Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 021 156 4591;
www.akaroakayaks.com
; 3hr/half-day $125/159)
Paddle out at 7.30am on a three-hour
guided Sunrise Nature Safari
,
or if early starts aren't your thing, try the 11.30am Bays &
Nature Paddle. The half-day Try Sea Kayaking Experience is a more challenging option.
KAYAKING, CYCLING
Akaroa Adventure Centre
( 03-304 8709; 74a Rue Lavaud; 9am-6pm)
Rents out sea kayaks (per hour/day $20/60), bikes
(per hour $15), fishing rods (per day $10) and surfboards (per day $28).
Captain Hector's Sea Kayaks
( 03-304 7866; Beach Rd)
Rents kayaks (per day $45), canoes (per hour $20) paddleboats
(per hour $30) and waterbikes (per hour $35).
KAYAKING, CANOEING
Courses
Akaroa Cooking School
( 021 166 3737;
www.akaroacooking.co.nz
; 81 Beach Rd; per person $210)
Options include popular
'Gourmet in a Day' sessions (10am to 4pm) and occasional specialised barbecue classes.
All sessions end with consuming your self-prepared feast, accompanied by local wines.
Check the website for the school's occasional forays into specific ethnic cuisines, includ-
ing Thai, French and Italian.
COOKING COURSE
Tours
Pohatu Plunge
( 03-304 8552;
www.pohatu.co.nz
)
Runs evening tours to a white-flippered penguin colony
(adult/child $70/55); they're best during the August to January breeding season, but pos-
sible throughout the year. Sea kayaking and 4WD nature tours are also available (both
adult/child $90/65), with the option of staying overnight in a secluded cottage.
TOUR
Akaroa Farm Tours
TOUR
