Advantages: Beautiful scenery, wildlife, friendly, good for getting away from it all Disadvantages: None
I've only just realised that Kaikoura, one of my favourite places in the world, is on this site. Just had to tell people a bit about it.
Kaikoura is a small town about 2 hours north of Christchurch, on the South Island of New Zealand. It originated as a fishing and whaling town, and its industries are still based around the sea, but now mainly in the form of tourism. However, it's far from being a stereotypical "tourist hotspot". It feels very like ... ...main dive operation is Dive Kaikoura, a very professional centre based in the main town. They offer a range of courses, as well as single or double tank trips for qualified divers. A word of warning - this is not tropical diving! I actually found it good preparation for diving in the UK - the temperature varies from around 12-17C, so a good wetsuit is essential. Visibility id often fairly low, usually less than 10m. On the other hand, you get the ...
cathy_m80 12.03.2009
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Advantages: Beautiful, sunny, friendly, lots to do Disadvantages: Sharky waters right in the centre of kaikoura
...of the main attractions in Kaikoura, the cost is about $80 dollars per person and all equiptment is provided. To get to the dolphin swimming reception you turn right out of the Adelphi Lodge and walk for about 15 minuites straight up the road!
Also available is whale watching, this requires a short journey which we hired a taxi for, $10 dollars each way. The whale watching involves going up in an 8 seatered light aircraft and flying over the bay ... ...plane flys as low as possible to get you a good view of it. This is an absolutly amazing experience and the cost was approx $90 per person.
We went caving, which was about a half an hour walk away from kaikoura but an absolutly brilliant experience, the cost was approximatly $15 each and was very intresting.
We also went on a 2 hour argo tour right from in the countryside of Kaikoura right out to the coast line. This was a very bumpy, dusty yet ...
alico 01.08.2008
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Advantages: Gret place for whales, dolphins Disadvantages: expensive to do trips
Kaikora is a beautiful part of New Zealand; it is a great place to get up close and personal with nature. Sadly this lovely place is often missed out of people's itinerary as most fly on from Christchurch and don' have time to take a visit.
Whales: The main attraction in Kaikora is the chance to go Whale Watching. Prices vary depending on the company you book with and how long you want to do it for. I decided to go for a two hour whale watching ... ...high speed boat full of whale tracking equipment. During in the 3 hours I am pleased to say we saw two Sperm Whales, it was amazing to see such amazing creatures so close up, and they really are enormous. Sperm whales go under the water to feed and this takes 40 minutes a time they then rise to surface for 15 minutes to breath before flipping their tales and heading down for more food. As this takes to long you are not always guaranteed to get the ...
LIZKEMPO 12.10.2008
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