Dingen om te doen in Kaikoura

Really worth getting this activity as the operator will actively look out for whales

Chauffeur en gids Joseph was zeer professioneel en verantwoordelijk, en nam ons zelfs mee om enkele extra uitzichten te verkennen. We hadden vandaag geluk met het zonnige weer en zagen potvissen, dolfijnen en zeehonden!

The whale watching activity was canceled due to bad weather, but the tour guide seemed inexperienced and unable to arrange and execute a backup plan in a timely manner. When we stopped along the way, they also didn't announce the meeting time. Luckily, the group members were quite good and didn't cause any delays. The guide did provide some brief commentary along the way, and there was someone in our group who didn't understand Chinese, but the guide hardly used English to accommodate them.

There were only three of us that day, so it turned into a private tour. We saw plenty of seals, but dolphins require a bit of luck! We were incredibly lucky and encountered four dolphins swimming around us for a long time. We also owe it to our experienced guide, who spotted the dolphins immediately. When we got close, he even tapped the boat with his finger, making a sound similar to a dolphin's call to attract them. It was truly a worthwhile trip.

De gids was super enthousiast en bracht ons naar Tongue Point, heel dicht bij de zeeleeuwen. De reis was goed georganiseerd; de weg was niet erg vlak, maar met de gids voelden we ons heel veilig. Mis dit absoluut niet!