Spend your day getting close to nature. Travel by road or train through the rolling hill country of North Canterbury, enjoying the beauty of its rural pastoral scenes, to Kaikoura where mountains meet sea. Kaikoura is world renowned for the variety of marine mammals which can be seen, not least of all the giant sperm whales and the acrobatic Dusky Dolphins.

On your arrival in Kaikoura you will be transferred to a whale watch tour; by boat, light aircraft or helicopter, the choice is yours. In the afternoon you will visit a seal colony where fur seals may be viewed at close quarters.

On your return to Christchurch a stop will be made at a North Canterbury vineyard where a wine tasting has been arranged for your pleasure.

As CLT08 and including lunch at Flukes Café.

As CLT08 or CLT08A but Whale Watch by Helicopter instead of boat.

Any of the Whale Watching Tours as described above and including a one way train journey on the Tranz Coastal train from Kaikoura to Christchurch

Combine the Kaikoura Whale Watch tour CLT08 on day one with Kaikoura Swim with Dolphins tour CLT09 on day two. Included in the tour price is one night's five star accommodation at the Anchor Motor Inn (or similar) with your choice of the following Kaikoura activities together with return transport from Christchurch.

1. Kaikoura Whale Watch (CLT08)
2. Dolphin Swimming with Dolphin Encounter (CLT09)
3 Albatross Encounter with Encounter Kaikoura (CLT 09B)
4. Sea fishing Kaikoura with Top Catch Charters (CLT21B)
5. Maori Tours Kaikoura (CLT30)
6. Glenstrae 4 Wheeler Adventure (CLT33)

Combine the Kaikoura Whale Watch tour CLT08 with Kaikoura Swim with Dolphins CLT09 in the same day. Whale watch will be by light aircraft on your arrival in Kaikoura, followed by the Swim with Dolphins tour in the afternoon. Itinerary for CLT08 refers plus the Dolphin Swimming with Dolphin Encounter.