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Goat Island - PADI Guided Snorkeling Experience
Come and experience the amazing underwater world of Goat Island, New Zealand's first Marine Reserve.
Having been protected from fishing for over 30 years, the island is a haven for marine life allowing you to get up close and personal to a vast array of fish including Snapper, Parore and Blue Maomao.
Positioned just 100 meters from the beach, with a maximum depth of just 8 meters and calm crystal clear waters, this stunning environment makes for a safe snorkeling location that all the family can explore.
Your experienced guides with PADI Gold Palm 5 star rating, have excellent knowledge of this subtropical paradise and will take you to the reserve hotspots helping you to make the most of your underwater adventure.
At the end of your guided tour you are welcome to stay exploring the Reserve with your hire gear, returning the equipment to Goat Island Dive & Snorkel by 5 p.m.
This guided snorkeling experience is ideal for those with no snorkeling experience or for those who would like to enhance their skills.
For any members of your group that don't want to get wet, there's still plenty to see and do in this beautiful region on the Matakana Coast, including exploring the rock pools, watching the fish dart through the channels or just laying back and relaxing on the pristine beaches taking it all in.
Book your magical underwater snorkeling experience today for an adventure that will last you a lifetime!
Price:
Price Includes: Snorkel tuition and training with a PADI Divemaster, learn about the New Zealand's first Marine Reserve and the fish you will see, fitting and hire costs of your mask/snorkel/fins & wetsuit and Fish ID card
Duration: 2.5 Hours
Times:
12pm - Beginner snorkel lesson - must be able to swim
2pm - Confident in the water and able to swim well
Location: 142a Pakiri Rd, Leigh. One hour north if Auckland.
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santosh from India wrote on 04 April 2017
awesome staff
Had great time doing snorekelling with awesome staff. Would love to come again for scuba. Cheers guys. Great work.
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Robin from New Zealand wrote on 06 March 2017
Perfect!
Perfect!
Sala from Australia wrote on 14 February 2017
Choice
The staff and our guide were attentive and full of information. We had a perfect morning and explored a bit of Goat Island. Its great that you get to hire gear for the rest of the day.
Jaime from New Zealand wrote on 13 February 2017
great value experience
Our original booking was cancelled due to weather, buy they rescheduled us for two days later at a time that suited. The guides were friendly and knowledgeable, and took care to make sure everyone in the group was comfortable in the water. Even if you're not a strong swimmer, the wetsuits provide a lot of buoyancy, and there is a small raft that you can hold on to if you get tired. the hour went by very quickly- my only complaint is that we didn't start until an hour after our booking time as someone in the group was very very late, and I suspect this reduced our time in the water (I don't blame Goat Island Snorkel and Dive for this - indeed, it was nice of them to wait so long).
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Roshni from New Zealand wrote on 07 May 2017
Awesome experience
Had a great time snorkeling with a very friendly instructor.