Adele Island kayak, cruise to Tonga Island Marine Reserve, walk the Waterfall Trail to Medlands Beach, 2 hours. Minimum age 12 years.
9am Check in at our Kaiteriteri ticket booth.
9.20am Boat departs Kaiteriteri to cruise into the protected waters of the Astrolabe Roadstead.
9.40am Disembark at Observation Beach where your friendly, expert guide settles you into a stable double kayak with full instructions and safety brief. Then, it's onto the water to explore and have fun.
Paddle to Adele Island, a predator-free sanctuary ringing with birdsong. The island is home to seals, penguins and other birds, including one of New Zealand's rarest birds, the South Island Saddleback (Tīeke). Explore the coast of Adele Island, then return to Observation Beach.
1.15pm Join the Vista Cruise to travel along the spectacular granite coast, calling into popular beaches along the way and pausing to view the antics of seals on Tonga Island.
2.05pm Land at historic Tonga Quarry to walk over forested Tonga Saddle and around the Bark Bay waterfall trail to picturesque Medlands Beach.
5.05pm Rejoin the Vista Cruise to return to Kaiteriteri at 6pm.
This itinerary may be reversed with a Beach Stop at either Tonga Quarry, Medlands Beach or Anchorage before starting your Adele Island Birdsong & Seals kayak from Observation Beach at 1pm. Please contact us for details.