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South Island ▷ Nelson Region ▷ Abel Tasman |
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5.0/5
We rented a kayak for a day, we started from Marahau and ended at Anchorage.
Amazing experience, beautiful place.
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4.5/5
Really helpful staff who talked through all the possible trip/itineraries and helped us find the most enjoyable way to kayak the Abel Tasman.
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4.5/5
All arrangements went according to plan.
Friendly and helpful staff, beautiful scenic route, informative on Abel Tasman National Park in general.
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4.5/5
Half day walk, half day paddle tour.
Good quality kayaks, all necessary gear provided, nice guide, would have liked to spend more time on the water, eg watching seals.
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4.5/5
Just a great tour.
Paddled along the very scenic coast, watched seals in the morning. In the afternoon we walked 2 hours on the coast track.
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4.5/5
Helpful and friendly staff, group size of people (4 double kayaks), enthusiastic guides.
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2.5/5
Abel Tasman is so expensive!
The weather in New Zealand is so changeable. Started with a beautiful day and after 30 minutes the weather changed, cloudy, raining and windy.
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5.0/5
We rented a kayak for a day, we started from Marahau and ended at Anchorage.
Amazing experience, beautiful place.
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2.5/5
Abel Tasman is so expensive!
The weather in New Zealand is so changeable. Started with a beautiful day and after 30 minutes the weather changed, cloudy, raining and windy.
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3.0/5
really commercial and really expensive.
They did not really prepare you what to expect
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4.5/5
Helpful and friendly staff, group size of people (4 double kayaks), enthusiastic guides.
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4.5/5
Just a great tour.
Paddled along the very scenic coast, watched seals in the morning. In the afternoon we walked 2 hours on the coast track.
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4.5/5
Half day walk, half day paddle tour.
Good quality kayaks, all necessary gear provided, nice guide, would have liked to spend more time on the water, eg watching seals.
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4.5/5
All arrangements went according to plan.
Friendly and helpful staff, beautiful scenic route, informative on Abel Tasman National Park in general.
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4.5/5
Really helpful staff who talked through all the possible trip/itineraries and helped us find the most enjoyable way to kayak the Abel Tasman.
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4.0/5
Fun trip, good leaders, would have liked longer to view the seals.
Well equipped - a slick organisation.
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4.0/5
Great activity, nice food, good guides, great tour all in all (group of 4 people).
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5.0/5
Fantastic customer service.
Fully catered tour with amazing menu. Used company's camping equipment which was good quality.
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2.0/5
This was a lovely experience, enjoyed every minute of it.
Our guide was brilliant and good fun, so that gets a 10/10. Unfortunately I have to rate the Sea Kayaking Company as a 4/10, because of the unprofessional, unpleasant behaviour of one of the owners prior to our trip: We booked a 3 day trip which they could not fill on the date I booked, so I had to rearrange my whole holiday to accommodate them, which I was quite happy to do being a flexible fair person, however when we arrived 2 days prior to our trip and it was raining and the sea was the colour of mud due to recent floods, I dropped in on their office and pointed this out as a concern, assuming the trip would be cancelled or delayed, however they were certainly not as accommodating as I had been with them. Although it would have been nice to have crystal clear waters as advertised, I would have been happy to carry on had I been reassured it would still be fun and probably clear up a bit (you know a bit of polite customer service), but instead I was snarled at by some angry old bag about cancelling and having to pay the full fee whether I came or not, and then she promptly stormed out mid conversation, leaving her husband and a friendly guide to try and reassure us it would be worth it. Well I work hard for my money and when I purchase an expensive service, I expect to be treated with a little more respect. This woman certainly erased the myth that all New Zealanders are friendly and relaxed people (Well Done!). I nearly cancelled this trip because I was so angry. However the weather did finally improve and I am glad I finally decided to ignore this dreadful woman and go on the trip. The guide who had been present during the altercation had done a good job of reassuring us, clearly he should be the one dealing with the customers and this woman should be kept well away from people in general if they do not want their business to suffer. A perfect score ruined by bad customer service, what a shame!
Hi Sally, I'm so glad the kayak trip was a 10 and that you had a great time despite your earlier misgivings caused by me.
I'm sorry that I snarled (great word) and was a unpleasant, equally glad that Pete and Rowie reassured you and you still came on the trip..
The 31st Dec was a particularly trying weather day and we were just sitting down with a beer (6.45p.m) to celebrate surviving 2011 and unfortunately had not locked our office door (not expecting clients at that time of the evening) when you came in. Obviously one more question about the weather tipped me over the edge, and into the black hole of bad customer service!
If you come back to NZ ANYTIME drop back in to SKC and I''ll give you a bottle of wine as a apology.
Regards
The Grumpy Old Bag
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4.0/5
My husband and I are 25 and we chose the half day tonga island kayak trip.
It was beautiful weather and our guide Sally was informative as well as fun. The trip was not extremely physically tasking and we saw seals, penguins, and lots of birds. A great way to experience Abel Tasman National Park.
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5.0/5
Great place: really friendly, helpful, staff; good, fun, instruction; good equipment - just generally a great time.
Well worth a visit if you're heading to the area (or, actually, worth heading to the area FOR a visit).
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4.0/5
Totaranui is a really great place but it is not well located for kayak activities.
A long way to reach the camp but finally we leave in order to do kayak at Marahau.
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4.0/5
We took tour number 5 (combination of kayak, seal watching and walking).
The environment is beatifull, the lunch was good and the guide was very friendly and experienced.
One drawback, the changed the route because of the weather, and didn't inform us on beforehand.
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5.0/5
Great service and fantastic guiding.
They made all the arrangements to transport our kit so we could kayak, camp and hike back the following day.
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5.0/5
Had an amazing trip!
The scenery was mindblowing, the guide was awesome, and the food was delicious! Highlight of the trip had to be the baby seals jumping on the kayaks.
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5.0/5
oh my good, the most fun i have had with my pants on ever, Our amazing guide prepared amazing food for all 3 days, showed us glow worm took us to his secret rock slide spot and the weather and scenery
was like thailand but with out the dirtiness or people. Best side trip of my hole tour of New Zealand.
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5.0/5
The best trip me and my friends went on when we visited this area on our trip to NZ.
we went at easter time so there was less people around and the weather was still good. the staff were wonderful and we were always safe and well entertained by their kiwi hospitality. the area of abel tasman is beautiful. SKC always!
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5.0/5
Amazing and wonderful trip together with the best guides.
I highly recommend every person to take a kayak trip with the Sea Kayak Company. Thanks for an amazing time!
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2.0/5
1st day guided tour good, crew evening good, houseboat for night too small, not enough space, not enough facilities.
2nd day freedom kayaking, no luck with weather, had to go back with aqua taxi - $100 extra!!!
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