Whale Island Tours

26/12/2025

Hey everyone
just letting you know we are up and running for another Summer with our trips:

🍃Whale Island Moutohora Guided Walks
🐬Dolphin and Seal Encounters
🪼Snorkelling at Moutohora
🐟Inshore Fishing
🐟Mussel Farm Fishing Trips
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Family Adventure Trips

So much has happened … we have revamped our logo and signage in the boat, moved premises for the Summer to 2 The Strand… right next to where our boat departs from…. it is such a nicer atmosphere.

please contact us via email: [email protected]
Phone 07 3082001. Or txt 0272444964
i can send you more information.

We look forward to taking you out to and around Moutohora, Whale Island.

Phil, Steph and team.

12/03/2025

We have a Whale Island - Moutohora Island guided walk in the morning - a few spaces available -

Diveworks Charters -

$130 adults,
$65 kids

Bring lunch, togs, towel, - check your bag/gear for pet rats, skinks, ants - especially the Argentine ant -

Come out with us if you have nothing to do - From 9.30 - 2pm

What will we see tomorrow....? :)

24/12/2024

Last Moutohora trip before Christmas 2024. Best wishes and Merry Christmas to all.

20/12/2024

We were hoping to kick of our 2024-2025 season already and this weekend's weather is not helping us in kicking it off any earlier :)

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT STEPH ON
07 3082001 OR TEXT 027 2444 964

[email protected]

Moutohora Island Whale Island Trips coming up with spaces:

A few spaces on the 24th December
Spaces on the 29th December
A couple of spaces on the 4th January

Diveworks Dolphin and Seal Encounters
Already good dolphin viewing on the days we have managed to get out.

2 spaces on the 22nd Dec - which may move over to the 23rd Dec because of that forecast
28th - 31st - Dec spaces
3rd and 6th Jan have spaces

Diveworks Charters Fishing Trips
30th - Full day fishing spaces
8th Jan - Half day fishing spaces
Hope to squeeze a half day fishing in 23rd or 27th -

19/01/2024

Details of our tours below:

22/01/2023

WHALE ISLAND TOUR COMING UP 🙂🙂

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12/01/2023

Thanks SaltyEgo for the lovely photo taken from one our trips with our 5 days of Summer🤣 since then we have had rain, rain, rain and more cancellations. Let's hope it's a better weather next week and summer months to come and we experience more days like this photo.

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Nature is breathtaking and crossing paths with it cannot be overstated!

That's what we're all about, getting people outside and interacting with the ocean to appreciate and learn from it.

12/04/2022

This Saturday - looking for a nice adventure?

WHALE ISLAND TRIPS COMING UP: THIS EASTER SATURDAY

UPDATE 2 spaces left *****

- spaces have become available for our Whale Island Guided Walk.
- Moderate walking level needed for Whale Island walks.

Here are the details for Whale Island Guided walks.

Whale Island Guided Tour - approx 4 - 4.5 hour tour - approximately 9.30 am -2.00 pm this is flexible

Whale Island (Moutohora) is a wildlife sanctuary run by DOC and the local NgatiAwa Management Committee. The tour begins with quarantine at our new office 31 Quay Street, Whakatane. We suggest customers bring water bottle, hat, walking shoes (that may get wet/sandy) , jacket, backpack, any food must be in sealed bags. Please check your shoes, and gear before quarantine then a faster quarantine can happen. Tour includes viewing Kekeno seals, circumnavigation of the Island, guided walk up to the Saddle, possible views of birds including Saddleback, Kakariki, Tuis - geckos and skinks, geothermal area, swim or paddle at Hot water beach or Boulder Bay. This trip is a ambling walk - we stop, talk, take photos - when you get onto the Island - you can't help but slow down and look around you. 🙂