We were super impressed with the friendly service and amazing food. Top class! The beef and duck were tender and tasty. So worth it going even if only for the creme brulee! We will definitely love to go back on a sunny summer day.

What a great afternoon out. My teenagers loved it too! The guides where extremely friendly and patient. The river and waterfall and bird life were stunning! Great afternoon out, and I believe the last tour at night is even better!

Taylor and Kate are awesome host and we learnt a lot about local birds and Kayaking and stand up paddling techniques.

The highlight of our trip so far. Very friendly and fun staff . The whole trip was amazing fun for both me and my teenage children. Loved it and would def recommend to anyone !

Awesome afternoon with Dan and Ace from Bay of Islands Waterfall + kayak/paddle board! Guides were relaxed, well informed and made kayaking a breeze! The kayak under the Haruru waterfall is the new favourite NZ must do moment! Great way to spend an afternoon in Paihia!

Very cool to get up and close to the Haruru Falls. Enjoyed the kayaking and Dan was informative and welcoming. Thanks for a great trip.

We had a fantastic evening kayaking and bird watching. Dan and Ace were great guides and their enthusiasm was contagious. Highlight was kayaking under the waterfall and even climbing in under to experience all the power of the water!

What a highlight of our trip. We were lucky enough to have a small group on our booking. The guys were so informative and friendly. Their local knowledge and enthusiasm was infectious. Well done, keep up the good work, will see you again. p.s take the photo package, they captured our experience perfectly.

I lived that tour. My partner and I had so much fun kayaking and the guide, Ben, was super patient and fun. Would do it again.

Thanks Ruby and Dan for an amazing kayaking afternoon. We travelled from Queenstown and was nice to feel the summer! They gave us a lot of advises to do the following days.

Nice and friendly staff, good and safe kayaks, wonderful place. Totally recommended

We really enjoyed our paddle out to Haruru falls. The kids had a neat time. The guides were very friendly and funny & great with the kids. Was an awesome experience. Definitely worth doing. The waters are lovely & calm as you are not near any waves.

Highly recommended

Wonderful time spent at this very special place. Incredible Maori performance & great food. A must do for anyone visiting NZ

Value for money experience! The staff are witty but professional, courteous and thorough. We got to see dolphins and even a juvenile humpback whale. Very exciting! The lunch at Otehei Bay was amazing! How beautiful that Bay is. Highly recommend!

Great trip - good weather - very informative skipper - pity we didn't see any dolphins etc but saw plenty the day after when fishing with Blue Sea Charters

We loved this cruise. We saw quite some dolphins and they came really close. The crew is very friendly and relaxt (yet professional). They we're also very good with our 3 year old daughter. She had fun with them and loved seeing the dolphins. Compared to other ships, our boat was less crowded (on purpose). The bbq was great and yummie and at a beatiful island. Would recommend this experience to anyone. Booking it throug bookme, gave us just over a 60$ discount - which was nice too! It was definitely a highlight of our holiday!

Loved to see the dolphins and be able to get good photos of the hole in the rock. Staff were very friendly.

It was overall fantastic experiance... nine boat.. knowledgable and helping staff... and on top of it vary nice location

A day well spent that you won’t regret, very informative staff and stunning views. The wildlife was beautiful and walks along Otehei Bay are a must! It’s a must do experience.?

Perfect trip, nice food, highly recommended on Sunny day

Both my mum and I enjoyed the tour. It was so nice to see the adorable dolphins！ Lunch was yum too！

A great trip! The crew were fantastic and even though weather wasn’t ideal we still were spoilt with gorgeous dolphin sightings and glorious food and breathtaking views of our beautiful bays. Thanks Team Explore!

Amazing experience, crew was really supportive.

Thon that's correct, if you do not see a marine creature on the day you can go out any other day until you see one! Well it didn't take long until BAM, dolphins then seals came out to play. The day was so calm, the sea was clear, the lunch was just right and the option of staying on the island and being picked up by the later ferry was taken up by us as suggested by the captain. Visit Sunset Beach was the suggestion and yes it is well worth the visit, a swim and a beer back at the island venue awaiting the ferry.

It was great and an amazing experience.

Great commentary, even with the dad jokes

We just loved this cruise. Overall the experience was great. Great commentary and information by the guide. And we also spotted Dolphin which was awesome.

Got lucky. Stunning day. Saw dolphins on the way out and spinner dolphins on the way back. Shout out to the skipper, Taylor, who was entertaining for the entire trip and took us through the hole in the rock. All other crew lovely too. Great walks to be had on Urupukupuku.

We saw everything expected on the tour. Great commentary, friendly staff and the captain tried hard to make it a good experience. The lunch and the stop at the island was good. The walk to the top of the hill is well worth the short walk for a great view.

Very informative, entertaining and educational outing for my family. Friendly staff. Beautiful views of the Bay of Island, lots of Mana in the historical area where we tikitoured. A refreshing hike around at Otehei Bay/Urupukapuka Bay. Plenty resting area, nice clean sandy beach. Got to see the Dolphins that's a bonus. It was a gray kind a weather day but overall we thoroughly enjoyed the trip. It's worth it and would do it again with visitors. Beautiful part of the country. Thank you Skipper for the entertainment.

A must do if in the bay of islands such a great day out cruising over to hole in the rock we heard about the area from Andy and the crew and learnt a lot about it and its history as well as seeing the beautiful islands and of course the hole in the rock which we got through. Saw a variety of wildlife seal, penguins, snapper and best of all the dolphins swimming into the bay with us was absolute highlight. The stop at the Cafe on the island was such a great experience and affordable tasty food and drinks. Highly recommended experience and thank you bookme for the great rates. I had almost though forgotten I'd booked so insure if you do put a reminder somewhere so you don't almost double book like me 🤣

Captain and crew were awesome, Weather was a bit rough but added to the fun of the trip, we were told the conditions before we went and that we may not get to the hole in the rock and given the option to get off and rebook, we made it to the hole in the rock, had an amazing stop at Otehei Bay for a fantastic lunch and walk, we had our kids 9 & 13 they loved it! Totally recommend doing this trip and will be back to do another one.

A must do in Paihia no matter what. You get really close to dolphin pods, the Hole in the Rock cave is spectacular, and the Otehei Bay stopover meets more than expectation. An experience worth every penny!

The weather is beautiful, the Captain and his crew are nice and knowledgeable. We were able to cruise though the hole in the rock. Highly recommend and we would go again.

Absolutely amazing experience

Absolutely fabulous day out on the water