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Kaikoura Whale Watching Flight - 40 Minutes - Community Owned & Operated

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Embark on an aerial journey in Kaikoura, where you'll witness majestic sperm whales, playful dolphins, and breathtaking landscapes from the skies. Don't miss this opportunity to witness the wonders of marine life and scenic beauty all in one incredible journey.

Embark on an aerial journey in Kaikoura, where you'll witness majestic sperm whales, playful dolphins, and breathtaking landscapes from the skies. Don't miss this opportunity to witness the wonders of marine life and scenic beauty all in one incredible journey.

Highlights

  • 30+ years of whale watching experience with a 100% safety record
  • Top rated customer reviews
  • Breath-taking Kaikoura Scenery
  • Enjoy informative commentary through listening headsets
  • Community Owed & Operated Organisation
  • Qualmark Silver Award

Experience Kaikoura's most spectacular marine scenic flight with the region's most experienced flight operator!

From the comfort of your window seat, witness the awe-inspiring beauty of whales, dolphins, and breathtaking scenery. Only from the air can you truly grasp the sheer size of the majestic sperm whale in its natural habitat, providing unparalleled photographic opportunities. During our flight, you might also encounter dusky dolphins, humpback whales, blue whales, orca, and other fascinating marine creatures. After the exhilarating whale encounter, we'll take you on a scenic journey over Kaikoura and its stunning surroundings, with the snow-clad peaks of the Kaikoura mountains and the vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean as an impressive backdrop.

At Air Kaikoura, we're a small, friendly, locally operated business with a passionate team dedicated to providing you with the experience of a lifetime. While we can't guarantee wildlife sightings as we're observing animals in their natural habitat, we boast an impressive 95% success rate and always provide honest assessments of the day's chances for whale sightings.

Our Scenic Whale Watching Flight offers you the best odds of spotting these magnificent creatures from the air.

Adult $275.00
Child $115.00 (2 - 12 years)

What's included

  • 40 minute scenic flight
  • Guaranteed Window Seat
  • Headsets for Live Commentary

Duration

  • Allow approximately 90 minutes for the whole experience

Location

  • Air Kaikoura is located 6.5km south of Kaikoura township, on State Highway 1
  • We’re located at Kaikoura Airport, about a 10-minute drive south of Kaikoura. When you arrive at the airport, turn right, and you’ll find us in the southernmost building.
  • Free parking is available.

Child Friendly

  • This experience welcomes families with children.

Bad Weather Refunds

  • If your experience is cancelled by the operator (because of the bad weather, safety concerns, unscheduled maintenance etc) you will be entitled to a full refund.

Notes

  • Duration: Flight time 40 minutes. Please allow for 90 minutes total.

    Capacity: Our fixed wing aircraft takes a maximum of seven passengers, this makes it exciting and fun.

    Conditions: Flights are weather dependent and at the pilots' discretion.

    Minimum numbers apply.

    Maximum weights do apply in small aircraft; if you think you may exceed 120kgs, please contact the operator to discuss.

    Check in is 30 minutes prior to your flight time. Flight times may be adjusted to align with whale diving patterns, which can result in earlier departures. If you are not present at the check-in time, the flight may depart without you.

    The activity requires minimum numbers in order to operate

    Flights are weather dependent. A full refund will be given if the flight cannot operate due to poor weather conditions

    While we do everything possible to locate whales, they are wild animals, and sightings cannot be guaranteed. Refunds or rescheduling are not available if whales are not sighted, but were confident youll love the stunning scenery and the unique opportunity to experience Kaikuras incredible landscapes and marine environment from above.

  • Infants-11kg & Under (Sitting on an adults lap). Above this weight will be charged a child price.

Available Bookings from 1 Apr to 14 Apr 2025

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KitMan Choi from Hong Kong wrote on 26 May 2024

超級值得！

係呢40分鐘既旅程 我地睇到殺人鯨、海豚同抹香鯨！ 我坐呢間公司 佢地既員工好眼利同專業 我地係最快搵到抹香鯨既小型飛機 由頭睇到落尾！ 同埋當我地睇到抹香鯨時 我先見架觀光船係遠一遠到駛過黎 已經錯過左好幾分鐘 我覺得坐呢個小型飛機比坐船更值得 而且可以睇得到抹香鯨同其他生物對比既分別

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sabrinac from Taiwan wrote on 30 December 2018

值得一看

非常棒的體驗！那天的天氣好，我們的運氣也好，共看到三隻鯨魚，雖然飛在上空無法太靠近，所以顯得牠們小小的，但可以看到完整的身影，還是很讓人興奮的！ 看完鯨魚後，回程能飽覽Kaikoura 的風景，整趟旅程為很愉快的飛行經驗，推薦大家可以試試！

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CHI Fun Idy from Hong Kong wrote on 19 August 2016

We can see two whales

Very good experience.

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Yuzhong Wang from China wrote on 18 April 2024

坐飞机观鲸

服务好，飞行员的服务非常好，飞机飞行平稳，一路上都有讲解。看到了数量巨多的海豚，飞行员会将飞机侧倾方便观鲸，盘旋侧倾让两边客人都能看到。遗憾的是没有看到大鲸鱼。主要目的是观鲸，没有看到鲸鱼，这样的飞行就没有意义。还不退款，不建议参加这个项目。还是坐船观鲸比较好

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zhi chen from China wrote on 26 February 2023

很棒的体验。

挺不错的，本来预定的是两点，但因为他们提前发现了鲸鱼，就一直联系我们，主动帮我调整时间 叫我们可以最大可能看到鲸鱼。驾驶员也是个很热情的妹子，讲解的也很清楚。总之体验很棒，下次再来还会参加。

很棒的体验。

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