Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
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Not recommended for pregnant travelers
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Not Suitable for infants or children under 10kgs
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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The only Cathedral Cove tour combining high speed thrills, excitement & small cave experiences other boats can’t offer. Cave Cruzer 7.8 metres, the only vessel this size able to navigate inside small caves, giant blowholes & caves. Dedicated to explore more spots only accessible by boat over 24kms, getting you closer, for the best unique, unimpeded (no roof) photos & views of wildlife in the Marine Reserve & majestic, volcanic, coastal views possible on the day. See Cathedral Cove, Shakespeare Cliff, Lonely Bay, Cooks & Hahei beaches & more. The only tour with music to experience the acoustics of NZs 2nd largest sea cave, Orua. The prefect mix of time for pictures, local history & geological...
Highlights
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Boat Tour
Use of Snorkelling equipment
Lunch
Bottled water
Meeting Points
Departure
Cave Cruzer Boat Tours
I can't delay. Checkin on the wharf at the boat, 5 minutes prior to departure time for your Safety. Coromandel roads are windy & don't have passing lanes.
Holiday periods can cause delays of an hour or two through Tairua & parking issues.
GPS route planning doesn't show delays until it happens.
Return
Itinerary
1
Whitianga
Meet your Skipper 15mins before departure time, on the Whitianga Wharf at the boat for your safety briefing before you depart.
2
Ferry Landing Wharf
Listen to some Kauri harvesting history around Ferry Landing & Whitianga during years long ago.
3
Shakespeare Cliff Lookout
Learn about Captian Cook's visit to New Zealand & see why he named a Cliff after William Shakespeare, pass Front Beach, Faxmill Bay & listen some the history.
5 minutes
4
Lonely Bay
Pass close by Lonely Bay & take in the fantastic coastline
5 minutes
5
Cooks Beach
Learn why Captian Cook was sent to New Zealand & venture inside Cooks Beach Blowhole (subject to conditions)
10 minutes
6
Cathedral Cove Beach
Your Skipper will share history of the area on the way to see Cathedral Cove up close from the sea & be amazed by the volcanic formations throughout the Bay.
10 minutes
7
Te Whanganui-A-Hei (Cathedral Cove) Marine Reserve
View fish in the Marine Reserve from the boat without getting wet, however you can get closer having a short snorkel/swim if desired. Mask & snorkel supplied.
15 minutes
8
Hahei
Pass Hahei & view the headland that was once a Maori Pa (village) site & see through the cave & out the other side, we call the keyhole.
9
Hot Water Beach
See Hot Water Beach in the distance, look inside Ice Cave, on the way navigate to the inside of Big Bay Blowhole if conditions allow.
Then explore inside NZ's second largest Sea Cave "Orua" & experience the amazing acoustics when we play music. Cave Cruzer is the only tour to provide this experience.
10 minutes
10
Mahurangi Island / Goat Island
Venture inside Whale Cave & your Skipper will share history of Mahurangi Island & if desired this maybe where you stop for your snorkel depending on conditions
10 minutes
11
Poikeke Island
See & pass through our very own "Hole in the Rock".
The only Cathedral Cove tour combining high speed thrills, excitement & small cave experiences other boats can’t offer. Cave Cruzer 7.8 metres, the only vessel this size able to navigate inside small caves, giant blowholes & caves. Dedicated to explore more spots only accessible by boat over 24kms, getting you closer, for the best unique, unimpeded (no roof) photos & views of wildlife in the Marine Reserve & majestic, volcanic, coastal views possible on the day. See Cathedral Cove, Shakespeare Cliff, Lonely Bay, Cooks & Hahei beaches & more. The only tour with music to experience the acoustics of NZs 2nd largest sea cave, Orua. The prefect mix of time for pictures, local history & geological...
Highlights
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Boat Tour
Use of Snorkelling equipment
Lunch
Bottled water
Meeting Points
Departure
Cave Cruzer Boat Tours
I can't delay. Checkin on the wharf at the boat, 5 minutes prior to departure time for your Safety. Coromandel roads are windy & don't have passing lanes.
Holiday periods can cause delays of an hour or two through Tairua & parking issues.
GPS route planning doesn't show delays until it happens.
