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Walk or Relax

$80 Adult, $40 Child (5-15 years), Under 5yrs Free

Our number one Abel Tasman National Park cruise! Cruise from Kaiteriteri to Anchorage and get to enjoy beautiful beaches and fascinating wildlife. You can just relax at Anchorage or/and choose walks through some of the stunning forest the park has to offer!

At Anchorage you can relax on the beach or choose one or more of these stunning short walks:

  • Te Pukatea Bay: 50 minutes return
  • Te Pukatea Bay via Pitt Head and panoramic viewpoints: 1.5hrs loop track
  • Cleopatra’s Pool (Torrent River): 2 hours return (Currently not available)
  • Watering Cove: 50 minutes return
  • Astrolabe Lookout (turn right for 5 minutes at top of Watering Cove track): 30 minutes return

Departing Kaiteriteri Beach: 9.00am, 10.30*am, 12.40pm, 2.30pm**
Pick up Anchorage: 11.45am, 1.45pm*, 3.45pm, 5.00pm**

Food & Beverages: We have snacks and drinks available on all our boats.

*Summer Season only 15th of October to 30th of April
**Peak Summer only 1st of December to 31st of March

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Kayak, Seal & Cruise

$164 Adult, $98 Child (8-14 years), $480 2 Adults, 2 Children. Lunch additional $20pp

This hike and paddle adventure is particularly suitable for families and small groups. If you are staying in Nelson or Motueka, we offer a FREE pick up service from your accommodation in Motueka only.

Check in time: 8.30am Kaiteriteri
After your morning kayaking adventure around the famous Split Apple Rock and return, board the 12:40pm Sea Shuttle for a scenic cruise past beautiful beaches, viewing New Zealand Fur Seals and choose an option below:

  • Disembark at Anchorage at 1:20pm and enjoy the beach
  • Or the 1.5 hour Pitt Head loop track to Te Pukatea Bay.

Sea Shuttle pick up time at Anchorage is 3.45pm returning to Kaiteriteri 4.20pm.

Suitability: This hike and paddle adventure is particularly suitable for families and small groups.
Note: If you are staying in Nelson, we offer a pick up service from your accommodation.
Food & Beverages: We have snacks and drinks available on all our boats.

On this adventure you will visit the famous Split Apple Rock and a New Zealand Fur Seal colony where you’ll get a chance to view the ‘kekeno’ (Maori name for fur seals) in their natural habitat. At some periods of the year you’ll see the baby seal pups playing alongside our vessels.

Our skippers and guides will teach you some wonderful history of the Abel Tasman National Park along the way and answer any questions you may have. We’re a fun bunch and love making sure you get the best from you time with us!

This tour covers the area between Kaiteriteri to the south and Split Apple Rock in the north. It is a relatively small area with lots of interesting nooks and crannies to explore. This makes it an ideal tour for the first timer. The trip starts with a safety briefing, with full instruction to make kayaking as simple as possible – even for first timers.

Tides play a big part in the tour itinerary. As these change with each day then so does our tour. After a break for swimming, relaxing or exploring the beach we set off for Ngaio Island on the homeward journey. Back to Kaiteriteri at 11:45am. This trip can sometimes be reversed.

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Awaroa Ambience

$110 Adult, $55 Child (5-15 years), Under 5yrs Free

An extraordinary experience! Take our informative cruise to Awaroa, then relax on the beach and enjoy a delicious lunch (additional cost) and great hospitality at Awaroa Lodge and Cafe*. Get picked up again at Awaroa or at your leisure, hike through native forest to Tonga Quarry (1.5 hours). A highlight of the walk is the boardwalk and bridges over Richardson Stream.

*The Awaroa Lodge and Café is seasonal, so are open from October to April.

Departing Kaiteriteri Beach: 9.00am, 10.30am*, 12.40pm
Pick up Awaroa: 1:00pm*, 2.45pm, 4.15pm**
Pick up Tonga Quarry: 1:15pm*, 3:10pm, 4:30pm**
Pick up Medlands Bay (3 hr walk from Awaroa): 3.30pm, 4.45pm**

Suitability: Comfortable walking. Reasonable level of fitness required from Tonga Quarry to Medlands Bay.
Extra Notes: Check with us for tides if walking north across Awaroa inlet. Lunch is an additional cost at Awaroa Lodge & Cafe.
Food & Beverages: We have snacks and drinks available on all our boats.

*Summer Season only 15th of October to 30th of April
**Peak Summer only 1st of December to 31st of March

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Half Park Scenic Cruise

$59 Adult, $29 Child (5-15 years), Under 5yrs Free

For those short on time & still want to see the best of the Abel Tasman National Park, this trip is for you! You can experience a LOT in a couple of hours with us.

Photograph the world-famous Split Apple Rock from close up, see native Fur Seals (Kekeno) in their natural habitat, marvel at the golden sands and the turquoise waters of the Astrolabe Roadstead, Anchorage, Bark Bay and Medlands beach all before you return to Kaiteriteri.

How about you just sit back and relax as we depart from picturesque Kaiteriteri Beach on a scenic cruise right into the bays, islands and beaches of the majestic Abel Tasman National Park.

Departing Kaiteriteri Beach: 10.30am, 12.40pm*, 2.30pm**

Suitability: This is great for all ages.
Food & Beverages: We have snacks and drinks available on all our boats.

*Summer Season only 15th of October to 30th of April
**Peak Summer only 1st of December to 31st of March

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Full Park Scenic Cruise

$89 Adult, $44 Child (5-15 years), Under 5yrs Free

You’ll get a chance to see and photograph the world-famous Split Apple Rock from close up, see native Fur Seals (Kekeno) in their natural habitat, marvel at the golden sands and the turquoise waters of the Astrolabe Roadstead, Anchorage, Bark Bay and Medlands beach and as far north as Totaranui all before you return to Kaiteriteri.

Sit back and relax as we depart from picturesque Kaiteriteri Beach on a scenic cruise right into the bays, islands and beaches of the majestic Abel Tasman National Park.

Departing Kaiteriteri Beach: 9.00am,10.30am, 12.40pm*, 2.30pm**

Suitability: This is great for all ages.
Food & Beverages: We have snacks and drinks available on all our boats.

*Summer Season only 15th of October to 30th of April
**Peak Summer only 1st of December to 31st of March

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Our Very Own

Bus Service

To make your adventure with us much easier, we offer our very own bus service that can take you to our water taxis in Kaiteriteri and back home again.

Our bus services are only available when you book an Abel Tasman Sea Shuttle water taxi transfer or one of our tours.

Connecting bus service from Kaiteriteri to Marahau operates from the 15th October to 30th April.

Bus transfers need to be arranged at least the day before travel by calling us on 0800 732 748.

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