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Akaroa - Harbour Nature Cruise - Black Cat Cruises

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Discover playful, rare New Zealand Hector's dolphins, fur seals, penguins and many other kinds of sea birds, on Akaroa Harbour.

Highlights

Enjoy the beautiful scenery around Akaroa Harbour
Watch dolphins, penguins, fur seals and birds in their natural habitat
View the stunning volcanic formation of Cathedral Cove
Relaxing cruise aboard our comfortable catamaran

Discover the natural beauty and fascinating wildlife on Akaroa Harbour with an amazing 2-hour cruise aboard the Black Cat, a spacious, modern catamaran specifically built for sight-seeing.

Departing from Akaroa, you'll soak up sweeping scenic views over the Harbour from the purpose-built viewing decks while enjoying enthralling commentary from the skipper on-board.

While cruising, you'll discover and get up close to playful New Zealand Hector's dolphins, fur seals, penguins and a wide range of sea birds! Not only that, but we'll cruise past a host of local landmarks and points of interest including the stunning volcanic formation of Cathedral Cave, plus you'll see relics of Maori and colonial history, and see a modern working salmon farm.

Dolphins are sighted on 95% of our trips, if you do not see dolphins we will give you a voucher to go again another day. Voted one of the top 101 things to do in New Zealand by local New Zealanders!

Adult $119.00 (16+ years)

Child $55.00 (5-15 years)

Infant $0.00 (0 - 4 years)

Duration

Allow approximately 2 hours for the whole experience

Location

Akaroa Main Wharf, Akaroa, 7520

Child Friendly

This experience welcomes families with children.

Bad Weather Refunds

If your experience is cancelled by the operator (because of the bad weather, safety concerns, unscheduled maintenance etc) you will be entitled to a full refund.

Notes

Product Extras: If you need to book additional spaces for adults or children, this can be done on your way to checkout.
Child Age is 5-15 years old.
Complimentary tea/coffee is provided on board. Snacks and drinks are available to purchase on board including wine & beer. Optional photo packs available to purchase.

Available Bookings from 6 Jul to 19 Jul 2025

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Wayne Maybee from New Zealand wrote on 16 June 2025

Dolphin cruzie

A great day out with friendly and knowledgeable people, I would recommend to anyone.

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Peta from New Zealand wrote on 09 June 2025

Good communication unfortunately trip canceled

Trip canceled due to bad weather. We appreciated the prompt communication (day before). Just awaiting a refund.

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Hi Peta, Thank you for your message and please know I expect Bookme to have your refund finalised today. We have notified them that your tour was cancelled due to weather. Sorry we have been so badly impacted and hope you can join us another time. Keep warm!

nickyc1 from New Zealand wrote on 26 May 2025

Spectacular

So spoilt in our own backyard! Had the most incredible few hours in one of the most beautiful locations in NZ. Our skipper was so knowledgeable with the friendliest personality. He kept us well informed throughout the cruise without encroaching on the serene nature of the journey. Don’t take long to spot the infamous Hectors dolphins who played around the boat for much longer than anticipated. Then off to see some seals & little blue penguins on our way back. Felt so lucky to have experienced the ‘small 3’! Highly recommend this cruise

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Robyn from Canada wrote on 19 May 2025

Always a Pleasure

Each time I've been to NZ, I've taken this tour with whatever guests I have with me and it never disappoints. We saw multiple pods of Hector's dolphins, fur seals and albatross. The crew were polite and informative. Experience was great!

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Amit Choudhary from New Zealand wrote on 07 May 2025

Beautiful experience

This was my first visit with family.Had a beautiful family trip to Akaroa! The Black Cat Cruises team was incredibly helpful, and we were lucky to spot some dolphins. My son was absolutely thrilled!

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10:00 a.m.Thursday 13 July

Adult 16+ years

Child 5-15 years

Infant 0 - 4 years

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