A rare opportunity to view the Gaint Sperm Whale up close and personal and to watch them dive to the depths only meters from your boat. Kaikoura is the only location in the world where you can go whale watching, weather permitting 365 days a year.
$150.00
Whale Watch is New Zealand’s only vessel based whale watching company offering an exciting up-close encounter with the world’s largest toothed predator the Giant Sperm Whale in their natural environment at all times of the year. Whale Watch has created a unique, award-winning series of animation sequences designed to reveal Kaikoura’s hidden wildlife wonders.
Discover how a Sperm Whale survives in the dark and freezing depths of the Kaikoura Canyon or why the green-eyed Plunket Shark is easy prey for a Giant Squid. On-board plasma screens display a virtual animated whale watching tour while the tour is actually taking place! You will experience your own tour through the eye of the albatross in real-tim
As your vessel approaches the Kaikoura Canyon the ocean will be ‘removed’ to show the sheer scale of the abyss that plunges kilometres beneath you.
A typical Whale Watch tour may encounter New Zealand Fur Seals, pods of Dusky Dolphins and the endangered Wandering Albatross. Depending on the season you may also see migrating Humpback Whales, Pilot Whales, Blue Whales and Southern Right Whales. Kaikoura often hosts the world’s largest dolphin the Orca and is home to the world’s smallest and rarest marine dolphin the Hectors.
Viewing the Giant Sperm Whale
Viewing a host of other marine and birdlife
Award-winning series of animation sequences designed to reveal hidden wildlife wonders
Opportunity to photograph marine and birdlife up close and personal
Magnificent coastal scenery, including the Kaikoura Peninsula
An informative, educational experience
Modern comfortable fully equipped vessels with audio visual displays
