Sail Barbary

14 Rankers Reviews

9 Face-to-Face

12 Sailing

20 Taupo

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Sail Barbary to Taupo's iconic Maori Rock Carvings
Swim in New Zealand's largest lake
Barbary - Sailing to the Carvings for over 30 years
Get up close to the 10 meter high rock art
Relax on Great Lake Taupo with Sail Barbary

Information

Sail Barbary

Sail Barbary to the Maori Rock Carvings on Lake Taupo

Join the locals on a boutique Lake Taupo cruise to the renowned Maori Rock Carvings. Sailing Taupo's beautiful bays, Barbary offers the perfect mix of relaxation, fun and adventure at an awesome price. Soak up the sun, or roll up your sleeves; you can take the wheel, help hoist the sails or just sit back and enjoy the view.
Barbary is nothing like your run-of-the-mill cruise; our eco-friendly yacht offers year-round water activities the Kiwi Way.

Enjoy sailing at its best (and quietest!) on New Zealand's only commercially operated electric yacht - no fumes, no noise, no pollution.
Qualmark Endorsed visitor activity and Enviro Silver award.
B.Y.O (Bring Your Own) food & beverage option.
Fun in any season (warm ponchos available)

Details

Feature Value Info

Organisation

Sail Barbary

Commercial organisation

Location

North IslandTaupo RegionTaupo

Categories

  • Activity__sailingSailing

Operating Season And Hours

Sail Barbary operates every day except Christmas Day.
Maori Rock Carvings Cruise departs 10.30am, 2pm and 5pm* (*5pm Summer Only)

Directions

To Coordinates

Coordinates

-38.6863561068422

176.065796518326

Latitude
-38.6863561068422
Longitude
176.065796518326

Reviews

    • A relaxing and entertaining experience.
    • Great boat, great captain, great trip.
    • Excellent trip!
    • Amazing sailing trip to the Maori rock carvings.
    • Nice sail and a good crew.
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    10/10 7
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    9/10 2
    14%
    8/10 4
    29%
    7/10 1
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  • 5.0/5

    Sailing on this atmospheric and lovely old sailing boat for 2.5 hours to the Maori Rock Carvings is an excellent way of experiencing the beautiful Lake Taupo and its mountainous backdrop.

    Reviewed over 7 years ago and experienced in January 2017

    DENMARK
    Thomas Klinting's avatar

    Thomas Klinting

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    A cruise on a classic yacht out to the rock carvings and around a couple of bays.

    Fantastic experience for all ages - possible to have a swim in the lake at the carvings as well as a complimentary hot drink to warm you up.

    Reviewed over 7 years ago and experienced in November 2016

  • 3.5/5

    Great to get out on the water, the hosts were lovely and could give a lot of information about the area.

    Reviewed over 7 years ago and experienced in January 2017

    Charlotte's avatar

    Charlotte

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Great boat, great captain, great trip.

    Weather was great too!

    Reviewed about 8 years ago and experienced in March 2016

    Caroline Shaw's avatar

    Caroline Shaw

    Customer

  • 4.0/5

    A relaxing and social sailing trip over Lake Taupo, leading to Maori rock carvings.

    But the best is taking a dive into the clear blue water with Mt Ngauruhoe in the background.

    Reviewed over 7 years ago and experienced in March 2016

    NETHERLANDS
    Sebastiaan's avatar

    Sebastiaan

    Customer

  • 4.0/5

    Nice sail and a good crew.

    Reviewed over 8 years ago

    GERMANY
    Raul Ellermann's avatar

    Raul Ellermann

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Amazing sailing trip to the Maori rock carvings.

    Very relaxing with fun & informative crew, would definitely do it again!

    Reviewed almost 9 years ago

    NEW ZEALAND
    PartyMarty's avatar

    PartyMarty

    Customer

    Hi, Thank you for your review. We're so happy we were able to provide you with an enjoyable experience.

    Cheers, Sarah & Jamie

    NEW ZEALAND
    Peter Battell's avatar

    Peter Battell

    Representative

  • 4.0/5

    Two hour cruise, with a pizza and beer offered.

    Quiet, beautiful, you also see the Maori Carvings that you can only reach by boat. The Skipper was really nice and funny. A good memory.

    Reviewed over 8 years ago and experienced in November 2015

  • 5.0/5

    Review and pictures here: http://www.minube.com/rincon/sail-barbary-a3664094#user-87065

    Reviewed almost 9 years ago and experienced in October 2015

    GONZALEZ  ROBERTO's avatar

    GONZALEZ ROBERTO

    Customer

    Thank you for your detailed review and fantastic pictures! We're so pleased you had such a good time on board Barbary :)

    Cheers, Jamie & Sarah

    NEW ZEALAND
    Peter Battell's avatar

    Peter Battell

    Representative

  • 3.5/5

    Great to get out on the water, the hosts were lovely and could give a lot of information about the area.

    Reviewed over 7 years ago and experienced in January 2017

    Charlotte's avatar

    Charlotte

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Sailing on this atmospheric and lovely old sailing boat for 2.5 hours to the Maori Rock Carvings is an excellent way of experiencing the beautiful Lake Taupo and its mountainous backdrop.

    Reviewed over 7 years ago and experienced in January 2017

    DENMARK
    Thomas Klinting's avatar

    Thomas Klinting

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    A cruise on a classic yacht out to the rock carvings and around a couple of bays.

    Fantastic experience for all ages - possible to have a swim in the lake at the carvings as well as a complimentary hot drink to warm you up.

    Reviewed over 7 years ago and experienced in November 2016

  • 4.0/5

    A relaxing and social sailing trip over Lake Taupo, leading to Maori rock carvings.

    But the best is taking a dive into the clear blue water with Mt Ngauruhoe in the background.

    Reviewed over 7 years ago and experienced in March 2016

    NETHERLANDS
    Sebastiaan's avatar

    Sebastiaan

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Great boat, great captain, great trip.

    Weather was great too!

    Reviewed about 8 years ago and experienced in March 2016

    Caroline Shaw's avatar

    Caroline Shaw

    Customer

  • 4.0/5

    Two hour cruise, with a pizza and beer offered.

    Quiet, beautiful, you also see the Maori Carvings that you can only reach by boat. The Skipper was really nice and funny. A good memory.

    Reviewed over 8 years ago and experienced in November 2015

  • 4.0/5

    Nice sail and a good crew.

    Reviewed over 8 years ago

    GERMANY
    Raul Ellermann's avatar

    Raul Ellermann

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Review and pictures here: http://www.minube.com/rincon/sail-barbary-a3664094#user-87065

    Reviewed almost 9 years ago and experienced in October 2015

    GONZALEZ  ROBERTO's avatar

    GONZALEZ ROBERTO

    Customer

    Thank you for your detailed review and fantastic pictures! We're so pleased you had such a good time on board Barbary :)

    Cheers, Jamie & Sarah

    NEW ZEALAND
    Peter Battell's avatar

    Peter Battell

    Representative

  • 5.0/5

    Amazing sailing trip to the Maori rock carvings.

    Very relaxing with fun & informative crew, would definitely do it again!

    Reviewed almost 9 years ago

    NEW ZEALAND
    PartyMarty's avatar

    PartyMarty

    Customer

    Hi, Thank you for your review. We're so happy we were able to provide you with an enjoyable experience.

    Cheers, Sarah & Jamie

    NEW ZEALAND
    Peter Battell's avatar

    Peter Battell

    Representative

  • 5.0/5

    Awesome experience, very informative, staff were amazing :) Would definitely reccomend!

    Reviewed almost 9 years ago

    Thanks for your lovely review Lorien. We're so pleased you had a good time on board Barbary :)

    Cheers, Jamie & Sarah

    NEW ZEALAND
    Peter Battell's avatar

    Peter Battell

    Representative

  • 4.5/5

    Great sailing trip on Lake Taupo, informative and fun.

    Reviewed over 9 years ago and experienced in November 2014

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    Polly Rider

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Excellent trip!

    Perfect for families, I travelled with a 4yr old and we loved it. Free sausage and drink went down very nicely. We'll be back!!

    Reviewed over 12 years ago

    NEW ZEALAND
    pkac's avatar

    pkac

    Customer

  • 4.0/5

    A relaxing and entertaining experience.

    Reviewed over 12 years ago and experienced in November 2011

  • 5.0/5

    Wicked, funny and fantastic couple of hours thanks to an enthusiastic skipper.

    You get to sail the lake, see Maori rock carvings with plenty of tales of the sea plus chance to sail helm etc if you want to.

    Reviewed about 13 years ago and experienced in March 2011

    UNITED KINGDOM
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    Zoe Barker

    Customer