Farewell Spit Eco Tours

Farewell Spit Eco Tours

45 Rankers Reviews

33 Face-to-Face

5 Group Tours

8 Bird Watching

14 Golden Bay

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Feature Value Info

Organisation

Farewell Spit Eco Tours

Commercial organisation

Location

South IslandNelson RegionGolden Bay

Categories

  • Activity__bus_van_toursGroup Tours
  • Activity__bird_watchingBird Watching

Directions

To Coordinates

Coordinates

-40.6764237901619

172.68240442276

Latitude
-40.6764237901619
Longitude
172.68240442276

Reviews

    • Great.
    • Fantastic trip along Farewell Spit.
    • Very good experience.
    • Guide gave many and enthusiastic information.
    • Very knowlegable tour guides - good days outing.
    Rating Count Percentage
    10/10 16
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    9/10 15
    33%
    8/10 7
    16%
    7/10 5
    11%
    6/10 1
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    3/10 1
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  • 5.0/5

    An amazing area of unspoiled natural beauty.

    An experience enhanced by the knowledge of our bus driver and guide Anton

    Reviewed over 2 years ago

    Sue's avatar

    Sue

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Had a great day yesterday on our trip with Paddy, lots of fun and very informative.

    He knows his birds !

    I can recommend this trip to anyone, thank you so much, cheers Graeme Staite.

    Reviewed over 2 years ago

    G. Staite's avatar

    G. Staite

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    A great experience to go so far out to sea on a sand spit.

    We saw quite a few different species of birds including the beautiful Gannet colony at a distance, as well as a seal basking on the beach. Our driver Paddy was very interesting and knowledgeable about the wildlife, geology, geography and history. He kept us interested with anecdotes about the spit. A cuppa and fresh muffin for afternoon tea in one of the old lighthouse keepers’ cottages was a lovely break, and a peak into their lives. On the way back we got to see the remains of a shipwreck which periodically gets uncovered by the shifting dunes. Sunset provided more spectacular photo opportunities. Well worth it!

    Reviewed about 5 years ago

    AUSTRALIA
    Kirsten Mitchell's avatar

    Kirsten Mitchell

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    Bus trips are not our thing but this was the only way to get up to the end of Farewell Spit.

    And once you get off road it is great. The driver was very friendly and informative (although quite hard to hear at times). This is a strange and wonderful place and well worth a visit, with lots of interesting information about the lighthouse and its keepers. Coffee and buns were much appreciated, and there were good opportunities along the way to stop for photos, climb a sand dune, watch a seal etc.

    Reviewed over 7 years ago

    UNITED KINGDOM
    Alan Brown's avatar

    Alan Brown

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Excellent commentary, comfortable seats, not too long, not too short.

    Reviewed over 9 years ago

    NEW ZEALAND
    Megan's avatar

    Megan

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Awesome experience and worth every penny.

    Very informative driver kept us entertained all day.

    Reviewed almost 10 years ago and experienced in September 2014

    NEW ZEALAND
    FlyingKiwiGirl's avatar

    FlyingKiwiGirl

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Great tour all the way up to the Farewell Split lighthouse with numerous stops and time to walk around, very enthusiastic and informed guide/driver named Murray.

    Full day (10 am- 5pm) tour at $145 was fantastic and highly interesting with all the information the guide provided. Wonderful and recommendable day.

    Reviewed over 10 years ago

    CAMBODIA
    Brita Topp's avatar

    Brita Topp

    Customer

  • 3.0/5

    Four wheel drive bus from town to end of 35km Spit.

    Informative talk on Spit, birds, lighthouse, local history.

    Reviewed over 14 years ago and experienced in May 2010

  • 3.5/5

    Very good experience.

    It is a way to see this part of the South Island, but it was expensive and even if the trip was good, it wasn't so extraordinary (which can explain the price).

    Reviewed over 10 years ago and experienced in February 2014

    FRANCE
    Sarah's avatar

    Sarah

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Great value for money.

    A wild and impressive region which can only be visited on a guided tour. The driver was very knowledgable and the 4wd bus comfortable. This was a trip highlight.

    Reviewed almost 11 years ago

    NEW ZEALAND
    Pam&Steve's avatar

    Pam&Steve

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    An amazing area of unspoiled natural beauty.

    An experience enhanced by the knowledge of our bus driver and guide Anton

    Reviewed over 2 years ago

    Sue's avatar

    Sue

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Had a great day yesterday on our trip with Paddy, lots of fun and very informative.

    He knows his birds !

    I can recommend this trip to anyone, thank you so much, cheers Graeme Staite.

    Reviewed over 2 years ago

    G. Staite's avatar

    G. Staite

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    A great experience to go so far out to sea on a sand spit.

    We saw quite a few different species of birds including the beautiful Gannet colony at a distance, as well as a seal basking on the beach. Our driver Paddy was very interesting and knowledgeable about the wildlife, geology, geography and history. He kept us interested with anecdotes about the spit. A cuppa and fresh muffin for afternoon tea in one of the old lighthouse keepers’ cottages was a lovely break, and a peak into their lives. On the way back we got to see the remains of a shipwreck which periodically gets uncovered by the shifting dunes. Sunset provided more spectacular photo opportunities. Well worth it!

    Reviewed about 5 years ago

    AUSTRALIA
    Kirsten Mitchell's avatar

    Kirsten Mitchell

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    Bus trips are not our thing but this was the only way to get up to the end of Farewell Spit.

    And once you get off road it is great. The driver was very friendly and informative (although quite hard to hear at times). This is a strange and wonderful place and well worth a visit, with lots of interesting information about the lighthouse and its keepers. Coffee and buns were much appreciated, and there were good opportunities along the way to stop for photos, climb a sand dune, watch a seal etc.

    Reviewed over 7 years ago

    UNITED KINGDOM
    Alan Brown's avatar

    Alan Brown

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Excellent commentary, comfortable seats, not too long, not too short.

    Reviewed over 9 years ago

    NEW ZEALAND
    Megan's avatar

    Megan

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Awesome experience and worth every penny.

    Very informative driver kept us entertained all day.

    Reviewed almost 10 years ago and experienced in September 2014

    NEW ZEALAND
    FlyingKiwiGirl's avatar

    FlyingKiwiGirl

    Customer

  • 3.5/5

    Very good experience.

    It is a way to see this part of the South Island, but it was expensive and even if the trip was good, it wasn't so extraordinary (which can explain the price).

    Reviewed over 10 years ago and experienced in February 2014

    FRANCE
    Sarah's avatar

    Sarah

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Great tour all the way up to the Farewell Split lighthouse with numerous stops and time to walk around, very enthusiastic and informed guide/driver named Murray.

    Full day (10 am- 5pm) tour at $145 was fantastic and highly interesting with all the information the guide provided. Wonderful and recommendable day.

    Reviewed over 10 years ago

    CAMBODIA
    Brita Topp's avatar

    Brita Topp

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Great value for money.

    A wild and impressive region which can only be visited on a guided tour. The driver was very knowledgable and the 4wd bus comfortable. This was a trip highlight.

    Reviewed almost 11 years ago

    NEW ZEALAND
    Pam&Steve's avatar

    Pam&Steve

    Customer

  • 3.5/5

    Very enjoyable experience, but at $145 PP an expensive duopoly!

    Reviewed over 11 years ago and experienced in February 2013

    NEW ZEALAND
    Kevin Tranter's avatar

    Kevin Tranter

    Customer

  • 4.0/5

    Very knowlegable tour guides - good days outing.

    Reviewed over 11 years ago

    NEW ZEALAND
    Jenny Pullenger's avatar

    Jenny Pullenger

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    Good speakers!!

    Saw seals and other animals! Best tour ever!

    Reviewed almost 12 years ago and experienced in December 2012

    NETHERLANDS
    Cennart ud Brock's avatar

    Cennart ud Brock

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    Great.

    Reviewed about 12 years ago and experienced in February 2012

    GERMANY
    Domroes's avatar

    Domroes

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Fantastic trip along Farewell Spit.

    Driver/guide was excellent and knowledgable. A long day due to late start for correct conditions, but experienced fantastic sunset.

    Reviewed over 13 years ago and experienced in March 2011

    UNITED KINGDOM
    John Duffy's avatar

    John Duffy

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    Perfectly organised day, nice people, very informative.

    Reviewed over 13 years ago

    NETHERLANDS
    Zuur's avatar

    Zuur

    Customer

  • 4.0/5

    Very nice scenic route, good comments by the driver.

    Reviewed over 13 years ago

    GERMANY
    Eva Bock's avatar

    Eva Bock

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    Guide gave many and enthusiastic information.

    The trip was amazing!

    Reviewed over 13 years ago

  • 4.5/5

    Excellent driver with cheerful personality.

    Good timekeeping. Good explanations of what to expect and good commentary.

    Reviewed over 13 years ago

    NEW ZEALAND
    inda Hall's avatar

    inda Hall

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Very enjoyable trip to Farewell Spit.

    Reviewed over 13 years ago

    UNITED KINGDOM
    David Glover's avatar

    David Glover

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    This was a highlight of my trip.

    I'm a coast person and this drive along that wild, empty (of humans, that is) windswept beach with the crashing waves, the wonderfully sculpted dunes, the great sweep of the sky and the constant comings and goings of birds and seals was exhilarating. Cape Farewell and Fossil Point were well worth seeing and the comfort stop at the lighthouse was welcome. Good muffins too. If you're planning to include this trip in your itinerary - and I recommend it - be aware of the tide as a factor. I nearly missed out and had to do some rapid readjustment of my schedule to get to Collingwood in time. And that's another thing. Don't miss Collingwood; it's a delightful tiny place.

    Reviewed almost 14 years ago

    AUSTRALIA
    Lizzie's avatar

    Lizzie

    Customer

  • 3.0/5

    Four wheel drive bus from town to end of 35km Spit.

    Informative talk on Spit, birds, lighthouse, local history.

    Reviewed over 14 years ago and experienced in May 2010

  • 5.0/5

    Friendly advice when we booked the tour.

    A great trip with good guides.

    Reviewed over 14 years ago and experienced in April 2010

    NEW ZEALAND
    lindam's avatar

    lindam

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    Professional, very interesting - but get poor.

    Reviewed over 14 years ago and experienced in January 2010

    AUSTRIA
    Norbert Hainz's avatar

    Norbert Hainz

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    Fantastic day out to Farewell Spit.

    Reviewed over 14 years ago and experienced in January 2010

    AUSTRALIA
    Gerry Donoghue 's avatar

    Gerry Donoghue

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Very good trip to Golden Bay Nature Reserve - lighthouse a must.

    well worth a visit.

    Reviewed over 14 years ago and experienced in January 2010

    UNITED KINGDOM
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    Mr & Mrs Sage

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    The rating is for the three hour bird trip in the eight wheeler.

    Paddy has a great future in bird tours on the spit if our trip was any indication - having the birds in breeding plumage helped. We did the longer trip, which was pleasant with excellent commentary, but not in the same league as the previous afternoon.

    Reviewed over 14 years ago

    AUSTRALIA
    Chris Lloyd's avatar

    Chris Lloyd

    Customer

  • 4.0/5

    Very enjoyable day.

    The bus driver, guide was very knowledgable about bird life, and general knowledge about the spit. The time flew by. The muffins were very tasty too - the seats in the bus got a little uncomfortable toward the end.

    Reviewed over 14 years ago

    NEW ZEALAND
    Ron Price's avatar

    Ron Price

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    Even the the tour was 6 1/2 hours, there was never a dull moment.

    Lots of stops to see all the sights on the spit. Hugely knowledgeable and informative guide.

    Reviewed over 14 years ago

    NEW ZEALAND
    helennz's avatar

    helennz

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    A most interesting and wonderfulexperience, knowledgable driver.

    A most interesting and wonderfulexperience, knowledgable driver.

    Reviewed over 14 years ago and experienced in November 2009

  • 4.0/5

    6 1/2 hour bird + seal watching.

    For us it was sometimes difficult to understand the guide.

    Reviewed almost 15 years ago and experienced in December 2009

    GERMANY
    Erika Muller's avatar

    Erika Muller

    Customer