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Join us for a relaxing cruise along the magnificent Lake Taupo aboard The Ernest Kemp, a beautiful vintage replica steam boat.
Lake Taupo, one of the largest freshwater volcanic craters in the world, is home to the famous Maori Rock Carvings.
Only accessible by boat, we will get you the closest to these incredible 10 metre high carvings which tower high over New Zealand’s largest lake.
Learn about the spiritual and cultural significance of the area from your skippers interesting and informative commentary.
With comfortable seating both inside and out, bathroom facilities and a licensed bar, we’ll ensure your cruise on the Ernest Kemp will be warm and comfortable.
Your skipper even welcomes you to join him in the wheelhouse and take a turn at the wheel!
The 2 hour Ernest Kemp cruise is an enjoyable outing and a great way to see the Maori Rock Carvings and to get out onto Lake Taupo.
Price:
IMPORTANT - IF YOU ARE TRAVELING WITH A CHILD UNDER 5 THEY MUST BE ADDED TO YOUR BOOKING ON THE WAY TO CHECKOUT
IMPORTANT - CANCELLATIONS WITHIN 24 HOURS WILL RECEIVE NO REFUND. TICKETS ARE NON TRANSFERABLE AND ARE UNABLE TO BE RESCHEDULED. PLEASE ENSURE YOU BOOK THE CORRECT DEPARTURE TIMEPrice Includes:
Duration: 2 hours
Departures: 10:30am and 2pm every day. Additional 5pm cruise during summer
*****PLEASE NOTE*****
Please go to the Black boat harbour booking office to collect your boarding pass before checking into the boat. You will need a boarding pass from the office before being allowed onto the boat. 65 Redoubt St. Taupo
All prices for this activity are shown in NZD ($)
We set off on the afternoon cruise with some choppy conditions, making the journey a bit less enjoyable, but still worthwhile to experience the unique Maori rock carvings and see Taupo and surrounds from the water. Option for seating inside or outside a bonus. Good commentary and feeding the friendly ducks, flying alongside the boat. Refreshments provided on board were ok, with an alcoholic beverage offered on the return to Taupo. Much better value booking through bookme.com, otherwise we may not have undertaken the activity.
We thoroughly enjoyed the boat ride. The weather was perfect, the host was lovely and the captain was a good laugh. Highly recommend doing riding on the earnest kemp. The Maori rock carvings we awesome and the lake was beautiful.
We did the 10.30 am weather was warm but breeze on boat cold - rug up! It was a very pleasant cruise out to carvings & the skipper got the boat in so close - so everyone on board got a great shot. The crew of Ian & Judy were fantastic- very personal experience.
Really enjoyed this short tour. Linda and Ian were really friendly and accommodating to make sure everyone was enjoying themselves and got all the photos you could possibly want.
Sammi Smith from New Zealand wrote on 27 February 2017
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My family and I had so much fun on this cruise, the staff were really nice and they told us a lot about the area. Would definitely do it again
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