Okarito Boat Tours
Details
Boat Cruises
Bird Watching
Reviews
-
5.0/5
Despite very heavy rain, Swade took us out for a memorable trip - seeing the first bar tailed godwits of the season come in, an australasian bittern at close quarters, caspian terns, royal spoonbill and
white heron. He was so enthusiastic and it was wonderful.
an![](data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg width="300" height="300" viewBox="0 0 300 300" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><rect id="bg" width="300" height="300" fill="rgb(215,153,215)" /><path d="m 150 508 Q 173 127 -208 150 Q 173 173 150 -208 Q 127 173 508 150 Q 127 127 150 508 z" fill="rgb(36,131,33)" /><path d="m 150 484 Q 243 57 -184 150 Q 243 243 150 -184 Q 57 243 484 150 Q 57 57 150 484 z" fill="rgb(219,124,222)" /><path d="m 150 281 Q 191 109 19 150 Q 191 191 150 19 Q 109 191 281 150 Q 109 109 150 281 z" fill="rgb(40,102,40)" /></svg>)
-
5.0/5
We really enjoyed our tour of Okario Lagoon with Swade and appreciated his knowledge of the area.
-
5.0/5
I really enjoyed my trip out in the boat with Swade.
Even though it was just me he took me out showed me all the wildlife and gave me loads of background info without being too much. I saw royal spoonbill, rare white heron, 2 types of terns, shags, stilts...this is a great way to see the white heron which is in residence all year despite what the white heron company say. Highly recommend.
to![](data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg width="300" height="300" viewBox="0 0 300 300" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><rect id="bg" width="300" height="300" fill="rgb(77,80,164)" /><path d="m 150 714 Q 184 116 -414 150 Q 184 184 150 -414 Q 116 184 714 150 Q 116 116 150 714 z" fill="rgb(203,13,157)" /><path d="m 150 519 Q 234 66 -219 150 Q 234 234 150 -219 Q 66 234 519 150 Q 66 66 150 519 z" fill="rgb(52,242,98)" /><path d="m 150 194 Q 253 47 106 150 Q 253 253 150 106 Q 47 253 194 150 Q 47 47 150 194 z" fill="rgb(178,175,91)" /></svg>)
-
4.5/5
This is a really good way to see many of New Zealand's special birds close-up.
We got very good views of Caspian Tern, Royal Spoonbill, White Heron and Australasian Bittern (Classic beak upwards upright stance - rarely seen in UK), as well as many others. It is also a good introduction to some of the plant and tree species around, and Swade will tailor his guiding to what is out and can be seen at the time. Worth thinking of combining a trip with one of the Okarito Kiwi Tours in the evening and perhaps a walk to the Trig point in the afternoon. My wife is not a regular birdwatcher but enjoyed this trip a lot.
![](data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg width="300" height="300" viewBox="0 0 300 300" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><rect id="bg" width="300" height="300" fill="rgb(202,60,254)" /><path d="m 150 614 Q 273 27 -314 150 Q 273 273 150 -314 Q 27 273 614 150 Q 27 27 150 614 z" fill="rgb(85,10,251)" /><path d="m 150 528 Q 255 45 -228 150 Q 255 255 150 -228 Q 45 255 528 150 Q 45 45 150 528 z" fill="rgb(170,245,4)" /><path d="m 150 355 Q 77 223 -55 150 Q 77 77 150 -55 Q 223 77 355 150 Q 223 223 150 355 z" fill="rgb(53,195,1)" /></svg>)
![](data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg width="300" height="300" viewBox="0 0 300 300" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><rect id="bg" width="300" height="300" fill="rgb(175,94,44)" /><path d="m 150 592 Q 79 221 -292 150 Q 79 79 150 -292 Q 221 79 592 150 Q 221 221 150 592 z" fill="rgb(252,36,80)" /><path d="m 150 536 Q 67 233 -236 150 Q 67 67 150 -236 Q 233 67 536 150 Q 233 233 150 536 z" fill="rgb(3,219,175)" /><path d="m 150 261 Q 282 18 39 150 Q 282 282 150 39 Q 18 282 261 150 Q 18 18 150 261 z" fill="rgb(80,161,211)" /></svg>)
