Haka Tours NZ is New Zealand’s premier and award winning adventure tour company; offering nothing but the best of experiences at affordable rates. If New Zealand is known as the adventure capital of the world, then Haka Tours is renown as the adventure tour company to show you the best that the country has to offer. With an array of tours visiting the North and South Island, ranging from 7 to 24 days and able to be customised to suit your requirements and needs in respect to timelines, places to visit and activities to be undertaken, Haka Tours NZ is able to deliver exceptional experiences each and every time.
All of the South Island and New Zealand wide tours visit the coastal region of Kaikoura; located on the east coast of the South Island, between Picton and Christchurch. The area is one of the most visited locations in New Zealand, offering tourists a plethora of opportunities to get out and experience the area. From whale watching to mountain biking, sports fishing to diving, hiking and scenic flights, Kaikoura is a must visit location on your adventure tour New Zealand.
With a population of approximately 3,900 residents, the Kaikoura township is located on a rocky peninsula, protruding from lush farmland beneath the mountains. In the waters off the peninsula, a complex marine system provides an abundantly rich habitat for marine mammals and seabirds making it an ideal place for getting ‘close to nature’.
The Maori name Kaikoura translates to ‘meal of crayfish’ (Kai – food, koura – crayfish), and it is crayfish for which the region has traditionally been famous. Today, the emphasis in Kaikoura is the conservation of marine life, working with a sustainable tourist industry which allows visitors from all over the world to appreciate life in the ocean. In 1978, the Marine Mammal Protection Act was finally passed, providing total protection to New Zealand’ s whales, dolphins and seals. Kaikoura lies within the Southern Hemisphere Whale Sanctuary.
Several different species of whale can be seen off Kaikoura at different times of the year, but almost always the huge Sperm Whales. Flukes lifting clear at the start of the deep dive, adolescent male Sperm Whales enjoy the rich diet of the Kaikoura waters while building up their strength to move to the mating grounds of the warm north. Regularly diving to depths of one kilometre, Sperm Whales have been known to dive to 3 kilometres, holding their breath for up to two hours – perhaps gulping down a few groper or wrestling with a giant squid.
When you want more than a holiday, get in contact with Haka Tours NZ who offer exceptional, small group adventure tours New Zealand. You wont regret it.
