Black cat were the first to offer cruises in Akaroa and we are recognised as New Zealand’s first Eco-tourism operator. Your personal Dolphin Experience.
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Feb 26, 2025
We did the Black cat Akaroa dolphin cruise yesterday. 26.2.25 it truly was wonderful, we saw so many of the little hectors dolphins, baby seals in wee rock pools, beautiful caves and scenery, the bo…Full review by debs200
Nov 8, 2024
Superb, close up and extended views of Hector's dolphins. Also saw NZ fur seals, white-fronted shags, pied shags and even a Giant Northern Petrel Very clear, knowledgeable and informative commentar…Full review by martincS2512NK
May 21, 2024
Awesome tour and crew!!! Derek, max, Abi all rocked it…wonderful views and easy boat to see them from, great narration too.Full review by lkrocks
I saw that you have 2 cruises under 2 different names listed in Trip Advisor. They both are 3 hrs., but one says 1 hour in the water with the dolphins, and the other says 2 hrs. in the water. Would you please clarify the difference? Do the boats go to different areas that take either 30 min. to get to and 1 hr. to get to?
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We took the cruise which took us around in the cruise boat giving us opportunity to see the sea life, basically small dolphins, although we also saw seal, and thousands of …
We took the cruise which took us around in the cruise boat giving us opportunity to see the sea life, basically small dolphins, although we also saw seal, and thousands of sea gulls as well as caves in the rocks. There is another three hours cruise, unfortunately we have no information on that as we didn’t take that.
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