Beachcomber Fun Cruises

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Location

London Quay, Picton, Marlborough

Beachcomber Cruises - Marlborough Sounds
Cruise Options
Beachcomber Cruises have dozens of cruise options to suit your time and budget. You can also combine cruises with track walking or biking or picnics on the Queen Charlotte Track. See below for a few family-friendly options or visit www.beachcombercruises.co.nz for a full list of cruises and excursions. Boats have refreshments and toilets on board. Child price is for 5 - 14 year olds and under 5s travel free.

Round the Bays - Pet Fish Cruise
Take a tour around the Queen Charlotte Sounds' most beautiful bays. Kids love to feed the pet fish in Double Cove! Indoor and outdoor seating/viewing decks, toilets and refreshments.
Duration: 2 1/2 hrs
Price: Adult $61, Child $31(5-14yrs) Under 5's FREE

Bird Sanctuary Eco Cruise
Cruise to Motuara Island on M.V ‘Tiri Cat’, our 90 passenger catamaran featuring wide panoramic windows and outdoor top deck viewing. This tour is a bird watcher's delight, plus you get to cruise the beautiful Queen Charlotte Sound. Keep an eye out for the many varieties of sea birds as well as seals and dolphins along the way. Includes 30 minutes ashore at Motuara Island. Indoor and outdoor seating/viewing decks, toilets and refreshments.
Duration: 3 hours
Price: Adult $77, Child $37 (5-14yrs) Under 5's FREE

Ship Cove Cruise
Cruise to historical Ship Cove - one of Captain Cook's favourite bays in New Zealand and start of the famous Queen Charlotte Track. Look out for seals, dolphins and birdlife on the way. Includes 15 minutes ashore at Ship Cove, visiting the inlets of the Queen Charlotte Sounds, and feeding pet fish at Resolution Bay.
Duration: 3 hours
Price: Adult $73, Child $37 (5-14yrs) Under 5's FREE

Magic Mail Run
Join the magic mail boat as it delivers mail and groceries to families that live in these beautiful, remote places. Say 'hi' to the kids waiting on the wharf for their schoolwork to be delivered by correspondence. Upon arrival at Ship Cove, step back in time. Observe Captain Cook's memorial, walk along the beach or dabble in the creek. Imagine where Captain Cook's ship, the Endeavour, was anchored and observe the resident Oyster Catchers, inquisitive Weka & Paradise Ducks.
Duration: 4 1/2 hours
Price: Adult $89, Child $46 (5-14yrs) Under 5's FREE