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The Hole in the Rock, Cape Brett Lighthouse and an island of your own.
A small-group cruise through the Bay of Islands: out to the Hole in the Rock and Cape Brett Lighthouse, a stopover on Roberton Island, and wildlife likely the whole way. Max 22 aboard.
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Every Bay of Islands visitor wants the same three things: the Hole in the Rock, an island to land on, and dolphins somewhere along the way. This cruise is built exactly around them, in a small-group format, maximum 22, that keeps it feeling like a day out on a mate's boat rather than a scheduled service.
The route runs out past the bay's scattered islands to Cape Brett, where the lighthouse stands over the famous Hole in the Rock passage. Then it's back to Roberton Island for the stopover, swim, wander, or find a patch of sand and practise doing nothing. Dolphins, seals and seabirds are regulars on this run, and the crew keep it interactive rather than reciting a script.
Four and a half hours, all the icons, none of the crowds. The Bay of Islands as it deserves to be done.
Hole in the Rock passage
Cape Brett Lighthouse views
Roberton Island stopover
Dolphins and seals often seen
Small group, max 22
Personal, interactive format
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Public reviews of the operator who runs this tour on the ground.
The operator's track record
Review excerpts below are from Tripadvisor.
"We had a short stop at Roberton Island where we saw some oystercatchers and a dotteril. My friend walked up the trail to the view point at a hill top which has a spectacular view. I walked around the coast and took pictures of the beautiful bays and rock formations."
ylfun
Tripadvisor review
"We saw a whale and a green turtle along with seals and many many fish and birds. It was a smaller boat so was able to go into the cave next the the Hole but unfortunately we weren't able to go through the hole due to the swell."
Ross T
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Traveller reviews, source shown on each · shown as excerpts.
New Zealand
9 days · 8 nights
4.9 (575 · Trustpilot)
Auckland to Wellington
6 meals included
$1999 AUD
≈ $222/day
New Zealand
9 days · 8 nights
4.9 (575 · Trustpilot)
Christchurch to Queenstown
7 meals included
$1999 AUD
≈ $222/day
New Zealand
17 days · 16 nights
4.9 (575 · Trustpilot)
Auckland to Queenstown
13 meals included
$4399 AUD
≈ $259/day
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