Golden Bay Kayaks

Golden Bay Kayaks

29 Rankers Reviews

14 Face-to-Face

11 Sea Kayaking

13 Abel Tasman

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Golden Bay Kayaks

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South IslandNelson RegionAbel Tasman

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  • Activity__sea_kayakingSea Kayaking

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    • Very helpful, friendly staff.
    • Beautiful.
    • Nice little kayaking company.
    • Good price ($30) for 4 hours.
    • Half day guided sea kayak trip.
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    10/10 16
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    9/10 7
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    8/10 4
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  • 5.0/5

    I had an awesome time.

    The scenery was beautiful and we saw lots of seals. Paul was really informative and I enjoyed the tea break on the beach. The photos he sent of the trip were a good memento.

    Reviewed over 13 years ago and experienced in February 2011

    UNITED KINGDOM
    Lizzie_Hamer's avatar

    Lizzie_Hamer

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Half day guided sea kayak trip.

    Really fantastic. The guide was very knowledgeable and safety conscious. We were very comfortable following his lead. Of course the scenery was spectacular, a highlight of our vacation in New Zealand.

    Reviewed over 13 years ago

    UNITED STATES
    Ed_Henderson's avatar

    Ed_Henderson

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Incredible customer service - Tony and Lisa go the extra mile to look after their customers and put safety AND fun at the forefront.

    Great equipment, thorough (but not boring) training and all the info you need on the area. Totally awesome.

    Reviewed almost 13 years ago

    NEW ZEALAND
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    emmaparker

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    Great family day - even held attention of teenage boys !

    Paul had lots of interesting information to impart throught the tour and safety conscious. None of us had kayak'd before but no problem at all. Seals up close were an added bonus - definitely a highlight of the holiday for us.

    Reviewed about 13 years ago

    UNITED KINGDOM
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    stephenh

    Customer

  • 3.5/5

    Friendly service (funny guy), adventerous experience, uncomplicated.

    Reviewed over 12 years ago

    GERMANY
    Rebecca Doehl's avatar

    Rebecca Doehl

    Customer

  • 3.0/5

    The trip to Taupo point was amazing.

    10 for the trip. Nigel, the owner of GBK was quite rude.

    Reviewed over 15 years ago

    UNITED STATES
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    christophere

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    Great with kids.

    Reviewed about 10 years ago and experienced in January 2014

    ISRAEL
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    Lior Bakski

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Super good, supervised, good prices, no worries if you can bring the kayak back one hour later.

    Reviewed over 11 years ago and experienced in February 2013

    GERMANY
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    Stella Thoben

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    One day hire to experience the Northern Abel Tasman.

    Very good fun, only bad thing is we could not hire the kayaks for two days, because it was Christmas Day.

    Reviewed over 11 years ago and experienced in February 2013

    GERMANY
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    Paul Liecke

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Very helpful, friendly staff.

    We booked a freedom tour. When we arrived it was very windy and wavy. They explained that it would be to dangerous to go alone. So we get a family guidet tour in the morning and in the afternoon with some more experience, we could do a short freedom trip.

    Great experience for the kids and the parents!!

    Reviewed over 11 years ago and experienced in December 2012

    SWITZERLAND
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    Martin Hadorn

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    Great with kids.

    Reviewed about 10 years ago and experienced in January 2014

    ISRAEL
    Lior Bakski's avatar

    Lior Bakski

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    One day hire to experience the Northern Abel Tasman.

    Very good fun, only bad thing is we could not hire the kayaks for two days, because it was Christmas Day.

    Reviewed over 11 years ago and experienced in February 2013

    GERMANY
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    Paul Liecke

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Super good, supervised, good prices, no worries if you can bring the kayak back one hour later.

    Reviewed over 11 years ago and experienced in February 2013

    GERMANY
    Stella Thoben's avatar

    Stella Thoben

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Very helpful, friendly staff.

    We booked a freedom tour. When we arrived it was very windy and wavy. They explained that it would be to dangerous to go alone. So we get a family guidet tour in the morning and in the afternoon with some more experience, we could do a short freedom trip.

    Great experience for the kids and the parents!!

    Reviewed over 11 years ago and experienced in December 2012

    SWITZERLAND
    Martin Hadorn's avatar

    Martin Hadorn

    Customer

  • 3.5/5

    Friendly service (funny guy), adventerous experience, uncomplicated.

    Reviewed over 12 years ago

    GERMANY
    Rebecca Doehl's avatar

    Rebecca Doehl

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Incredible customer service - Tony and Lisa go the extra mile to look after their customers and put safety AND fun at the forefront.

    Great equipment, thorough (but not boring) training and all the info you need on the area. Totally awesome.

    Reviewed almost 13 years ago

    NEW ZEALAND
    emmaparker's avatar

    emmaparker

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    Great family day - even held attention of teenage boys !

    Paul had lots of interesting information to impart throught the tour and safety conscious. None of us had kayak'd before but no problem at all. Seals up close were an added bonus - definitely a highlight of the holiday for us.

    Reviewed about 13 years ago

    UNITED KINGDOM
    stephenh's avatar

    stephenh

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Half day guided sea kayak trip.

    Really fantastic. The guide was very knowledgeable and safety conscious. We were very comfortable following his lead. Of course the scenery was spectacular, a highlight of our vacation in New Zealand.

    Reviewed over 13 years ago

    UNITED STATES
    Ed_Henderson's avatar

    Ed_Henderson

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    I had an awesome time.

    The scenery was beautiful and we saw lots of seals. Paul was really informative and I enjoyed the tea break on the beach. The photos he sent of the trip were a good memento.

    Reviewed over 13 years ago and experienced in February 2011

    UNITED KINGDOM
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    Lizzie_Hamer

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Absolutely fantastic experience and a must do if you are visiting the Tasman!

    Fun for the whole family with great new owners and knowledgeable guide that held the attention of our 7 year old for 4+ hours (a challenge as any parent will know).

    Thank you Tony, Lisa and Paul

    Reviewed over 13 years ago

    NEW ZEALAND
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    Robin

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    We decided to do this trip because of the price (about half the price of some tours) and because it was a little further off the beaten track than the other Abel Tasman kayak tours.

    The guided tour was professional but very friendly at the same time. We were emailed photos following the tour at no extra cost. The equipment was great and the actual tour route was beautiful. The home made morning tea was really yummy too!

    We'd recommend this tour to anyone wanting to do a kayak tour in the area.

    Michael & Autumn

    Reviewed over 13 years ago

    NEW ZEALAND
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    Just_Juice

    Customer

  • 4.0/5

    Fantastic morning out at Abel Tasmen, took us to see a mussel farm and stopped off for drinks and a swim at a beautiful beach

    Reviewed over 13 years ago

    UNITED KINGDOM
    Karen Phillips's avatar

    Karen Phillips

    Customer

  • 4.0/5

    Good fun, informative guides.

    Reviewed over 13 years ago

    UNITED KINGDOM
    John Simpson's avatar

    John Simpson

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Fantastic guided tour, saw awesome wildlife close at hand.

    Thanks so much guys. Good luck with the business :-)

    Reviewed over 13 years ago

    NEW ZEALAND
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    rachwatts

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    So well priced and great fun

    Reviewed over 14 years ago and experienced in April 2010

    AUSTRIA
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    claudian

    Customer

  • 4.0/5

    Good price ($30) for 4 hours.

    Reviewed over 14 years ago and experienced in January 2010

    GERMANY
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    Sebastian Kramer

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    1/2 day guided tour with lots of good information about animals and history, with morning tea ta a lonely beach.

    Reviewed over 14 years ago

    GERMANY
    Annette Schmitt's avatar

    Annette Schmitt

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Beautiful.

    Nice guides. Fantastic experience. Saw penguins, seals, birds. Had tea coffee on the beach. Beautiful beach.

    Reviewed over 14 years ago

  • 5.0/5

    Nice little kayaking company.

    Friendly owners (even to us, the first time kayakers).

    Reviewed over 15 years ago and experienced in January 2009

    AUSTRALIA
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    Whiteeee

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    Rented for a trip from beach.

    With overnight camping on a beach to ourselves for Christmas eve. Unforgetale - The owner is strange/hard to like.

    Reviewed over 15 years ago and experienced in January 2009

    UNITED STATES
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    FeliciaO

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Quick instant (just a morning) but very enjoyable moment.

    Managers (Kanako and Nigel) really nice and full of small attentions (fishing, coffee cookie halt, passion fruit hunting J, swimming …) in addition to the proposed activity.

    Good location (no crowd, and wildlife spot), good material, and really appreciate the small friendly structure.

    Reviewed over 15 years ago

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    Kimie

    Customer

  • 3.0/5

    The trip to Taupo point was amazing.

    10 for the trip. Nigel, the owner of GBK was quite rude.

    Reviewed over 15 years ago

    UNITED STATES
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    christophere

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    had great time.

    hired out some kayaks for half day, very cheap price & nice friendly service. wonderful time on the beautiful beaches, would come back again!

    Reviewed over 15 years ago

    CHINA
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    Lynn White

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Friendly, good price and good experience garanteed!

    Reviewed over 15 years ago

    UNITED STATES
    Lindsey's avatar

    Lindsey

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    Very friendly company.

    Made us feel really relaxed as newbies. Good local knowledge.

    Reviewed over 15 years ago

    UNITED KINGDOM
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    Karen

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Nice cozy little company run by a lovely couple.

    Very imformative tour. Felt safe and confortable. Recommended for beginners (like me)as well. Cannot miss this beautiful, peaceful and spectacular nature if you are in NZ !

    Reviewed about 16 years ago

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    cheesecake08

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    nice personal small friendly company, great to get away from the crowds and tata islands and seals are such a close paddle away.

    Reviewed over 16 years ago

    NEW ZEALAND
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    surfkiwi69

    Customer

  • 4.0/5

    Life jackets were a little bit old but we felt fine and safe.

    Reviewed over 16 years ago

    AUSTRIA
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    Franz

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    Great little company.

    You get to see Abel Tasman without the crowds!

    Reviewed over 16 years ago

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    River

    Customer