South Island ▷ Kaikoura Region ▷
Air Transport
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Seeing the Whales From Up Top
The main reason to go up in a helicopter or plane around Kaikoura is the whales. From the air you get a proper sense of the scale of these creatures in a way that's hard to grasp from a boat. You trade some of the intimacy for perspective, and honestly it's a fair swap. The bonus is that you get a cracking scenic flight over the coast and the Seaward Kaikoura Range at the same time.
There are a couple of operators running aerial whale watching flights and helicopter options out of Kaikoura, and both take the promo code RANKERS for 10% off, which is handy given it's not a cheap outing. There's also scenic helicopter flights if you want the aerial view without the whale watch focus. Go on a clear day, full stop. The combination of the Pacific and the mountains from up there on a good day is genuinely something.
Kaikoura Region Air Transport
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Helicopter Flights