Low Season BBQ Cruise
Available for groups of 20 or more, this is the ideal day trip to make the most of the shorter days of the quiet season in the Park. Include a beach stop and walking option with a delicious barbecue lunch.
- Best For: Full scenic cruise, kiwi BBQ, beach stop
- Cost: Adult $100, Child $62.50
Our plentiful winter sunshine and a hearty chargrilled meal is a recipe for a great trip on the Abel Tasman coast.
Relax aboard the Vista Cruise for a scenic journey along the length of the spectacular coast.
Cruise through the Astrolabe Roadstead, into the golden coves in the heart of Park, pausing to view the antics of the seals in Tonga Island Marine Reserve and continue on to the long, golden northern beaches to Totaranui.
Return to Medlands Beach where the barbecue is fired up on board. Relax on the upper sun-soaked deck or the sheltered lower deck to enjoy your scrumptious, traditional Kiwi barbecue. There is time to explore the golden beaches, waterfalls and native forest groves around the sheltered Bark Bay lagoon before the Vista Cruise departs from Medlands Beach to return to Kaiteriteri.
Rejoin the Vista Cruise at Medlands Beach to return to Kaiteriteri where your coach awaits for transfer back to Motueka or Nelson if required. If self-driving, time for a celebratory drink and dinner at a local cafe.
Read "A Walk in the Park", about how a traveller from Cambodia enjoyed a barbecue cruise and redefines "athletic adrenaline junkie".
How to get here
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Other Scenic Cruises Options
We operate these options:
Available: 19 April to 19 October
9.30 am: Board the Vista catamaran at Kaiteriteri for a scenic cruise through the Astrolabe Roadstead, into the golden coves in the heart of Park, pausing to view the antics of the seals in Tonga Island Marine Reserve and continue on to the long, golden northern beaches to Totaranui.
11.30 am: The Vista Cruise begins the return journey from Totaranui
12.10 pm: Stop at the idyllic cove of Medlands Beach where your crew prepares a delicious barbecue lunch. Relax around tables and chairs on the upper sun-soaked deck or the sheltered lower deck and savour a drink from the onboard cafe and bar. There is time to explore the golden beaches, waterfalls and native forest groves around the sheltered Bark Bay lagoon.
3.00 pm: Vista Cruise departs from Medlands Beach
3.55 pm: Return to Kaiteriteri where your coach awaits for transfer back to Motueka or Nelson if required. If self-driving, time for a celebratory drink and dinner at a local cafe.
Full scenic Vista Cruise Kaiteriteri to Totaranui return.
Barbecue lunch (book vegetarian option the day before your cruise)
Free night's luxury accommodation in Nelson if you book a 3 or 5 day break with us for New Zealand's Spring season 2013
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