Kayak Rental in the Queen Charlotte Sound

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• itinerary
• price
• departure
• gear
• faqs

Introduction

For those experienced in the outdoors we offer rental of sea kayaks and equipment.

As the oldest sea kayaking company in New Zealand, our knowledge and expertise is unsurpassed. This has been recognised in the many awards that we have won over the years, and most recently the 2007 NZ Tourism AWard for Leisure Activity.

There is over 1500km of coastline to explore. Wildlife in the Sounds is prolific. At various times of the year there are dolphins, including the rare Hectors, seals, whales, and a multitude of birds including Gannets, little Blue Penguins and various native land based species. Other rare species include Little Spotted Kiwi, King shags, Saddlebacks, Tuatara lizards and the carniverous snail, Polliphanta.

There are magnificent stands of native podocarp forest, and also areas which were originally cleared for agriculture and which are now largely regenerated.

Sea kayaking in the Sounds is very different to other areas of New Zealand. The large expansive water ways mean that you can really get away from it all, but still enjoy the small luxuries such as water-taxi pick up if required or call into a resort for a cup of coffee if you want to!