About this guide

AkaroaTours.com is an independent guide to tours in Akaroa and on Banks Peninsula, New Zealand: harbour nature cruises, the dolphin swim, sailing, sea kayaking and day trips from Christchurch. We are not a tour operator, a cruise company, Christchurch City Council, ChristchurchNZ or Viator, and the site name describes what we write about rather than a business. For official visitor information, see christchurchnz.com.

Facts here are checked against the operators' own websites, their listings on Viator (including recent guest reviews), the Department of Conservation and other published sources. Prices, timetables and seasons change; when a listing and this page disagree, the listing at checkout wins.

The site is funded by affiliate commissions: when you book through a Viator link here, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. That never changes what we recommend, including telling you that no operator can promise dolphins, or that some day trips do not include a cruise. Details on the affiliate disclosure page.

Questions or corrections: contact us.