Board the Bay Explorer for an exciting real ocean safari on a fun filled Island & Wildlife Cruise on Tauranga’s largest charter boat!
Spend the cruise exploring the pristine Bay of Plenty coastline and islands which is teeming with a vast array of dolphins, whales, seals, sunfish, rays, school fish and birdlife and this is your opportunity to discover their unique aquatic world.
Explore the areas beautiful islands from our spacious and comfortable vessel and take a dip in the calm crystal clear waters.
Guests must please bring their own lunch or snacks. There is a fully licensed bar so you can chill out and soak up the atmosphere over a chilled regional wine or refreshing beer.
Non-alcoholic beverages are also available.
Bay Explorer are the most experienced charter operators in the region and the most competitively priced. Choose us for a superb ocean safari adventure you’ll never forget!
Important: CHECK-IN IS AT 7:30am (allow time in traffic and for parking)
Departs: From The Strand, Tauranga daily at 8:00am returning 4:00pm
Had an excellent time. Got to see lots of dolphins, some sharks, stingray. It was fun to also get to have a dip in a beautiful bay
This was an absolutely awesome day on the water. From the moment we stepped up onto the quay to the moment we stepped off the boat at the end of the day, Brandon and Heidi were friendly and professional, welcoming and informative, we felt like we were part of their 'adventure family'. We enjoyed cruising, searching for any marine life and then the excitement of spotting something, e.g. hammerhead shark, turtle, dolphins, penguins and other bird life. At the island stopover some also managed to see a variety of stingray. We felt thoroughly saturated with two amazing dolphin pod encounters. Brandon's information and care for these majestic creatures while we quietly cruised or paused amongst them was excellent. Heidi's alert eyes spotting the dolphin pods and her excitement as she shared the experience and knowledge was very enjoyable. We thoroughly enjoyed our day and would very highly recommend this tour! Thanks Brandon & Heidi. Helen & Gordon
It is a nice day out and really nice to have the amazing crew on board. We are so lucky to see the absolutely beautiful creature of the sea. Along with 100+ dolphins we also see a hammer shark and several penguins. as a person who often get sea sick while sail, this trip is so comfort and I did not feel sickness at all. Photos taken by me and my friend.
Absolutely amazing day out, we saw lots of wildlife and highly recommend this to others.
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Elke Ohnesorge from France wrote on 07 February 2018
Belle expérience
J'ai bien profité de cette journée. L'équipe était très accueillante et arrangeante. Je n'osait pas faire du kayak toute seule et le jeune homme m'a accompagnée. De ce fait, j'ai pu bien voir la baie de Mayor Island et, en particulier, l'otarie qui y nageait et il nous laissait approcher, disons à un bon mètre. Nous avons croisé des dauphins trois fois. Ils suivaient le bateau, et, tandis que j'étais assise sur la proue du bateau, ils étaient juste en-dessous de moi. Fabuleux!