Auckland Whale and Dolphin Safari Cruise

Fantastic experience! Very lucky to see whales, dolphins, seals, gulls and even small penguins. My whole family was so excited searching and catching glimpse of the whales but from a distance. Overall experience is great and would highly recommend but weather has to be good.

Amazing experience! The crew were all very knowledgeable about the ocean and marine life around it and were very happy to spot and update us on the birds and marine mammals in the area. We managed to catch some Common Dolphins and Bottlenose Dolphins during our cruise and were issued a complimentary voucher for our next visit (no expiry!) as we didn't manage to see any whales and they have a guarantee for all customers! It was also super cool to hear fun facts about the dolphins from their marine scientists onboard. Overall wonderful experience and I look forward to going back to Auckland and using up that complimentary voucher one day!

well organised tour. easy to find meeting spot. staffs were professional and knowledgeable. didnt manage to catch anything on our first trip and were offered second trip for free, which we managed to see dolphins. highly recommended.

it was a wonderful experience though a bit expensive. The captain and crews had tried hard to locate whales and dolphins for us. We saw 2 whales from quite a distance and many dolphins swam around our vessel.

Excellent experience with fantastic staff. Plenty of things explained to us along the way and stopping points to see both dolphins and whales. the experienced staff were able to quickly spot where the animals would be and navigated us there with no disturbance to the natural wildlife.

We had such a lovely time, unfortunately didn’t see any whales which we were gutted about of course, but we did see a lot of dolphins quite a few times, up close too, they swam right along side us for a long time and it was beautiful, a few penguins, a seal and birds were spotted too! It was good fun and the tour was great just such a shame to not see any whales! Still worth it if you’ve never been on a boat experience like it and you want to see some dolphins!

It was such a breathtaking experience! The ride on the boat was very refreshing and there was even a stop to learn about zooplanktons of the sea before we kept going into the Haruki Gulf to look for whales and dolphins. There were SO MANY dolphins and took a while but we eventually saw the whales!! 10/10 recommend!

crew was so so experienced. it happened to be a really good day out too and we were blessed with so many sightings from dolphines to whales and penguins! would go again

We had such a great experience on the Auckland Whale & Dolphin Watching tour! The guides were also marine biologists, which made the trip even more meaningful—we really appreciated the insights they shared about the animals and how they track chances of spotting dolphins and whales. We were lucky to see at least six whales that day, even though they didn’t come very close to the boat. The ride was a bit wavy, but that’s just part of being out at sea. The tour itself was very well organized, and overall it was an awesome and memorable experience!

Was so lucky to see both whales and dolphins! No worries if you don’t see one as the activity comes with sighting guarantee and you can go again for another try. Whales stayed relatively far away but dolphins came so close as they were curious about the sound of the engines and the boat. The boat is not only serving as a sightseeing tool but also a research and data collector, the guide also explained to us the habits of the sea mammals. Do rmb to put on sunscreen and wear water proof clothes!