Things to See and Do in Kaikoura

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  • Mar 8, 2006: I had an overnight stop in Kaikoura where I had an early night as I had to get up at 5am to go swimming with the dolphins. ...
  • Oct 2, 2009: ... an amzing panorama view of the city and mountains. Off to the dolphin encounter at 1230. WOW. Took a while to find them, but ...
  • May 20, 2007: ... uou guessed it) without any reservation. Luckily though, the Dolphin Encounter had just had 2 cancellations so we booked in ...
  • Nov 15, 2005: ... along State Highway 1 towards Kaikoura. The road is really quite a boring one for New Zealand standards, it's very flat ...
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  • Dec 7, 2003: ... trip. Vanessa (our guide) drove us out to the 'Seal Swim Kaikoura' base where we, once again, donned wetsuits etc. Unlike ...
  • Mar 16, 2006: ... money on this activity???? (Although I did get a refund on my seal swim, because even though we got to see the seals on the ...
  • Feb 18, 2006: ... was one of the most beautiful experiences i've had in New Zealand. Anyway, I really wanted Mamster to experience that too but ...
  • Mar 6, 2008: ... this place to anyone coming to Kaikoura.   The next morning we booked a Seal Swim which is something Maud had seen ...
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  • Sep 4, 2004: ... to Kaikoura for a weekend away and to get out on the whale watching boat. We caught the Bluebridge ferry from Wellington to ...
  • Dec 22, 2006: ... nbsp;down to the Whale Way Station to join a whale watching trip. By the time we got there, however, ...
  • May 1, 2005: ... tourist. We had many activities to choose from including whale watching, swimming with seals and/or dolphins and flying a ...
  • May 12, 2008: ... you not to do as they will bite! Bloody tourists. After watching many people thinking that they knew better and hoping to see ...
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  • Mar 11, 2007: ... and forest I saw. Finally I got to Kaikoura. I drove straight to the visitor center to find out were I could see the ...
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