Kaikoura Day Tour With Dolphin Encounter From Christchurch

While we head to our destination we will travel through North Canterbury, passing by an abundance of farms, animals and vineyards. Grab your camera! The landscape can change from lush greens to snowy white depending on the season - epic!

This journey can’t be done without a little bit of… WINE. While passing through beautiful, lush green countryside, vineyards, and farms! The Waipara region is one of New Zealand’s premier wine regions and our first stop. – Here you will have the opportunity to taste a selection of wine from a locally owned and operated vineyard before we head towards the coastal town of Kaikoura. Don’t worry if wine isn’t your thing, you can substitute wine for beer!

As we continue with our day, we make our way to Cheviot. Cheviot iis a hidden treasure and one of New Zealand’s largest coastal routes. We will be stopping here to refuel and stretch our legs. Once you have had a bit of a break, we continue passing through the beautiful Hundalee hill. You will know we are close as you keep an eye out for surfers and local wildlife – you may even spot a few seals. As we weave our way through this scenic road, we are greeted by stunning panorama views.

As we approach Kaikoura we will weave down the costal road. This stretch of road has to be the most scenic costal road in New Zealand. Keep an eye out for wild life and surfers! We will grab some lunch before dropping you off for your Dolphin Encounter "The opportunity to join the tour as a watcher provides spectacular viewing of these acrobatic and energised dolphins. Their exhilerating displays of jumps, leaps, tail slapping and somersaults provide the most incredible dolphin show on earth! Watchers and swimmers travel on the same boat, so if some of you want to watch and some of you want to swim this is not a problem as you will still be together. It's fascinating to witness the interaction between swimmers and wild dolphins from above the water too. Our boats are specifically built with optimum viewing in mind and have upstairs decks as well as walk around bows to enable you to capture perfect images of your experience."