Enjoy whale watching offering visitors an exciting up-close encounter with the Giant Sperm Whale at all times of the year. Whale Watch scheduled tours operate daily.

Explore whale watching from the town of Kaikoura – a special place of lush pastures and towering, snow covered peaks that fall to the sea.

This rare magic continues just offshore where a deep undersea canyon combines with unusual sea currents to attract an extraordinary abundance of marine life, the most famous being the Sperm Whale.

Upon arrival, join Whale Watch for an exciting up-close encounter with these marvelous animals in their natural environment year-round. Your boat will also feature a unique, award-winning series of animation sequences designed to reveal Kaikoura’s hidden wildlife wonders both below and above the sea while the tour is taking place.

After your Whale Watch Tour enjoy a cafe lunch (own expense) and visit a seal colony. On your return to Christchurch a stop will be made at a vineyard where a wine tasting has been arranged for your pleasure (time permitting). Hotel pick ups and drop offs are included in your tour.

Itinerary:

– Collected from your accommodation
– Travel by road or by train (optional extra) to Kaikoura
– On arrival transfer to the whale watch boat
– Lunch (optional extra)
– Visit a fur seal colony on the rocky shores surrounding Kaikoura
– Wine tasting on the return journey to Christchurch (time permitting)
– Collected 7.45-8.00am Returned 6.00-6.30pm

Tours are unsuitable for children under the age of 3 years.