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Where
96 Esplanade
Christchurch - Canterbury
Kaikoura
New Zealand -
Opening Hours
Tours 3 times daily in Summer, 5.30am, 8.30am and 12.30pm. Winter (May to September) trips twice daily, 8.30am and 12.30pm. -
Contact
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Website
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Pricing
Adult
$95.00 - $175.00
Child
$50.00 - $160.00
Other Charges:
Watching the Dolphins is $95.00 NZD per adult and $50.00 NZD per child, Swimming with the dolphins is $170 NZD per adult, and $155 NZD per adult. -
Months of Operation
All months of the year -
Booking
Kaikoura is famous for marine mammals and birdlife and is regarded as the best place in New Zealand to view whales, albatross and to swim with dolphins. The Dolphin Encounter tour offers swimming with the dusky dolphins but if swimming is not for you, watching from the comfort of the boat is equally as special an experience. Tours operate three times a day in the summer months at 5.30am, 8.30am and 12.30pm and two times a day in the winter months at 8.30am and 12.30pm.
Swimmers are provided with a full wetsuit, snorkel, mask and fins and only need to bring their own swimsuit, towel and small gear bag for their clothing, to take on the boat with them. Previous snorkelling experience is recommended but is not essential.
