About The Site
Kaikoura Dolphin Tours is a comparison site at kaikouradolphintours.com. It lists 17 guided tours around Kaikoura sold on third-party booking platforms, and it runs none of them.
What The Site Is
A single-purpose reference. There is no author persona, no travel diary and no first-person review, only tours, prices, ratings and the rules that govern swimming with dolphins and watching whales in New Zealand waters.
What It Covers
- Dolphin swim and watch day trips from Christchurch: 4 tours.
- Two-day whale and dolphin packages: 2 tours.
- Whale watching boats and day trips: 3 tours.
- Whale watching flights and helicopters: 4 tours.
- Seal swims, kayaks and albatross trips: 4 tours.
How Data Is Gathered
Prices, ratings and review counts are read from the tour booking pages and refreshed. Durations, group maximums, minimum ages, inclusions and cancellation windows come from the same pages. The dolphin and whale rules, such as the 50 m minimum distance from whales and the 20 m rule for hauled-out seals, come from the Department of Conservation, and operator terms such as refund wording are taken from operator pages and kept to that operator only. Where a fact is not stated, the site prints nothing rather than guessing.
How It Earns Money
Links to tours are affiliate links to the booking platforms. If you book after clicking one, the site earns a commission from the platform at no extra cost to you. Cheap tours sit next to expensive ones on the same page.
What It Does Not Do
The site takes no bookings, no payments and no card details, issues no refunds, and cannot change, move or cancel anything you have booked. The Kaikoura dolphin boat sells direct only; every dolphin tour listed here is a Christchurch day trip or two-day package from a coach operator that bundles that boat. Contact is by email only, at info@kaikouradolphintours.com.
How To Cite It
Cite the site as Kaikoura Dolphin Tours, kaikouradolphintours.com. Tour-specific facts should name the tour and its operator, since prices and terms belong to the booking page for that tour. Questions and corrections go to the email address above.