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    Kaikoura Whale Watching Tours
    Kaikoura Classic Whale-Watching Helicopter Tour
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    NZ$360
    Kaikoura Classic Whale-Watching Helicopter Tour. Rated 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings.From NZ$360
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    Kaikoura Whale Watching Tours
    Kaikoura Whale Watching Cruise
    NZ$175
    Kaikoura Whale Watching Cruise. Rated 4.5 out of 5 from 84 ratings.From NZ$175
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    Two people kayaking with dolphins in Kaikoura, New Zealand.
    Kaikoura Whale Watching Tours
    Kaikoura Guided Wildlife Kayaking Experience
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    NZ$160
    Kaikoura Guided Wildlife Kayaking Experience. Rated 4.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings.From NZ$160
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    Tourists on a whale-watching boat observe a whale diving in the ocean.
    Kaikoura Whale Watching Tours
    From Christchurch: Kaikoura Whale Watch Day Trip with Round-Trip Transfers
    NZ$360
    From Christchurch: Kaikoura Whale Watch Day Trip with Round-Trip Transfers. Rated 4.1 out of 5 from 16 ratings.From NZ$360
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    Kaikoura Whale Watching Tours
    From Christchurch: Kaikoura Whale Watching Small Group Tour with Lunch
    NZ$380
    From Christchurch: Kaikoura Whale Watching Small Group Tour with Lunch. Rated 4.3 out of 5 from 24 ratings.From NZ$380
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    Kaikoura Whale Watching Tours
    Kaikoura 40-Min Whale Watching Flight with Window Seat
    NZ$275
    Kaikoura 40-Min Whale Watching Flight with Window Seat. Rated 0 out of 5 from 0 ratings.From NZ$275

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    What our guests say

    Joanna W

    United Kingdom
    Couple
    2 weeks ago
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    The whole experience was wonderful. Calm professional timely exciting but not scary ( I am very nervous near water). We saw some magnificent wildlife and had a comfy exciting boat trip. All the staff were lovely. All your facilities from the main building, coach and boat were clean and well looked after. 5* is not an high enough rating. TOP CLASS Thankyou

    Kaikoura Whale Watching Cruise

    Tina F

    Australia
    Family
    Oct 2025
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    The boat was exceptionally clean, the people were friendly and we saw humpback whales. Our family of five loved the entire trip!

    Kaikoura Whale Watching Cruise

    Nigel K

    United Kingdom
    Couple
    Feb 2026
    ‌
    Really enjoyably right from the start. Staff were friendly, welcoming informative and helpful. Flight took off exactly as planned. We saw Speem Whale, loads of dolphins and even spotted an Orca. All round fab trip.

    Kaikoura Whale-Watching Flight Experience

    Devang S

    India
    Solo
    Feb 2026
    Could not see the dolphins but the guys were really professional and the equipment was good as well. We saw a few seals up close. The tour took around 3 hours including everything.

    Kaikoura Guided Wildlife Kayaking Experience

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