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An easy 2-hour drive north of Christchurch, Kaikoura is a picturesque coastal town renowned for its fantastic wildlife and delicious seafood. Sited on a peninsula that juts out from the Seaward Kaikoura Ranges, the town has the snow-clad mountains as its backdrop and spectacular views over rugged beaches. In Maori ‘Kai’ means food and ‘Koura’ means crayfish – so even if you are just stopping on your way to Marlborough you know what you can look forward to for lunch!
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With whales, fur seals and dolphins permanently living in the surrounding waters its worth taking time to go out on a whale watching excursion – either by boat or air. The whales reside in these waters all year round, the nearby seal colony is within easy walking distance of the town and Kaikoura is also home to endless seabirds, including the albatross, making it a truly magical wildlife destination. Pods of dolphins ranging in size from 100 to 1000 are also usually found in the surrounding waters all year round, these ‘dusky’ dolphins are incredibly acrobatic so either watching or swimming with them is a ‘must-do’ whilst here.
Kaikoura is also a great place to meet the local Maori people and experience their culture and traditions; tours are available.
Reviews: Rated Excellent
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Alexandra
Nick has been extremely patient and helpful, he has now found the right flights and accommodation for us flying from the UK to Cairo, in February.
Posted 14 hours ago -
Michael
Laura has been very helpful in assisting us twice and responds quickly to our many queries. Our recent holiday to Lake Garda was a great success and we hope Madeira next year will prove likewise
Posted 1 day ago -
Deborah Christine
Excellent service from start to finish. Our hotel package was designed totally to our requirments. Matt was super efficient and was more than happy to go that extra mile to ensure our package was the best..i would definitely recommend eShores and i will be using them again in the future.
Posted 1 day ago -
Peter
Nick was a pleasure to deal with, He was patient and happy to make changes to our trip several times, I'd recommend dealing with him and eshores, Thanks nick
Posted 2 days ago -
Geoffrey
Have used E-Shores for years & always been very pleased. I have mainly booked all my trips with Dave, who has always been excellent & seems to go the extra mile in all my dealings with him. All the flights, hotels & transfers have run like clockwork. Fantastic service.
Posted 3 days ago -
Anonymous
Chris was excellent, patient and efficient.
Posted 3 days ago -
Paul
Booking process really good & Michelle was exceptionally helpful in getting the trip booked to our requirements
Posted 4 days ago -
Susan
As always Dave came back to us quickly. He has come up with everything we wanted for our holiday to Italy next June. He is so helpful. It’s such a pleasure to book through Eshores.
Posted 5 days ago -
Martyn Paul
My wife and I are independant travellers who did not want to be part of a larger tour group although we needed some help with the itinerary - flights, hotels, transfers etc. This is where eShores came in to the picture. I found the entire booking process to be a very positive experience primarily because we were assigned a dediacted travel advisor who remained with us as the sole point of contact throughout the entire process. Kelly was friendly, knowledgeable and responded back to any query promptly. We discussed some initial ideas over the phone and then she e-mailed me various options and we finally selected a trip to Cambodia and South Vietnam. Overall a brilliant service from Kelly and the eShores team (ps We are yet to take the trip but will report back on how the itinerary works out in practical terms when we head out in 2026)
Posted 5 days ago -
Helen
We have booked our honeymoon to Lake Como in Italy through eShores and Anna was brilliant, she found exactly what we wanted for better value for money than other webistes I came across, and made the whole experience so simple!
Posted 6 days ago
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Alexandra
Nick has been extremely patient and helpful, he has now found the right flights and accommodation for us flying from the UK to Cairo, in February.
Posted 14 hours ago -
Michael
Laura has been very helpful in assisting us twice and responds quickly to our many queries. Our recent holiday to Lake Garda was a great success and we hope Madeira next year will prove likewise
Posted 1 day ago -
DeborahChristine
Excellent service from start to finish. Our hotel package was designed totally to our requirments. Matt was super efficient and was more than happy to go that extra mile to ensure our package was the best..i would definitely recommend eShores and i will be using them again in the future.
Posted 1 day ago -
Peter
Nick was a pleasure to deal with, He was patient and happy to make changes to our trip several times, I'd recommend dealing with him and eshores, Thanks nick
Posted 2 days ago -
Geoffrey
Have used E-Shores for years & always been very pleased. I have mainly booked all my trips with Dave, who has always been excellent & seems to go the extra mile in all my dealings with him. All the flights, hotels & transfers have run like clockwork. Fantastic service.
Posted 3 days ago -
Anonymous
Chris was excellent, patient and efficient.
Posted 3 days ago -
Paul
Booking process really good & Michelle was exceptionally helpful in getting the trip booked to our requirements
Posted 4 days ago -
Susan
As always Dave came back to us quickly. He has come up with everything we wanted for our holiday to Italy next June. He is so helpful. It’s such a pleasure to book through Eshores.
Posted 5 days ago -
MartynPaul
My wife and I are independant travellers who did not want to be part of a larger tour group although we needed some help with the itinerary - flights, hotels, transfers etc. This is where eShores came in to the picture. I found the entire booking process to be a very positive experience primarily because we were assigned a dediacted travel advisor who remained with us as the sole point of contact throughout the entire process. Kelly was friendly, knowledgeable and responded back to any query promptly. We discussed some initial ideas over the phone and then she e-mailed me various options and we finally selected a trip to Cambodia and South Vietnam. Overall a brilliant service from Kelly and the eShores team (ps We are yet to take the trip but will report back on how the itinerary works out in practical terms when we head out in 2026)
Posted 5 days ago -
Helen
We have booked our honeymoon to Lake Como in Italy through eShores and Anna was brilliant, she found exactly what we wanted for better value for money than other webistes I came across, and made the whole experience so simple!
Posted 6 days ago
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