Waterways Boating Safaris

Waterways Boating Safaris

14 Rankers Reviews

9 Face-to-Face

16 Boat Cruises

11 Picton / Marlborough Sounds

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A day to remember in the Marlborough Sounds
Fun, freedom, stunning scenery on a boating safari

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Waterways Boating Safaris

Drive a boat, explore the sounds. Fun, freedom & stunning scenery on a guided safari adventure.

Marlborough Sounds sightseeing
Experience an area of unsurpassed beauty, where high mountains covered in forest tower over flooded river valleys creating 1200 kilometres of stunning coastline sheltered from the open sea.
Explore waterways accessible only by boat and enjoy the smooth blue waters of numerous bays and hidden coves. Around every headland is another photo opportunity. An ever-changing landscape where mountains and waterways form a backdrop to every scene.

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Organisation

Waterways Boating Safaris

Commercial organisation

Location

South IslandMarlboroughPicton / Marlborough Sounds

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  • Activity__boat_cruisesBoat Cruises

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Reviews

    • Excellent fun, very helpful guide.
    • Great day out driving your own boat.
    • I can highly recommend this adventure!!
    • Very nice boat safari.
    • Great day out with a very hospitable guide.
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  • 4.5/5

    Day out around Marlborough Sounds with motor boats - great fun.

    Reviewed over 9 years ago and experienced in January 2015

    IRELAND
    Dave Docherty's avatar

    Dave Docherty

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Excellent fun, very helpful guide.

    You even get a free photo CD at the end.

    Reviewed about 15 years ago and experienced in March 2009

    UNITED KINGDOM
    RichardA's avatar

    RichardA

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    I can highly recommend this adventure!!

    we had so much fun cruising the sounds with the boat, taking pictures, enjoying the beautiful landscape AND Leicester was the perfect guide!! Thanx for so many great memories!

    Reviewed about 14 years ago and experienced in June 2010

    AUSTRIA
    elpo's avatar

    elpo

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Great experience in one of the worlds most beautiful places!

    How nice to drive your own boat and get information of a very nice guy! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!

    Reviewed over 12 years ago

    NETHERLANDS
    richartotti's avatar

    richartotti

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Very nice boat safari.

    You drive your own craft and a guide leads the group with his own craft. Very friendly!! The guide even took photos during the trip and after the trip he put the photos on CD and gave the CD for free.

    Reviewed over 12 years ago

  • 5.0/5

    The only tourist activity in the country where you can pilot your own boat !

    You wanna see something more remote parts of the Marlborough Sounds ? This trip is for you ! Magnificent scenery and piloting your own little boat is just so much fun as well ! You go on a nice short walk to have a close look at some of the oldest forest of the area, still totally untouched. Beautiful ! The guide is really nice as well and he takes photos of the all group during the all day and gives you the photo CD for free ! Would definitely recommend it to anyone willing to see more remote parts of this beautiful regions !

    Reviewed over 12 years ago and experienced in February 2012

    NEW ZEALAND
    kiwifrenchy's avatar

    kiwifrenchy

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    great worth every penny!highly recommended and if youre lucky you get to see dolphins!

    Reviewed almost 15 years ago

    NETHERLANDS
    Mieke Knoops's avatar

    Mieke Knoops

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    The best way to combine stunning nature with the excitement of driving your own boat!

    Reviewed over 14 years ago

    NETHERLANDS
    Don & Alice's avatar

    Don & Alice

    Customer

  • 4.0/5

    Great day out driving your own boat.

    Owner and guide funny and informative. Not cheap but worth it!

    Reviewed almost 14 years ago

    UNITED KINGDOM
    F Horrex's avatar

    F Horrex

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    Day out around Marlborough Sounds with motor boats - great fun.

    Reviewed over 9 years ago and experienced in January 2015

    IRELAND
    Dave Docherty's avatar

    Dave Docherty

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    The only tourist activity in the country where you can pilot your own boat !

    You wanna see something more remote parts of the Marlborough Sounds ? This trip is for you ! Magnificent scenery and piloting your own little boat is just so much fun as well ! You go on a nice short walk to have a close look at some of the oldest forest of the area, still totally untouched. Beautiful ! The guide is really nice as well and he takes photos of the all group during the all day and gives you the photo CD for free ! Would definitely recommend it to anyone willing to see more remote parts of this beautiful regions !

    Reviewed over 12 years ago and experienced in February 2012

    NEW ZEALAND
    kiwifrenchy's avatar

    kiwifrenchy

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Very nice boat safari.

    You drive your own craft and a guide leads the group with his own craft. Very friendly!! The guide even took photos during the trip and after the trip he put the photos on CD and gave the CD for free.

    Reviewed over 12 years ago

  • 5.0/5

    Great experience in one of the worlds most beautiful places!

    How nice to drive your own boat and get information of a very nice guy! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!

    Reviewed over 12 years ago

    NETHERLANDS
    richartotti's avatar

    richartotti

    Customer

  • 4.0/5

    Great day out driving your own boat.

    Owner and guide funny and informative. Not cheap but worth it!

    Reviewed almost 14 years ago

    UNITED KINGDOM
    F Horrex's avatar

    F Horrex

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    I can highly recommend this adventure!!

    we had so much fun cruising the sounds with the boat, taking pictures, enjoying the beautiful landscape AND Leicester was the perfect guide!! Thanx for so many great memories!

    Reviewed about 14 years ago and experienced in June 2010

    AUSTRIA
    elpo's avatar

    elpo

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    The best way to combine stunning nature with the excitement of driving your own boat!

    Reviewed over 14 years ago

    NETHERLANDS
    Don & Alice's avatar

    Don & Alice

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    great worth every penny!highly recommended and if youre lucky you get to see dolphins!

    Reviewed almost 15 years ago

    NETHERLANDS
    Mieke Knoops's avatar

    Mieke Knoops

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Excellent fun, very helpful guide.

    You even get a free photo CD at the end.

    Reviewed about 15 years ago and experienced in March 2009

    UNITED KINGDOM
    RichardA's avatar

    RichardA

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Great day out with a very hospitable guide.

    Reviewed over 15 years ago

    zoey1's avatar

    zoey1

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Leicester is a cool guy and has been on the sounds for 25 years so is a cool guy with lots of knowledge.

    Fantastic

    Just did this today for my birthday and we were the only ones its great the boats only have a 10hp engine but they are so light they go pretty fast and are fun.

    The sounds were fantastic as well great to be the only people around

    Cheers Leicester and keep up the good work

    mark and liz

    Reviewed over 15 years ago

    UNITED KINGDOM
    Mark Coffey's avatar

    Mark Coffey

    Customer

  • 4.0/5

    A great day (or half) on the water with your own small boat.

    There is a guide, he tells you everything about the nature.

    Reviewed over 15 years ago

    NETHERLANDS
    Debbie's avatar

    Debbie

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    This was one of the best days we spent on our trip of the South island.

    The weather was great, we had the Sounds practically to ourselves and our guide Leicester brought us to some great spots. He really knew the area and we could see that he loved what he does. The boats were great fun to drive and after just a few minutes getting used to driving them you are free to do explore the water on your own (well within reason). If you are around this area for a few days this is one activity that you have to do.

    Reviewed almost 16 years ago

    IRELAND
    Scantastic's avatar

    Scantastic

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Little boats you drive yourself.

    Would recommend this to anyone - absolutely brilliant. Rubbish weather, but the guide was great and we saw loads of dolphins. Heaps of fun!!

    Reviewed over 16 years ago

    UNITED KINGDOM
    Tom Ben's avatar

    Tom Ben

    Customer