What an amazing morning it was! Blue skies and blue water! The first thing we encountered when we left the bay was a mother dolphin and her calf. As we went out of the harbour we came across some noisy seals that came right up to the boat. But what really stood out was the hospitality from the skipper and his local knowledge.

Thank you so much Tony! For the amazing experience! We saw alot of wildlife! This tour was perfect! And we would definitely love to come back again soon! Highlight was seeing the dolphins! Words can’t express enough how much we enjoyed our tour!

It was a great experience in total

Had a lovely time on this trip, a birthday treat. Very relaxed and informative on the history of the area. Bit disappointing that we only saw 1 dolphin as they are always a treat to see but that's nature, can't be helped. Saw wee penguin and the fur seals. Definitely worth doing, even for us locals.

Our day was beautiful! The people friendly and the little elusive dolphins ? made an appearance well worth it.

It was such an amazing experience and Tony was so good in explaining things. He made sure we are having fun and he is so so good. We got to see dolphins, seals, Shags, etc I have only videos of dolphin, but I have shared some good photos I took. I was more focusing on videos ? We really enjoyed and thanks Tony for the amazing experience. ?

We were both blown away with the harbour cruise. The weather was stunning which makes a difference. The crew commentary was very amusing and informative. We were lucky to see a number of little Hectors, seals and pups and NZ Shags. We would thoroughly recommend the trip . Great value for money too. Thanks Guys!

Absolutely an awesome experience. The weather was perfect and i learnt a lot about the area. We saw a number of Hector dolphins that swam around the boat several times and that certainly made the trip for my grandson. Dont miss it if you are in the area.

Great experience. Definitely recommend it.

Did the morning session and probably each and every single Hector dolphin in the harbour. Did not disappoint. We were in the water and had a few different pods around. All equipment provided was super high quality!! Thanks again

We did the 11am trip and definitely recommend it. Staff were really friendly and the guide had a great sense of humour. Weather was perfect aswell. Only advice is if you take young children like we did grab a spot for the trip at the beginning, as soon as dolphins were spotted people didn't care if they were pushing our children out the way.

Coast up close is a local business and Tony and Mafi is very friendly persons and this is our best experience in our whole Akaroa visits and we really recommend the firm for dolphin encounters and they are very friendly and patient and showed around and the trip was amazing. We will visit them again in future. Thanks Team

This was a great family experience. The staff were very knowledgeable and friendly. We had great co-operation from the dolphins who played round the boat for ages and the captain was happy to wait and let us watch in awe rather than rushing onto the next part. Worth doing while in Akaroa if you have a couple of hours.

Couldn’t have asked for a better experience! We all had an amazing time.. Very well organised, crew are very friendly & helpful AND the dolphins are spectacular! I’ll be recommending Black Cat Cruises to everyone I know coming to New Zealand! Thanks again for a great day!

I was on a cruise with Kate, Alex and Bri. The girls were great at spotting wildlife, especially the dolphins that everyone is hoping to see! The cruise was a well run and professional experience that takes you around the harbour and the skipper will tell you a bit about the history of different areas of Akaroa as you go past. We stopped by a area known to have some NZ fur seals. The dolphins came to bow ride at the front of our boat. We were also lucky enough to spot a new calf!

Absolutely stunning morning out on the water, very informative captain, we learnt loads! And saw everything we came to see.

had a excellent trip. excellent service by john and his son by Southern Wanderer group. really appreciate their service. recommend to everyone

I booked this trip at the last minute and so glad we did. Even though it was a cold and somewhat windy day we thoroughly enjoyed this cruise. The scenery is beautiful and we saw lots of Hectors dolphins, and some NZ fur seals. The staff were very informative and friendly,and i would happily do this trip again when next we visit Akaroa.

Awesome tour

Great couple of hrs on Akaroa harbour Skipper was fantastic Was a great experience would definitely recommend

Very accommodating staff, my husband and I enjoyed the cruise.

Wonderful crew, friendly, helpful and informative. An amazing experience. Saw so many seals, dolphins and a couple of penguins. Must do if you are in Akaroa

Fabulous afternoon spent on the Black Cat - Very informative with the Crew and special mention to Daniel he was a wealth of knowledge and to get the boat close to the caves was amazing- Would highly recommend taking this trip

This is a great voyage, we saw dolphins, seals, and seagulls. Looking forward to participating in other activities of Book Me.

Ticked all the boxes. Dolphins, seals and a penguin! Fortunate to be with a small group and were able to take lots of photos

We had a wonderful two plus hours with Ollie the skipper and dad John the very knowledgable tour guide. Besides a lot of information on the wild life we saw John also told us a lot of the history of Akaroa and the harbour. It was a lovely day and we went well out to sea. With maximum eight passengers it’s an experience that you feel part of all the time. There were four passengers on our trip and it was great.

Lots of information and it was stunning while sailing

Tony was informative and kind and accommodating. The trip was awesome with beautiful views and so many Hector Dolphins. 11/10

This is recommended to all that have not been on this trip before. Skipper was lovely. A lot of people due to the cruise ship docked at the time. Me and hubby thoroughly enjoyed it.

Small group of 8 people + 2 hosts. We were lucky to see so many dolphins and swam with them in two different spots. At a point, we were surrounded by 5 (of course they come and go as they please). We even saw a baby dolphin with its mom. We also navigated to other areas and saw seals and birds, plus having a complementary hot beverage and a snack. They were kind enough to accept my request of having some gluten free cookies for me :). It was great, I think the small group made a huge difference, as we had enough time to swim and enjoy without many people around. Only 4 of us decided to swim that day. I totally recommend it. Gracias!