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Contact Details
Address:
Picton Foreshore
Picton
Postal Address:
P.O. Box 197
Freephone
0800 WILDLIFE (94 53 54 33)
Phone
+64-3-573 8040
Fax:
+64-3-573 7906
Email:
info@naturetours.co.nz
Website:
www.naturetours.co.nz
Your Hosts:
Amy Engelhaupt
Sights & Activities - Eco-Tours and Adventure
Join our highly qualified staff in search of dusky dolphins, bottlenose dolphins, common dolphins and rare Hector's dolphins that frequent the majestic and sheltered waters of the Marlborough Sounds. The waters of the Marlborough Sounds and Cook Strait are nutrient rich and group sizes here range from 5 to 500 dolphins! Whether watching a group quietly cruising along or marveling at their high leaps, back-flips, somersaults and side-slaps during social bouts, dolphins are sure to please all. Along the way, we're likely to see NZ fur seals, a variety of seabirds (like blue penguins and australasian gannets) and may even be fortunate enough to encounter orca and migrating or feeding whales.
Once dolphins are spotted, we'll quietly cruise with the group to get a feeling of whether dolphin swimming will be permitted. As a Department of Convservation (DOC) permitted marine mammal viewing and swimming operator, we abide by the rules and regulations established for dolphin swimming activities in New Zealand. If conditions are right, we'll place swimmers in the water for the adventure of a lifetime! Wetsuits, fins, masks and snorkels are provided free of charge. As Picton's only Dolphin Swimming tour operator, there is only one boat with a maximum of 13 swimmers in the water with a group of dolphins at any one time - THAT'S IT....NO OTHER OPERATORS.....NOBODY ELSE!!!! If you're not keen on swimming, then you can remain onboard and view the dolphins from above.
Dolphin Swimming: $140
Dolphin Viewing: $90
(family discounts for viewing)
Ask about our dolphin swimming guarantee!