Whales and Cray Tails

This exciting new product is the only one of its kind in New Zealand and is in
collaboration with renowned Marine Mammal Biologist Dr Krista van der Linde
who represents Kaikoura Marine Mammal Foundation. This tour starts with and
in-depth talk at our base in Kaikōura about the diverse Marine biology that is
found here in our amazing part of the world. Once this talk is complete we
depart in our aircraft and head out to explore the Hikurangi Marine reserve
where the whales reside close to the Kaikōura coastline, during this time
Krista will be happy to share her broad knowledge of all things marine with
our guests and answer any questions they may have during the tour.

Once this part of the experience has been completed we will head to Karaka
lobster for a light lunch which is located on the coastline north of Kaikōura
and is a small cafe owned by local family the Readers who are a 3rd generation
fishing family who catch the crayfish that Kaikōura is named after and famous
for. After lunch is finished we will depart and our pilot will give your
guests a personal tour of the damage caused by the devastating 2016 Kaikōura
Earthquake where they will be shown large landslides, rivers that have been
diverted by fault lines, and other interesting sights before the conclusion of
the experience.