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 Billie C 
 
 
 
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Tranquility I booked a water taxi through Rakiura Charters & water taxis to Ulva Island for a solo unguided day walk. The team who took my booking were great. So friendly,helpful (and patient ). I had an amazing 4 hours exploring the island and could easily have done 6 hours. The sealions on Boulder Bay were a highlight as was the fauna that I dont see in the North Island. I had most tracks to myself so was able to take it very slowly to take in the birdsong and tranquility. To top it off there wasn't so much as a breeze and the weather was very comfortably warm. A perfect day.
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Lisa N 
 
 
 
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FabTrip First ever trip to Ulva Island. Left from Golden Bay (just a short walk from Halfmoon Bay) and were skippered by an amazing captain. Can't remember her name but she made the trip very smooth for someone who can get seasick just rolling over in bed!! Ulva Island is a jewel. Amazing day - the wildlife is fantastic and we thoroughly enjoyed our day. Can totally recommend this trip both to Ulva Island and going via Rakiura Charters.
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Kim Y 
 
 
 
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Great service by Raikura Charters & Water Taxi Tanya and both Dans were super helpful, informative and accommodating. They were willing and able to change our water taxi time and also gave us an additional option if a booking we had from a different company was canceled. We would definitely use Rakiura Charters & Water Taxi again, and would look forward to booking other excursions with them.
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Kikki 
 
 
 
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Don't miss the Pelagic tour! We did the Pelagic tour and used the water taxi service to Ulva Island. Good communication, on-time friendly service. The pelagic adventure was especially awesome with a great birder at the helm. Matt's (I hope that is the correct name) knowledge of the birds was outstanding, as was his ability to locate them. Great few hours on the sea. Do not miss!!!
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Ruth G 
 
 
 
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A great way to see wildlife and scenery, and to hear about the history and developments. Our party of four chose a Birds and Farms combo tour, and were extremely happy with our experience. Our skipper was so knowledgeable and responsive to our interests, and we really got great value for our money.
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Grant N 
 
 
 
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Great ride to Ulva Island - Thanks Dan Dan was our skipper - dry as old boots and happy to chat. Very helpful to all the oldies (such as ourselves) - took us there and back - going there was quite smooth and just enjoyable - coming back the sea had got up a bit and the ride was somewhat damper and bouncier - great fun and Dan didn't let off on speed so we had a great time. He helped oldies off and got prepared for next trip - made sure everybody knew the rules and was a thorough professional. Highly recommend
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Matapos 
 
 
 
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Rakiura water taxis This company is hugely professional and open to casual bookings. We wanted to go to Port William and walk back to Oban. The taxi picked us up at 9.00am dropped us at Port William 25 minutes later, gave us a brief of the track we wanted to walk and wished us well. Totally helpful all round.
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 brownallen77 
 
 
 
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Stewart Island pelagic adventures We had a wonderful pelagic tour with Matt as our skipper. In addition to seeing two species of penguins (Little Blue and Fiordland Crested), we had close encounters with many albatross (Southern Royal, White Capped and Buller’s) as well as Giant Petrels, Sooty Shearwaters, Shags and Gulls. Lots of New Zealand sea lions too! Matt was a great host and highly recommended.
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Starfish 
 
 
 
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Explore Stewart Island with Raikura Charters We used Raikura Charters on two occasions for our recent trip to Stewart Island. One trip was as a drop off to Port William for a day walk back on the track. Dave was on time to pick us up and shared a few tips about our day walk and the next days trip to Ulva Island. The other trip was to Ulva Island for a freedom walk around the predator free island. Again the water taxi was on time both for pick up and drop off, included a safety briefing for the larger group. The journey bs j was a bit rougher but our skipper Craig was highly experienced. The team in the office handled my prebooking on the phone and via email efficiently. They also changed a departure time with no fuss. Highly recommend.
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Siobhan T 
 
 
 
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Pelagic cruise We did the Pelagic cruise, and it was amazing - saw MANY different birds, and three different types of penguins - super impressed! plenty of time to view each type of bird, and the sea lions. Our skipper was very knowledgeable, and knew exactly where to find all the types of birds