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Auckland Whale & Dolphin Safari 4.5-hour marine mammal eco-safari in the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park, departing from Downtown Auckland. Come and explore Auckland's Hauraki Gulf Marine Park!
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New Zealand's only eco-tourism and research-based whale-watching trip.

13/10/2026

Give us any sort of marine wildlife, we're here for it 🙂‍↕️

Set off on an eco-safari these school holidays for amazing encounters with marine life! 🛥️There's been lots of activity ...
30/09/2026

Set off on an eco-safari these school holidays for amazing encounters with marine life! 🛥️There's been lots of activity in the Hauraki Gulf the last few weeks with sightings including the endangered Bryde’s whale, common dolphins, NZ fur seals, little blue penguins, rare seabirds and more. Jump on board with this special offer for your chance to see Auckland’s incredible marine wildlife 💙🐳

To claim your $1 ticket, add your kids tickets to the cart and enter the promo code KIDSTERM3 at checkout 💸

Looking for something to do these school holidays? We've got the view for the kids sorted🐬 It doesn't get much better th...
28/09/2026

Looking for something to do these school holidays? We've got the view for the kids sorted🐬 It doesn't get much better than front row seats to some of the most incredible wildlife on the planet

This Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, we're celebrating the language of Aotearoa and the incredible creatures that call the Haura...
13/09/2026

This Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, we're celebrating the language of Aotearoa and the incredible creatures that call the Hauraki Gulf home. 💙

From kekeno i to tāmure, tākapu to aihe, every kupu tells a story and strengthens our connection to te ao Māori, the moana, and the wildlife we encounter every day.

Take a swipe through to learn the Māori names of some of the amazing species you might spot on an Auckland Whale & Dolphin Safari.

Kia kaha te reo Māori 🐬✨

14/08/2026

Spotting birds is one of our favourite things to do 🐦🙂‍↕️

22/07/2026

Have you spotted what’s special about this pod of dolphins? 🐬 last week we had a special bunch of Bottlenose Dolphins approach the boat. Bottlenose Dolphins are endangered in New Zealand waters and our permit does not allow us to approach them but sometimes we get lucky and they come to us! This particular day they were putting on a show, gracefully playing and chattering away. If you listen closely you can even hear their squeaks, clicks and whistles 🔉

We're setting our intentions for Te Iwa o Matariki, caring for each other, our crew, the whenua and the moana, and makin...
09/07/2026

We're setting our intentions for Te Iwa o Matariki, caring for each other, our crew, the whenua and the moana, and making choices that help protect our oceans for generations to come ✨

From the entire crew at Auckland Whale and Dolphin Safari, we wish you a safe and happy Māori New Year 🌟 As we come together with whānau to celebrate this special time, take a moment to reflect, reconnect, and reset over the long weekend.

Mānawatia a Matariki 💙

02/07/2026

Oh we know 👀 
Our crews’ well-trained eyes have recently spotted a Brown B***y (Sula leucogaster) amongst their close cousin, the Australasian gannets (Morus serrator) 🥸 Both Brown Bo***es and Australasian gannets are part of the family ‘Sulidae’ and are plunge diving birds. However, unlike Australasian gannets who have several colonies around the Hauraki Gulf, the Brown B***y is a vagrant visitor and typically have a more tropical distribution over the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. The booby’s odd but humorous name was derived from early sailors who found them easy to approach and catch, calling them ‘boobys’ from the Spanish slang word bobo, which means foolish or naïve 🤭
Over the past 6 weeks, we have spotted this Brown B***y on 3 safari’s and we are excited to see how long it hangs around the Hauraki Gulf! Every rare or unusual wildlife sighting we have is added to the citizen science platform ‘iNaturalist’. Scientists often use iNaturalist for their own research and it is an incredible way for everyone to participate in science without any fancy degrees or equipment 🔭🎓 You can check out the location of these sightings here! https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?user_id=auckland-whale-and-dolphin-safari

Oh we know 👀 Our crews’ well-trained eyes have recently spotted a Brown B***y (Sula leucogaster) amongst their close cou...
02/07/2026

Oh we know 👀 

Our crews’ well-trained eyes have recently spotted a Brown B***y (Sula leucogaster) amongst their close cousin, the Australasian gannets (Morus serrator) 🥸

Both Brown Bo***es and Australasian gannets are part of the family ‘Sulidae’ and are plunge diving birds. However, unlike Australasian gannets who have several colonies around the Hauraki Gulf, the Brown B***y is a vagrant visitor and typically have a more tropical distribution over the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. The booby’s odd but humorous name was derived from early sailors who found them easy to approach and catch, calling them ‘boobys’ from the Spanish slang word bobo, which means foolish or naïve 🤭

Over the past 6 weeks, we have spotted this Brown B***y on 3 safari’s and we are excited to see how long it hangs around the Hauraki Gulf!

Every rare or unusual wildlife sighting we have is added to the citizen science platform ‘iNaturalist’. Scientists often use iNaturalist for their own research and it is an incredible way for everyone to participate in science without any fancy degrees or equipment 🔭🎓 You can check out the location of these sightings here! https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?user_id=auckland-whale-and-dolphin-safari

So… did you spot the difference?

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Viaduct Harbour
Auckland
1010

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Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 6pm
Sunday 9am - 6pm

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0508 365 744

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