We took a cruise on Lady Ann from Picton up to Cook's Landing at Ship Cove, where we stopped for a wander around, and were then dropped at Torea Bay. What an amazing day we had. The pre-planning was a breeze with the assistance and helpful advice from Becky along the way. On the day we were treated to a very memorable experience. The boat itself is fantastic. Mark, Courtney and Flame looked after us so well - we wanted for nothing. We saw penguins, dolphins, seals, and gannets. We ate food that looked beautiful and tasted as good as it looked. I highly recommend this company. I do not often post reviews, but feel the memories we were given of a very special day, and how well treated we were, is deserving of praise. Thank you so much to the team at Beachcomber Cruises for looking after our team so well. A definite highlight of our trip.

Captain Greg,took us on an amazing cruise around the best spots to be seen on our private 1 hour trip. Such a beautiful part of the world and Greg was very informative,with some very interesting facts.

Fantastic service from Beachcomber. Booked some pickups/drop offs and bag transfers for the Queen Charlotte track. It was the start of the 'quiet season' but they were more than happy to accommodate and still had busy boats for the day tours. Excellent communication via email and clear instructions on the day from office staff and skippers. All staff super friendly and knowledgeable. They were flexible enough to pick us up earlier when we arrived to the pickup point a bit sooner than we had planned which was really appreciated at that time of year. Would highly recommend them for any shuttles or tours in the sounds. Cheers

Great tour! Kevin and Kayla made it enjoyable…loved the information, views, and total experience. The town of Picton was great and this was a beautiful way to see it!!

We enjoyed our cruise with ‘Beachcomber Cruise’ very much. The boat trip from Picton to Ship Cove was very informative and pleasant. The cruise from Punga Cove to Picton was speedy and absolutely on time. Thank you for a great service in the Marlborough Sounds. HeiWe

Ship Cove to Furneaux Lodge 17km walk It takes about an hour to get there and back on the smaller boat, depending on the mail drop/ pick up. It was a pleasant trip with lots of commentary on history and facts. The walk takes about 5 hours with a few breaks in between. It's intermediate level with a couple of uphills at the start. Beautiful views and seats to rest along the path. The track wasn't as well maintained as thought, but still very doable.

Wonderful trip with great commentary. Outstanding scenery. Captain of the boat provided kind and Outstanding service with assisting my elderly mother....many thanks

The skipper, Aaron was knowledgeable, friendly and good-natured. My family used the water taxi service to be dropped off and picked up from the Queen Charlotte Track. The boat had plenty of room and comfortable. Top deck was open for great views. Highly recommend!

Loved the half day trip to Ship Cove. Very lucky with the beautiful weather. Saw a penguin but no dolphins due to the time of year. Could easily hear the commentary from the top deck but was harder to hear inside the boat. Would have loved to stay a little longer at Ship Cove.

Skipper provided a very interesting commentary. We walked from Ship Bay to Furneaux Lodge. Only snag is there is not too much to see for a lot of the walk due to the bush. But you do get to see lots of wekas. Good quick boat ride both ways and friendly staff.

Excellent boat tour of the Queen Charlotte Sound from Picton. Beautiful day, calm water and gorgeous scenery. The narration by the captain was interesting. the 2 short stops to get ashore were nice. Overall a very enjoyable tour. A very relaxing way to see this area. The staff at Beachcomber was all very friendly, flexible and helpful. We've a tight schedule to make the last shuttle bus back to the cruise ship terminal. Becky at the Beachcomber office offered to ask the shuttle bus to come closer to the boat dock for us to get on in case the tour boat sometimes come back a little late. When we informed the captain of our tight schedule he made sure that we arrived back to the dock even a few minutes ahead of schedule time. Now that's great customer service.

An amazing island with just the right amount of time to ascend to the summit and the incredible panoramic views. Excellent views of the unique bird species found on the island. I was disappointed with the very short time we had by the Cook Memorial - the excuse that “we’re running late” by the boat skipper isn’t, I feel, good enough! Consequently it was a very rushed visit for everyone on that particular sailing.

We went out with Beachcomber twice and had two great trips. We went out on the Mailboat and had a great time popping in to lots of interesting little coves to deliver mail and groceries. The skipper Jason was very informative and fun, really passionate about the ecosystems of the sounds, both above and below the water. On the second day they took us to Mistletoe Bay for our walk to Anawika. The timings were great and everything worked as planned. A really great team all round. We would highly recommend these trips.

We took Beachcomber Cruises to/from two different landings on Endeavor Inlet on Queen Charlotte Sound and hiked between the landings. We arrived in plenty of time to catch the return, and we were told that we would arrive back in Picton by about 5PM. About 25 minutes after leaving our pickup point, they turned around and went back to pick up several more passengers. We reached Picton at almost 6PM. When we complained to Beachcomber, they failed to acknowledge any fault. From other passengers, we learned that Beachcomber had agreed to alert the late passengers prior to their arrival and failed to do so. Almost 50 passengers had to sit on the boat's uncomfortable seats for an extra 55 minutes and miss their dinner plans.

Excellent tip, knowledgeable pilot, wonderful views and stops Worth every cent Highly recommend this if you are thinking of going Great staff