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Hole in the Rock Experience

Highlights

Explore the iconic Hole in the Rock and when conditions permit we venture underneath!
View Cape Brett Peninsula and the Cape Brett historic lighthouse
Full commentary from our knowledgeable local skippers
Jump off at Otehei Bay and have a swim, go for a walk or enjoy a bite to eat

Bay of Island’s famous Hole in the Rock is both a historical monument and a stunning example of nature at its best.

Explore on a luxury catamaran, purpose built for your comfort, on this amazing cruise adventure in the oceanic beauty of the Bay of Islands. A favourite holiday spot for New Zealander’s and visitors alike.

Passing the Cape Brett Lighthouse - Marvel at the towering rock wall formations of the Grand Cathedral Cave as the catamaran navigates its way through the narrow passages of the cave set within Piercy Island.

Cruise through the region’s 144 islands, the majority of which are marine reserves. Keep your eyes peeled for a variety of marine life!

Quite simply a day you will never forget!

Location: Departs from Paihia & Russell, Bay of Islands.

Per Adult $105.00

Per Child $65.00

What's included

Return cruise to the Hole in the Rock via Otehei and Ferry transfer to Otehei Bay
Travel through Hole in the Rock when conditions permit
Bonus stop at Otehei Bay - travel back on later ferry if space available. Please discuss with your Skipper if you wish to do this
Lifejackets will be supplied in the event of an emergency

Duration

Allow approximately 3 hours for the whole experience

Child Friendly

This experience welcomes families with children.

Notes

Child price applies to ages 5-15 years, under 5 years travel for free.

Discount bookings are Non Transferable and Non refundable.

Operating season for 2018/2019: 1st December - 28th April

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Hole in the Rock Experience

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Jaimin from New Zealand wrote on 08 April 2021

Fantastic

Beautiful place to Visit- Stunning views We loved it!!!

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Yang from New Zealand wrote on 11 January 2020

Excellent experience

A great activity, seeing the dolphins and Orca. Kids liked it.

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Andrew Blaikie from United Kingdom wrote on 23 April 2019

Visit to Hole in the Rock

We had seen the leaflets for this trip and as we were coming to the end of our holiday in New Zealand thought this would be a great trip. Having booked online, we went to the operators office near to the quay. The staff were helpful in advising opportunities to get off on the return part to spend time on one of the beautiful islands which we did. The crew were friendly and the journey out to the Hole was great with commentary about what to expect and see including the wildlife. We were taken to the Hole but unfortunately on the day the sea state was not safe to go through the hole but the Captain took us as close as possible on both sides of the rock so we had a marvellous view of this feature. We also had a close view of a lighthouse, seals and fishes around the island. We had glorious sunshine, blue sky and superb views. We broke our return visit on an island for which was idyllic and we enjoyed refreshments and a pleasant short stay. I would highly recommend this trip as a part of your stay in New Zealand.

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Paresh Parmar from New Zealand wrote on 16 April 2019

amazing experience

The trip was awesome, the dinner was great, and above all the crew members were very helpful and informative. We had a great fun, had visitors from Melbourne they loved it too.

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Michelle from Australia wrote on 10 April 2019

Great experience

Brilliant scenery. Could be improved with better speakers for commentary.

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10:00 a.m.Thursday 13 July

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