Great way to explore hidden bays in Queen Charlotte Sound, we saw three different kinds of dolphins who swam with the boat! Lovely way to spend an afternoon.

Amazing views, cute doggies, and a friendly Captain. The journey would be worth to try

The master of the vessel provided a great commentary giving lots of local knowledge. Guests were given the opportunity to deliver the mail bags along the way. Definately a must do while in Picton.

Made this tour for the third time and it was just an amazing day out, highly recommended!

Absolutely loved this cruise. Weather was perfect, which always enhances an experience like this. Steve from BeachComber Cruises was friendly and informative. Amazing scenery, confortable ride. Couldn't fault it.

Friendly and knowledgeable hosts. Beautiful views. Comfortable indoor seating with large wide widows but the upstairs outdoor viewing was the place to be. Dolphins, Penguins, weka, just a few of the wildlife spotted, feeding the fish a delightful bonus.

More than just a mail run! Thoroughly enjoyed afternoon in the Sounds. Our captain / tour guide / mail man Jason was great! Had such good knowledge of the area. Highlights were seeing the King Shags, Dolphins, Seals at the salmon farm and feeding the blue cod and spottys. A Highly recommend!

Great commentary, nice boat with options for both in/outside seating. Friendly staff. Great trip, we did this with our 7yr & 9yr old kids who still had tonnes of energy afterwards. Kids loved jumping off the wharf at Punga cove. Relaxing seating at end of walk. Thanks

Our driver / guide was local and his knowledge and passion for the area was incredible. Super informative went out of his way to show us some dolphins. The check in girls were efficient everything was easy and was a great day out on the water. Make sure you take a jacket. Even though it was a glorious day did get chilly sitting up top

This deal is definitely worth it! It was a beautiful day and the scenery is stunning! I enjoyed it so much that I want to come back again to do a different route...

This exceeded our expectations. On top of the stunning views from Furneaux to Punga Cove, Jason was an amazing guide who gave a scientific commentary. We saw dusky dolphins and he was a pro with them. As tangata whenua, he had exceptional local, first-hand knowledge about the history and environmentalism. We ended our walk by jumping off the wharf at Punga Cove and seeing more dolphins on the way home!

Was a beautiful day just amazing going through the sounds the skipper was really good and his commentary was great with all the knowledge of the area ships cove was the best part stopping off there was great

A fabulous day with an excellent informative commentary, beautiful scenery and we saw 6 pods of dolphins!

Great trip, lovely scenery. Sounds are beautiful

A thoroughly enjoyable experience, Ryan's mail run commentary gave a great insight to life in the Sounds for the families that have no road access. Getting alongside a pod of dolphins was the icing on the cake. A wee mishap at one pier delayed the trip slightly but was handled well and professionally. Highly recommended.

A lovely relaxing boat ride that takes you to all the nooks and crannies in the Sounds with some interesting stories about the locals. Great way to get out on the water if you don't have a boat.

We had a very good knowledgeable skipper and tour guide (name started with a S, cannot remember Steven or Stuart). Saw dolphins on the way and various birds. The track is a very pleasant walk. All the staff of the cruise company were very nice.

Jason, the skipper and 'tour guide' provided a most knowledgeable and interesting commentary about the Sounds and the ecological challenges and achievements to date. Watching the excitement of the dogs anticipating their "mail" added to the enjoyment of the day.

A really interesting family friendly cruise delivering in all respects. Our boys joined the super informative Jason up front helping with the mail drop offs, getting close encounters with the local dogs on the jetty’s, feeding blue cod, seals and a quick visit past the salmon farm. Jason’s knowledge of the area was exceptional. Recommend to all

Very happy with this purchase. Great cruise through the sounds, with friendly and informative guide Phil. Walk from ships cove to furneaux was fantastic, nice gentle grade the entire way through. Track is mostly in forest but great views here and there. Got to picnic with some weka birds. Says 5.5hrs walking but we were a bit quicker, had time to grab a beer and some snacks at the idyllic furneaux lodge at the end. Would 100% recommend!

We had the most amazing time Julian was fabulous and very knowledgeable. Would do the trip again right now if I could Love love loved!!

Brilliant way to explore the natural scenic Queen Charlotte Sounds.

Me and my love wife had a awesome mail run on Saturday trip on the 1 Jan 2022 we would love to do it all over again

We had three children in tow and we thoroughly the whole experience. Great photo opportunities if you like finding the interesting angles, some fun props and cut outs to entertain the kids too. Don't forget to bring some change to make a donation to the upkeep too!

Nice Dolphins and Birds!

Accommodating staff

This was one of the best things I have done. We had two young children and the staff and guides went above and beyond to ensure everything went smoothly. They were knowledgeable on all the wildlife and local area, the views and scenery aren’t found anywhere else and the wildlife was everywhere. If you ever have a chance to do this cruise it would be too good to miss.

It was a great experience.