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 DOLPHIN / ALBATROSS ENCOUNTER
Encounter Kaikoura is offering two seperate tours:
The Albatross Encounter Tour is a unique boat based tour and a truly breathtaking experience taking you up close and personal to the majestic albatross. Kaikoura’s coastline boasts one of the largest numbers of different types of seabirds within a small area than anywhere in New Zealand, if not the world, and this tour is an opportunity to view the diverse array of seabirds along the beautiful Kaikoura landscape.
If you are keen to view the incredible albatross in their natural habitat or to see as many different species as possible, an Albatross Encounter will be the most memorable experience.
The Dolphin Encounter Tour: A dream for many of us is to swim with or watch dolphins in the wild! Since the summer of 1989-90 Dolphin Encounter has operated tours to the dusky dolphins found traditionally quite close to shore at Kaikoura. Whether you choose to view from the boat or swim in the dolphin’s natural environment, you will have a unique experience that will stay with you for a lifetime!
The Dolphin Encounter tour is an open ocean experience and for maximum enjoyment participants who choose to swim need to have a reasonable level of snorkelling experience. Swimming with the dolphins demands a reasonable level of physical fitness for those wishing to participate. All clients need to have swimming ability and a good degree of water confidence. The entire tour is approximately three and a half hours in duration and very often we observe other marine life on the tours such as the New Zealand Fur Seal, Albatross and occasionally Orca.
All snorkelling equipment as well as wetsuits are provided for swimmers on the tour. You will need to bring a swimsuit, towel, warm clothing, daypack and a camera.
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