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Flea Bay Sea Kayak Adventure (Small Group Tour)

  • Flea Bay Sea Kayak Adventure
Kayak along Flea Bay where penguins, freshwater fish, seabirds, and other extraordinary creatures live in this breathtaking location.
Head out on a beautiful drive to the Banks Peninsula where you’ll swap your coach for an off-road vehicle over to Flea Bay. Upon arrival, you’ll go over safety then follow your guide as you set out to the Pohatu Marine Reserve. Kayaking the coast, you’ll pass towering cliffs from above, with a gorgeous reef teeming with marine life from below including penguins, seals, freshwater fish, seabirds and more. After your journey, enjoy a picnic-style lunch surrounded by a magnificent backdrop.

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This tour operator has received third-party certification based on the Global Sustainable Tourism Council criteria.

Shore Thing Highlights

  • Don't be fooled by the name — Flea Bay is home to an abundance of wildlife and magnificent landscapes

  • Swap your coach for an off-road vehicle to get to Flea Bay — a remote-ish location making the trip even more exciting

  • Marvel at towering cliffs, rock stacks, reefs, and deep-sea caves on the outer coast of the Pohatu Marine Reserve

  • Observe the diverse wildlife and marine species such as seals, seabirds, freshwater fish, mollusks, mammals, and more

  • The bay is home to little blue penguins called korora

  • Weather permitting — lunch will be served picnic-style to enjoy in a gorgeous natural environment

Need to know

  • Approximately 1.5-hour drive to/from the pier

  • Approximately 1.5 hours of kayaking

  • Two Sailors per double kayak — solo Sailors will be paired together

  • Sailors in wheelchairs or with limited mobility should not select this Shore Thing

  • Sailors should consider their physical fitness level and medical history when determining whether this Shore Thing is appropriate

  • This Shore Thing is not suitable for pregnant Sailors

  • Wildlife sightings are likely but not guaranteed

  • This Shore Thing is weather dependent

  • The order of sites visited may vary

  • This Shore Thing operator has received third-party certification based on the Global Sustainable Tourism Council criteria

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Shore Things are fully refundable to the original form of payment. However, please note that Shore Things are only fully refundable if they are canceled within 48 hours prior to the booked Shore Thing taking place, unless stated otherwise in a specific Shore Thing 'Need to Know' section. If you fail to either (a) cancel within 48 hours of the booked Shore Thing (or alternative time period as may be stated in a specific Shore Thing 'Need to Know' section), or (b) show up for a booked Shore Thing, you will be charged for 100% of the Shore Thing price. 

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If you make another purchase prior to midnight EST, after canceling a booking eligible for a refund, the credit from the canceled booking will be applied to your new booking. Therefore, you’ll only be charged for the price difference between the canceled and new experience. If you have remaining temporary credit left on your account after you’ve made another experience purchase, the remaining credit will be refunded to your original form of payment after midnight EST.

If you cancel a Shore Thing during your voyage and are eligible for a refund, a credit will be applied to your folio and not to your original form of payment.


Shore Things departure times and/or meeting locations are subject to change. We will make every effort to notify Sailors in advance via the Sailor App of any tour departure and/or meeting changes.
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