's premiere eco-experiences for wildlife and natural wetlands; here you can enjoy nature on your own terms. We have kayaks and canoes to suit the special conditions on Okarito Lagoon.
Sea Kayaking tours on Milford Sound
You can also Sea Kayak through Milford Sound on our Rimu , Manuka and Tui trips. Since we stay in protected waters, all our sea kayaking is suitable for beginners - but even veterans will be blown away by the views that the Milford Sound offers including stunning waterfalls and the world famous Mitre peak.
Other Sea Kayaking Vacation Options
The short travelling distances between paddling destinations allows for a variety of sea kayaking experiences leaving you with options to experience unrivalled fresh water kayaking on our pristine lakes through to multi day coastal trips. It simply would be imposable to list all the Sea kayaking tours possible so we have created a short list of our favourites. If you would like to find out more information about sea kayaking options in New Zealand please feel free to contact us.
Coromandel Peninsula
The Coromandel Peninsula is famous for its spectacular scenery, long sandy beaches and friendly resort towns with unique visitor attractions. Coromandel is a top rating holiday playground for both New Zealanders and tourists from around the world.
Bay of Islands
The Bay of Island is renowned for some of the most beautiful scenery in New Zealand. The Bay of Islands Maritime Park has 144 islands, secluded bays and an abundance of marine life such as marlin, whales, penguins, dolphins and gannets.
Dusky Sound
The pristine forest, sheer rock walls and tumbling waterfalls are a breathtaking sight. Local inhabitants include bottlenose dolphins, New Zealand fur seals and Fiordland crested penguins
Able Tasman
The Abel Tasman National Park is known for it's pristine golden sand beaches forming a point from Tasman Bay to Golden Bay at the top of the South Island of New Zealand – Nelson, New Zealand. This is New Zealand’s smallest national park but unique to the world as a coastal recreation area for New Zealand hiking and tramping.
With it mild and sunny climate, curving beaches of golden sands, large tranquil lagoons, and forest covered hills on the edge of turquoise seas, Abel Tasman National Park is a pocket of coastal paradise.
The top of the South Island, Nelson, and Golden Bay, are fast becoming areas of tourist interest for cultural and crafts and pottery as well as unique scenic beauty.
