Explore the gorgeous marine life and pristine views of the Kaikoura Peninsular as you glide across the water in New Zealand’s first hands-free seal viewing kayak tour.
Explore the gorgeous marine life and pristine views of the Kaikoura Peninsular as you glide across the water in New Zealand’s first hands-free seal viewing pedal kayak tour.
The inquisitive New Zealand Fur Seals (Kekeno) are guaranteed to make an appearance as you approach their home turf in our top of the line Hobie Cat pedal kayaks.
Paired with the stunning scenery of the Kaikoura peninsula, you’ll experience the heart of true New Zealand beauty as you interact with the seals in their natural habitat. Local albatross and blue-eyed penguin are known to make an appearance too!
As our kayaks are hands-free - you’ll have the perfect opportunity to capture amazing photo’s as the seals play under and around the kayaks, or just sit back and soak up the unforgettable experience in complete cruise mode.
Enjoyable for all ages, abilities, and experience levels - our friendly guides will give you a rundown on how to use our hands-free pedal kayaks, making sure you are comfortable and confident before taking off.
Perfect for individuals and groups alike, this is an experience that will be remembered for a lifetime.
Awesome photo Karen! Logan loved having you guys out on the water and sharing his knowledge of the marine life and the area's history. Glad to hear you loved the pedal kayaks and we would love to have you back out on the kayaks anytime again soon to. Thanks from the team at Seal Kayak Kaikōura
Guides were great fun and very knowledgeable!
Cheers Kisha A pleasure it was to have you on the water with our team, glad to hear you found them knowledgable and fun, come out again anytime Thanks from the team at Seal Kayak Kaikōura
I would highly recommend you try this. The peddle kayaks are so easy compared to using a paddle. You get to see lots of seals, the beautiful bay and the guides provide lots of interesting facts about the area and animals. You may get lucky like we did and get up close to dolphins.
Thanks Flyoff Stoked to hear you loved the kayaks and you found them great way to view the diversity of wildlife we get to see here in Kaikōura Thanks from the team at Seal Kayak Kaikōura
We had a very Nice expetience. Kayaks are very comfortabele, we saw lot of deals, even a pinguïn! The guides we’re very kind and made fun with us and gave more background Information about what we saw and the environment
Thanks so much Stein The wildlife really is wonderful here in Kaikōura and you have no idea whats going to show up which makes it even more special. Thanks from the team at Seal Kayak Kaikōura
I’ve been in New Zealand for a month now and this was by far my favourite experience!! The guides were friendly and knowledgeable and the seals were great
Thanks a bunch Alyssa What a pleasure it was having you out on the water, so glad you had a lovely time and the seals put on a show for you! Would love to have you back anytime Thanks from the team at Seal Kayak Kaikōura
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Karen Dunning from United Kingdom wrote on 02 April 2026
Amazing experience in nature
We booked this having never used a pedal kayak and unsure of what to expect. The kayaks are really comfortable and easy to use - far easier than a paddle kayak. Waterproof bags are provided as well as good quality spray jackets and buoyancy aids. We had a brilliant experience out on the water in a small group led by Logan. He was friendly, relaxed and knowledgeable about the wildlife and the area and shared lots of fascinating facts, as well as offering to take photos for each individual kayak - a really nice touch. We got up close to seals and all sorts of sea birds and it was a wonderful way to spend a morning. If in doubt, definitely book this trip - we loved it!