the Choice Way to See the Bay
The sound and feeling is somewhat indescribable and truly amazing when the sails raise, inflate with wind, and send you cruising over the gorgeous waters of the Abel Tasman National Park. Abel Tasman Sailing Adventures offers a unique opportunity to experience high calibre sailing on a comfortable catamaran, while taking in a golden corner of Aotearoa. Full and half day trips are available. Add sea kayaking, national park walks, and water taxi rides for an unbeatable combination.
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Abel Tasman Sailing AdventuresCommercial organisation |
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South Island ▷ Nelson Region ▷ Abel Tasman |
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Payment RequirementIs there a cost for this experience or is it free? Paid access/participation The experience costs money to access or take part in. |
We had bad weather!
Very good day, skipper was great.
Fantastic way to see Abel Tasman.
Glorious day.
Day trip on sailing catamaran.
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9/10 | 29 |
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4.5/5
We had a fantastic day out in theAbel Tasman with Martin&Jane -Maree in their largest catamaran.We were a group of 20 & everyone absolutely loved it.The boat is very comfortable & spacious.
Martin& Jane Maree were friendly &informative & mixed freely with us all.I would highly recommend their boat. Was great being able to swim/paddleboard or go for a short walk.The choice was ours. I would highly recommend them.
Reviewed over 3 years ago
Customer
5.0/5
Fabulous views of Abel Tasman and Split Apple Rock.
Reviewed over 13 years ago
Customer
4.5/5
Great!
Not too many people. Nice captain, comfortable boat, great scenery.
Reviewed over 13 years ago
Customer
4.5/5
Great sail and walk.
Reviewed over 12 years ago and experienced in November 2011
Customer
4.0/5
Great for a slow, relaxing view at a beautiful place.
Abel Tasman.
Reviewed over 12 years ago and experienced in February 2012
Customer
4.0/5
Very nice!!!
Good guide Mark, good information and stories.
Reviewed over 12 years ago and experienced in February 2012
Customer
4.0/5
We have been sailing twice recently and the weather makes all the difference!
The first time we were unlucky to have a horrible, wet cold day - relentless wind and rain the entire day. A little rain on an otherwise good day would have been manageable though. Note there is no shelter on the boat so all the elements batter you while you are sitting still which makes it even worse. We tried having hot drinks but this only works for so long when the weather is that bad. My recommendation would be to reschedule if the weather is predicted to be like this as we were cold and miserable, plus we couldn't see much anyway in the way of scenery.
We unexpectedly were in the area about a month after our first bad experience and decided to give the trip another go on a beautiful sunny day and the experience was poles apart. There were just 4 of us on the boat this time and it was fantastic; the views were absolutely spectacular, we were able to see some seals and penguins and had a brilliant morning on the boat. Unfortunately, it was not quite warm enough to swim but still a beautiful morning. The skipper was fantastic both times and keen to show us as much as possible. Based on this experience, I would give the company 10 stars
Reviewed about 10 years ago and experienced in February 2014
Customer
2.0/5
It was a quite nice trip with a catamaran, but it was said to be a SAILING trip and there was a lot of the way done by motor although there was some wind, so we were a little disappointed.
Reviewed over 12 years ago and experienced in February 2012
Customer
4.5/5
Superb day sailing from Kaiteri, great supper and small group.
Remote deserted beach stops and the chance to spot seals in the sea.
Reviewed almost 12 years ago
Customer
4.5/5
We had a fantastic day out in theAbel Tasman with Martin&Jane -Maree in their largest catamaran.We were a group of 20 & everyone absolutely loved it.The boat is very comfortable & spacious.
Martin& Jane Maree were friendly &informative & mixed freely with us all.I would highly recommend their boat. Was great being able to swim/paddleboard or go for a short walk.The choice was ours. I would highly recommend them.
Reviewed over 3 years ago
Customer
4.0/5
We have been sailing twice recently and the weather makes all the difference!
The first time we were unlucky to have a horrible, wet cold day - relentless wind and rain the entire day. A little rain on an otherwise good day would have been manageable though. Note there is no shelter on the boat so all the elements batter you while you are sitting still which makes it even worse. We tried having hot drinks but this only works for so long when the weather is that bad. My recommendation would be to reschedule if the weather is predicted to be like this as we were cold and miserable, plus we couldn't see much anyway in the way of scenery.
We unexpectedly were in the area about a month after our first bad experience and decided to give the trip another go on a beautiful sunny day and the experience was poles apart. There were just 4 of us on the boat this time and it was fantastic; the views were absolutely spectacular, we were able to see some seals and penguins and had a brilliant morning on the boat. Unfortunately, it was not quite warm enough to swim but still a beautiful morning. The skipper was fantastic both times and keen to show us as much as possible. Based on this experience, I would give the company 10 stars
Reviewed about 10 years ago and experienced in February 2014
Customer
4.5/5
Superb day sailing from Kaiteri, great supper and small group.
Remote deserted beach stops and the chance to spot seals in the sea.
Reviewed almost 12 years ago
Customer
2.0/5
It was a quite nice trip with a catamaran, but it was said to be a SAILING trip and there was a lot of the way done by motor although there was some wind, so we were a little disappointed.
Reviewed over 12 years ago and experienced in February 2012
Customer
4.0/5
Very nice!!!
Good guide Mark, good information and stories.
Reviewed over 12 years ago and experienced in February 2012
Customer
4.0/5
Great for a slow, relaxing view at a beautiful place.
Abel Tasman.
Reviewed over 12 years ago and experienced in February 2012
Customer
4.5/5
Great sail and walk.
Reviewed over 12 years ago and experienced in November 2011
Customer
5.0/5
Fabulous views of Abel Tasman and Split Apple Rock.
Reviewed over 13 years ago
Customer
4.5/5
Great!
Not too many people. Nice captain, comfortable boat, great scenery.
Reviewed over 13 years ago
Customer
4.0/5
Good organisation, the sailing with catamaran was fantastic, nice skipper.
The kayaking was good, but nothing for beginners.
Reviewed over 13 years ago
Customer
4.5/5
This was an all day sail which took us around the national park.
We had a chance to sail the boat or sit and relax.
Reviewed over 13 years ago
Customer
4.5/5
Very nice trip.
I would have preferred some more information about sailing.
Reviewed over 13 years ago
Customer
5.0/5
Had a fantastic days sailing.
The guy who took us was friendly and informative. We were very lucky to see lots of wildlife including dolphins. Highly recommended.
Reviewed over 13 years ago
Customer
4.5/5
We had a kayak, stroll and sail tour along the coast of the Abel Tasman National Park.
Reviewed over 13 years ago
Customer
4.0/5
Picturesque part of the world.
Nice way to spend a few hours in the hot sun (sea breeze was cooling!) Split Apple Rock is odd.
Reviewed over 13 years ago
Customer
4.0/5
Nice sailing trip around Abel Tasman Park.
Good price in summer. Included lunch. Also possible in combination with walking/kayaking.
Reviewed almost 14 years ago and experienced in February 2010
Customer
4.5/5
Very relaxing and enjoyable.
Fun sailing. It was a full day sailing. Brought back memories of the tramp we did last time. Good, informative and friendly guide.
Reviewed over 14 years ago and experienced in May 2010
Customer
4.0/5
Great day.
The weather was perfect. Great lunch, friendly staff, clean boat.
Reviewed over 14 years ago and experienced in May 2010
Customer
5.0/5
Due to stray discount, excellent value for money.
Fantastic day out all round.
Reviewed over 14 years ago
Customer
4.5/5
A beautiful sailing trip on a catamaran taking you along the beaches and bays of Abel Tasman N.P.
Fantastic relaxing day and see the seals too! Superb.
Reviewed over 14 years ago
Customer
4.0/5
The views are stunning, seal pups so cute!
A brilliant way to see the national park - half day sail, half say walk
Reviewed over 14 years ago and experienced in June 2009
Customer
4.5/5
Very good day, skipper was great.
Reviewed over 14 years ago and experienced in June 2009
Customer
4.5/5
The group was small and the guide explains very well.
Drinks for free and lunch was nice. It's a good way to see the Abel Tasman National Park in a different way.
Reviewed over 14 years ago
Customer
5.0/5
We walked to Anchorage and sailed back to Kaiteriteri- The scenery on the walk was postcard beautiful!
Lunch was tasty and the sailing trip back was one of the highlights of our holiday. We sailed at high tide which meant we were able to go up the estuaries- awesome! My son had a swim at split apple rock with a few other passengers which was fun. We had an entertaining captain (Daryl-I think!)who was very informative about the area and we were dropped off at our camp site at the end of the trip. We were advised to take some warm clothes for the boat trip and were able to give a bag to the captain to take on the boat for us-so we didn't need to carry it on the walk- glad we had the warm clothes as it was chilly! Thanks Milan!
Reviewed almost 15 years ago
Customer
4.0/5
Nice sailing-boat, great lunch-packet!
But the one day trip to Anchorage Bay is too boring, should be going more far away to the Bark Bay.
Reviewed almost 15 years ago and experienced in March 2009
Customer
4.5/5
Beautiful day and a great experience.
Nice staff. Only a little bit short.
Reviewed about 15 years ago and experienced in April 2009
Customer
5.0/5
My Husband and I went on the Full Day sailing trip, Weather was perfect for us and the sail there was amazing spotting a pod of dolphins on the way.
We stopped for lunch and went swimming in the most amazingly blue green waters, Hard to believe how beautiful it is down here, like one of the islands with warm waters and golden sand. The lunch was surprisingly delicious. Thanks to the skipper for the wealth of local knowledge & history. We will be back next year
Reviewed over 15 years ago and experienced in February 2009
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