With all the beauty that is the New Zealand coastline, it's a bit of a tease to always view it from a large boat or a removed roadway. We wouldn't recommend jumping in for a swim, but we think hopping in a kayak is the perfect alternative. With a meeting at the pier, your experienced guide will bring you out, via 4WD, to the Pohatu Marine Reserve to be outfitted in all the necessary equipment for kayaking. After a brief safety lesson, you will push out into the water to explore the water life up-close and personal.

The outer coast of the Pohatu Marine Reserve will blow your mind with its towering sea cliffs, rock stacks, reefs, and deep sea caves that have been carved out by Mother Nature. Your guide will lead you to some of the best vantage points within the sheltered bay. Keep your eye out for penguins, seal colonies, hector dolphins, and a wide range of sea bird species. Dip your hand in the water before heading back to the pier. You might not be this intimate with the shoreline again!