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Moutohora Island Sanctuary (Whale Island) - Day Tour

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19 The Strand, Whakatane 3120, New Zealand

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4.5 89 reviews

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Moutohorā is one of News Zealand’s little-known treasures and home to a number of New Zealand’s rare and endangered plants, birds and reptiles. Located 9 kms off Whakatāne, the island is under the protection of the Department of Conservation (DOC...more

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wendhmagz

Waihi, New Zealand

298426

Reviewed 2 weeks ago

Very interesting trip

Moutohora Island, Bay of Plenty - Spent a great four hours on a cruise to Moutohora Island, a dormant volcano and wildlife sanctuary about 8km off the coast from Whakatane in New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty. The boat trip took 20 minutes and once we...More

Date of experience: January 2019

1 Thank wendhmagz

Kia ora Wendhmagz, Thank you for taking the time to post this comprehensive review. It was great to hear that you enjoyed your tour of Moutohora: Island Sanctuary with us and the chance to witness New Zealand's bush as nature intended it - pest free!...More

Nicola B

12016

Reviewed November 6, 2018 via mobile

Fantastic afternoon..

Our tour time was changed to the afternoon which meant we had lovely weather to enjoy a beautiful island. Our tour guides were very knowledgeable- one a zoologist and the other a geologist so an ideal combination. We saw Tui and Saddlebacks and heard Kiwi...More

Date of experience: November 2018

Thank Nicola B

Kia ora Nicola B, We're thrilled that you enjoyed your recent tour to Moutohora: Island Sanctuary with us. We think she is a pretty special place, so it was great to hear that you came away appreciating the uniqueness too! Cheers!

C2MeiD613

Wanaka, New Zealand

2911

Reviewed September 29, 2018 via mobile

Well worth it!

Our 1st visit to this part of the country and we are NZers fr S Is. The trip was recommended by a friend and it did not disappoint. There was plenty to see and the explanations were adequate. Unfortunately our guide did say he normally...More

Date of experience: September 2018

Thank C2MeiD613

Kia ora C2MeiD613, We're thrilled you enjoyed your recent tour to Moutohora with us, and thank you for taking the time to post your review and share your experience. Cheers!

Clubbix

Reviewed August 21, 2018

Fun and exciting! Beautiful island!

The Moutohora Island Sanctuary tour with Peejay was amazing. Really great tour! Our guide Fiona was very informative, friendly and passionate. The island is beautiful, peaceful and lush - and the views are fantastic. The work done to keep the island's beauty is inspiring -...More

Date of experience: August 2018

Thank Clubbix

Hi Clubbix, We're a big fan of Moutohora, so it was great to hear that we have a new member of the fan club! Thank you for taking the time to post this review. Cheers!

SJRobinson306

Ohope, New Zealand

Reviewed March 24, 2018

Moutohora Island (Whale Island)

An excellent trip done with work colleagues. Luck gave us a perfect day and the chance to see a pod of dolphins on the trip out and back. It's a short boat ride and then a guided hike (not hard work at all) on the...More

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Date of experience: December 2017

Thank SJRobinson306

Hi SJRobinson306, We're pleased to hear that you enjoyed your tour to Moutohora Island with us, including the opportunity to see a pod of dolphins, the swim at sulphur bay, and guide bush-walk, and thank you for taking the time to post your review.

pauld77772018

Southport, United Kingdom

Reviewed February 21, 2018

Not much to see here.

This tour lasted about four hours, but could actually have been done comfortably in about an hour. There's a lot of standing around listening to white noise on a radio receiver with the odd bleep signifying a Kiwi nearby (you won't see it) as well...More

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Date of experience: February 2018

1 Thank pauld77772018

Hi pauld77772018, We’re sorry to hear that you didn’t enjoy your tour of Moutohora. As with any wildlife experience some days can be better than others (namely because we can’t schedule the animals and birds to appear on a cue) but you may note from...More

AnneD5678

London, United Kingdom

208

Reviewed February 20, 2018

Moutohra

The main thing I wanted to state is that this tour was extremely disappointing for us as we are bird watchers. All we saw were saddleback and fan tails, the guides didn't seem to make any effort to find any birds for us although they...More

Date of experience: February 2018

2 Thank AnneD5678

Hi AnneD5678, We're sorry to hear your tour to Moutohora did not meet your expectations. As with any wildlife experience some days can be better than others (namely because we can’t schedule the birds to appear on a cue) but you may note from our...More

Passport581413

Reviewed February 20, 2018

Best predator free island tour in New Zealand

We visited Moutohora island in Feb 2018 after having been on 3 other tours of the same sort, in New Zealand, and found this one the best by far. Friendly and very knowledgeable tour guides. I loved it. Very recommended. less expensive than the Kapiti...More

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Date of experience: February 2018

Thank Passport581413

We're thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your tour to Moutohora with us, and thank you for taking the time to post your review and share your experience. Cheers!

keithy48

York, United Kingdom

Reviewed February 13, 2018

Whale Island

What a brilliant day, the trip is a must do if you can get there. The staff are great, very friendly, answered all questions asked and gave a very interesting talk of the island, birds, plants,trees and the geckos.

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Date of experience: February 2018

Thank keithy48

Hi Keithy48, We're thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your visit to Moutohora Island Sanctuary with us, and thank you for taking the time to post your review! Cheers!

Faye G

Reviewed January 6, 2018

Adventurous day out

Great trip, informative guides, good fun and a fascinating place to visit. Thanks White Island Tours. The sea was too rough for us to go ashore directly from the boat so we had to be transferred by 'rubber ducky' (smaller boat) This was fine for...More

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Date of experience: December 2017

Thank Faye G

Hi Bobfayegillon, Thank you for taking the time to post your review. We're pleased to hear that you enjoyed your tour to Moutohora Island with us, included the added adventure of a Zodiac island transfer. Cheers!

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