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Kaikoura Whale Watching Flight - 30 Minutes - Community Owned & Operated

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Look down on natures submarines of the sea - a stunning opportunity to see Whales from top side in their environment.

Highlights

View Sperm Whales enjoying their natural habitat from above
Excellent photo opportunities
Enjoy the stunning scenery of the Kaikoura coastline

Scenic Whale Watching Flight - From the Air, you get the Highest chances to see the whales!

Enjoy a panoramic Whale flight, with stunning scenic views along the spectacular Kaikoura coastline.

View the magnificent Sperm whale in their natural environment. Only from the air do you get to appreciate the full size of the mighty sperm whale.

You also get the chance to see dusky dolphins and other marine life on your flight. After we have found whales we will take you on a scenic flight of Kaikoura and the stunning surrounds that include the high Alpine snow clad Kaikoura mountains, and to the east the deep blue Pacific ocean.

Air Kaikoura is a small friendly business which also provides flight training and all our pilots are flight instructors. Our team is enthusiastic about providing our customers with a magical experience of a life time. No guarantees are possible but we have a very high success rate of 95% and are very honest about the chances of finding whales. By booking one of our extended whale flights with us your chances go up dramatically!

Adult $220.00

Child $99.00 (3 -12 years )

Infant $0.00 (2 years and under)

What's included

30 minute whale watching flight

Duration

Allow approximately 1 hour for the whole experience

Location

Air Kaikoura is located 6.5km south of Kaikoura township, on State Highway 1
627 Kaikoura South Road, Peketa, Kaikoura 7374

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: 30 minutes. Please allow for 60 minutes total.
Our 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 may apply on occasion. Flight confirmed with two passengers, smaller bookings may be wait listed to confirm.
Maximum weights do apply in small aircraft; if you think you may exceed 120kgs, please contact the operator as they may need to reserve additional seats.
Location: Air Kaikoura Aero Club is located 6.5km south of Kaikoura township, on State Highway 1.

Available Bookings from 23 Dec to 5 Jan 2025

All prices are shown in NZD ($)

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Adult$175.00 Less than 6 at this price!
Child $99.00
Infant Free of Charge

Adult$175.00 Less than 6 at this price!
Child $99.00
Infant Free of Charge

Adult$175.00 Less than 6 at this price!
Child $99.00
Infant Free of Charge

Adult$175.00 Less than 6 at this price!
Child $99.00
Infant Free of Charge

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lauram70 from Germany wrote on 16 October 2023

Best experience!

My booking was set earlier so I got a call and all worked out really well. Booked 30 min flights and it took a while until a we could see a whale so we flew a bit longer. nice staff, felt safe during the flight, totally worth it

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Denise Marsden from Australia wrote on 31 May 2023

Fantastic!!!

A truly memorable experience, would highly recommend. Our pilot was very knowledgeable and all the staff really friendly and helpful. We saw three sperm whales which our pilot said was unusual for them all to be swimming so near to each other. Also saw a huge pod of dolphins as well as some seals and albatross. Great views of the coastline around Kaikoura. Thanks Air Kaikoura!!!

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Tanya from New Zealand wrote on 05 January 2022

Great experience

Great experience, we got to see a whale and lots of dolphins. Very knowledgeable and friendly staff.

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Chanchal Chanchal from New Zealand wrote on 11 November 2023

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No whales to see They lied . So disappointed. Travel so far to see whales but so disappointed

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John from New Zealand wrote on 24 December 2020

Highly recommended

Our pilot Austin was excellent. Very professional. Whale watching, unlike a zoo, is no guarantee to see an animal but after no spotting and running out of time, he flew over to see 300 Dolphins and going over our allotted 30 mins we spotted a whale. Which if we were on a boat then we may not have seen it and spend a long time on the water. Highly recommend.

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