Kaikoura Tours

Written by Viator, August 2010

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Kaikoura Tours Reviews

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Reply by Viator, March 2013
Doing what: Kaikoura Albatross Encounter Tour from Christchurch

we saw a male Sperm whale,it's awesome!!

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Reply by Viator, March 2013
Doing what: Kaikoura Swim with Dolphins Tour from Christchurch

The dolphin encounter itself was an amazing experience. We got 5 swims and during the first 2 we had dolphins everywhere, swimming in groups all around us. I loved the fact they are wild and there by their own free will, not encouraged or fed. I would not want to swim with dolphins in a captive, artificial environment. I did get sea sick but to be fair they did put out a sea sickness warning and luckily it was after the swims.
My only complaint was the transfer itself, the driver was awful. I've never met a more grumpy, miserable man in all my life. He insisted on picking us up from the boat so we had to lug all our stuff around with us rather then leave it onsite and didn't get a chance to eat after. We were starving after the 3 hour drive back to Christchurch, especially after the seasickness!!

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Reply by Viator, February 2013
Doing what: Kaikoura Whale Watch Day Tour from Christchurch

Great tour, very helpful and friendly driver, interesting commentary on the boat. And we saw two whales!! Recommended, just don't forget tablets for motion sickness if you're prone to it...

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Reply by Viator, February 2013
Doing what: 5-Day New Zealand North and South Island Highlights Trip

Great tour with a well timed itinerary and wonderful local staff. Would have been useful to know of the names of the local places of accommodation or at least what type of rooms we were booked into as we could have made better use of the kitchenettes if we had known. It would also be helpful to have it stated clearly and upfront, that this is a self-guided tour with the occasional input from local operators. It was not a draw back for us, but certainly not expected when booking a "tour".

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Reply by Viator, January 2013
Doing what: Kaikoura Whale Watch Day Tour from Christchurch

Almost guaranteed to see whales and dolphins - a must!!

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Reply by Viator, November 2012
Doing what: Kaikoura Whale Watch Day Tour from Christchurch

Absolutely lovely trip!

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Reply by Viator, May 2012
Doing what: Kaikoura Whale Watch Tour from Christchurch including TranzCoastal Rail Journey

This was OK. The whale watching itself was amazing and we got to see Kaiko for a long time. The guide was nice but the wait between whale watching and the train back home was long (2.5 hours) without anything to do.

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Reply by Viator, April 2012
Doing what: Kaikoura Whale Watch Tour from Christchurch including TranzCoastal Rail Journey

Very interesting and fascinating trip!

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Reply by Viator, March 2012
Doing what: 5-Day New Zealand North and South Island Highlights Trip

The details of this trip read that it was a tour. I signed up alone for my first trip to New Zealand. I expected a tour where the same people would be with me for the duration. This was very different. One day, I was transported to a public bus, which I rode for the day to Wellington. The hotel was in an area too far for any real sight seeing. You are left on your own quite a bit. That was OK in a couple of stops since there were things you could do and see on your own. I did enjoy NZ quite a bit and was able to see a bit of both islands. The tour ends in Christchurch. I was moved by what the people of Christchurch have been through. I think you should reconsider the end city of the tour. Access to the city, where most tourist attractions were, is closed. Based on the other Viator tours I've taken, this rated very low.

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Reply by Viator, December 2011
Doing what: 5-Day New Zealand North and South Island Highlights Trip

very nice trip
would book again!

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Reply by Viator, September 2011
Doing what: Kaikoura Whale Watch Day Tour from Christchurch

The whale watching was phenominal, Saw at least 6 whales with little time trying to find them. The whale watch team are very professional and highly organised. The bus trip there is quite good and senic. We unfortunately had a mecahnical problem which took a little while to resolve but we had the added attraction of being driven into town by a friendly New Zealand highway patrol officer in his police car.

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Reply by Viator, August 2011
Doing what: Kaikoura Whale Watch Day Tour from Christchurch

Awesome

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Reply by Viator, June 2011
Doing what: Kaikoura Swim with Dolphins Tour from Christchurch

Totally amazing. Best thing I did in New Zealand and I did a lot! Really really good. Dolphins everywhere, great interactions, beautiful animals. Do it!
Word of warning: at the moment (May/June 2011) Christchurch isnt very busy so this tour may not happen at all, or not on the day you want it to. My 2 dolphin swims got moved around to fit in with numbers so you may need to be flexible.

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Reply by Viator, February 2011
Doing what: Kaikoura Whale Watch Day Tour from Christchurch

This was an absolutely fantastic tour!! Highly recommend if you have some free time in Christchurch to go and spend the day up at Kaikoura with the whales, seals and dolphins. Also recommend to choose the lunch option. It made things so much easier and the food was lovely.

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