Waka Tours Abel Tasman Kaiteriteri
Waka Tours Abel Tasman Kaiteriteri
Let’s get ready!
Treat yourself and your family or friends to a unique experience that predates civilisation. Paddling a waka provides a connection to a rich cultural tradition while also being a lot of fun. Prepare to get hooked! Feel the wind on your face, the resistance of the water against your paddle, and the immense satisfaction of working as one.
Split Apple Rock Paddle Toka Ngawhā
Price: Adult $95 per person – Child $65 pp (Families 2A+2C $270)
Duration: Three Hours approx paddling time 2 Hours
Departs: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Paddle along the coast to Split Apple Rock –Toka Ngawhā, a beautiful, atmospheric place and one of the Abel Tasman coastline’s most iconic spots.
Our most popular trip! Paddle along the coastline to Split Apple Rock –Toka Ngawhā, one of the most iconic landmarks along the Abel Tasman coastline. You will appreciate how empowering it is to be a member of a waka crew by the end of the two-hour ride.
We require reservations and provide discounts for groups.
Before each departure, we will brief you on basic water safety and paddle instruction, and provide ongoing care throughout your trip.
Group Journey Haerenga ā-rōpū
Price: Group (upto 11 Passengers per Group): $850
Duration: Three Hours approx paddling time 2 Hours
Departs: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Let us create a unique experience for your school, business, iwi, tour or team-building group. Paddle as a group along the coast, try your hand at racing or ask us to design a customised adventure, especially for your crew. Watch fresh air, exercise, and co-operation work their wonders. Each double-hulled waka seats a maximum of 11 people. Maximum fun!
From the whanau of Waka Abel Tasman, we would like to welcome you and your class to a cultural adventure that begins on the golden shores of Kaiteretere and is engaging and enjoyable.
We are a local, whanau-operated, Māori enterprise with a genuine desire to share with our manuhiri (guests) a little of the rich cultural legacy related to maritime travel. Our beliefs are deeply rooted in the kaupapa Māori worldview. Therefore, it is essential to us that you and your āKonga (students) feel at ease, connected, and inspired. We look forwards to offering manaakitanga (hospitality) to your group and taking your pupils through the awe-inspiring educational experience that awaits them in the takutai moana (marine environment).
Group Journey Kō Awatea/Sunrise
Price: Group (upto 11 Passengers per Group): $650
Duration: Two Hours approx paddling time
Departs: 6:00 am to 8:00 am
Gather a party and appreciate the beauty of the dawn with us! From the moana, we honour Te Ra (the sun) and the timatanga (beginning) (ocean). This unique event begins at 6 am and concludes at 8 am when no one else is around (these times could change slightly due to the sunrise time). Then start your day already having experienced magic!
A memorable corporate team-building activity.
The whanau of Waka Abel Tasman would like to extend a warm welcome to you and your team for an interactive, entertaining, and cultural adventure that begins on the golden shores of Kaiteretere.
Many people have never been on a waka, and some are unaware of our great maritime past.
Let us deliver an ocean-based corporate team-building event that will leave an indelible mark.
From an hour to multiple days, include waka in one of your upcoming corporate team building weekends.
No experience is necessary.
What to bring for your waka experience
Before each departure, we will brief you on basic water safety and paddle instruction, and provide ongoing care throughout your trip.
- Shorts
- Quick dry top and/or thermal top
- Warm fleece
- Rain coat
- Water shoes or barefeet is fine
- Water
- Sunblock
- Sun hat, sunglasses
