Christchurch to Kaikōura day tour options with Canterbury Leisure Tours

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Spend your day getting close to nature. Travel by road or train through the rolling hill country of North Canterbury, enjoying the beauty of its rural pastoral scenes, to Kaikōura where mountains meet the sea. Kaikōura is world renowned for the variety of marine mammals which can be seen, not least of all the giant sperm whales and the acrobatic dusky dolphins.

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NAU MAI HAERE MAI KI WHALE WATCH KAIKOURA

To check our tour schedule, availability or to make a booking, please click on the following link.

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  • There is high demand for our tours particularly during peak times, we strongly recommend that you make a booking well in advance of your preferred day of travel to minimize disappointment. 

To find answers to many of your questions, please click on the following link.

To find out more about the marine wildlife we can encounter off the Kaikoura Coast, please click on the following link.

TRAVEL ADVISORY:

Please note that a section of State Highway 1 south of Kaikoura is down to one lane near Hawkeswood and is under stop/go temporary traffic management. Please expect delays along this route and plan your journey accordingly.

For the latest information on road conditions, please visit the NZ Transport Agency website before travelling. 

Nga Manaakitanga  

The Team at Whale Watch Kaikoura.