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Abel Tasman: Half Day Guided Kayak Tour With Water Taxi

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The breathtaking Abel Tasman National Park boasts tranquil golden bays, sea drowned valleys, lush tropical forests and an array of marine and wildlife making it the ideal location for an extraordinary kayaking expedition.

Highlights

  • Discover tranquil golden bays, sea drowned valleys, lush tropical forests and an array of marine and wildlife by kayak
  • Follow your guide deep into the Astrolabe region of the park - home to some of the most scenic and visually stunning islands and beaches within the Abel Tasman
  • Choose to take a morning kayak tour over crystal clear waters between Marahau and Watering Cove
  • Choose to take an afternoon kayak tour through Marahau along the pristine Abel Tasman coastline

Abel Tasman - The Worlds No.1 Kayaking Destination

Join us on a memorable kayaking tour discovering the very best of the region in just half a day.

Your friendly and knowledgeable guides will take you deep into the Astrolabe region of the park which is home to some of the most scenic and visually stunning islands and beaches within the Abel Tasman.

Visitors from all over the world come to New Zealand to experience the magic of the Abel Tasman National Park - Come and see for yourself why it's so highly acclaimed as you experience a region which can only be described as paradise.

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Morning Trip:

  • A guided paddle over the crystal clear waters between Marahau and Observation Beach. Sit back and relax on your return journey on a scenic cruise by water taxi back to Marahau.

    • Duration: 8.30am to 1.30pm (Check in at 8.15am)


    Afternoon Trip:

  • Soak up the outstanding scenery as you cruise on a water taxi to Observation Beach then embark on your guided kayaking expedition to Marahau along the pristine Abel Tasman coastline.

    • Duration: 11.30am to 4.30pm (Check in at 11.15am)


    Location: Departing from Marahau, approximately 19km's north of Motueka

    Per Person $180.00

    Restrictions

    • Minimum 12 years, under the age of 16 you need to be accompanied by an adult on a 1 to 1 ratio

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    Melodee Osmetti from Australia wrote on 12 July 2019

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    Stunning

    Stunning views at a leisurely pace and our guide was so friendly and bery informative.

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    Parit from India wrote on 01 June 2018

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    One of the best experience of my Trip.

    Hi we had a very great experience. All thanks to Craig our guide and dear friend. Just one thing we missed was sunshine rest all was just awesome. From briefing us about the kayaks and all the details then getting us suited up and the way up to the beach. All good. The kayak trip was awesome. And the water mirror finish. Crystal clear just Fab. At the end we went to Adele Island where we saw a group of seals so many of them. Playing in water dancing fighting and laughing. It was all just awesome. Made my trip.

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    Holly from New Zealand wrote on 28 October 2019

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    Brilliant day out! We did the afternoon half day. Lunch was supplied with refreshments. The highlight was ripping out the sail and making a raft with our kayaks. We got some speed on! Daz, Jack and the team were fantastic.

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    Paul from Australia wrote on 02 January 2019

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    Nice afternoon but not what I was expecting

    I was probably expecting more individual adventure kayaking into small coves, beaches, caves around the shoreline of the NP that can't be accessed by hikes. We had tandem kayacks (I was teamed up with a young girl that didn't really know how to paddle so I felt like I was providing most of the oar power & steering whilst she splashed around). Instead we went directly out to the seal island over open waters which I felt was a bit dull & time consuming. Seen enough seals in my life to not be enthused by them. So we pretty much taxi'ed to a close beach (I thought we may have gone deeper in the park), had lunch, waited quite a while for other boat passengers to arrive which used up another hour, kayaked out to the island and then flotilla sailed together back to shore which was cool for first 5 mins and then the group decided we wanted to kayak as that is what we paid for. I think the young guide whilst friendly and informative was keen on taking the faster, more effortless route as she had been doing it daily for weeks so she was tired. So it was ok bit not really a memorable or what I was expecting.

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    Jonothan from United Kingdom wrote on 25 October 2019

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    Beautiful way to spend a morning.

    Absolutely stunning views, one of the best things we have done on our 3 week holiday. Louisa the guide was really great.

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