Whale Island Tours

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. 🙂

09/04/2022

Tour 10th April.. a lovely Sunday idea. 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

WHALE ISLAND TRIPS COMING UP: Looking out today we still have sunshine, blue skies and beautiful days. Come out with us!

Sunday 20th March - spaces
Wednesday 23rd March - spaces
Saturday 26th March - a few spaces

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. 🙂

Adult (13 yrs and up) $120pp
Child - $65 (13 years and under - for baby rates please enquire:)

To book - txt 027 2444 964 or pm us. :)

14/03/2022

DETAILS BELOW:

WHALE ISLAND TRIPS COMING UP: Looking out today we still have sunshine, blue skies and beautiful days. Come out with us!

Sunday 20th March - spaces
Wednesday 23rd March - spaces
Saturday 26th March - a few spaces

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. 🙂

Adult (13 yrs and up) $120pp
Child - $65 (13 years and under - for baby rates please enquire:)

To book - txt 027 2444 964 or pm us. :)

24/02/2022

WHALE ISLAND TRIPS COMING UP: Looking out today we still have sunshine, blue skies and beautiful days. Come out with us!

Sunday 20th March - spaces
Wednesday 23rd March - spaces
Saturday 26th March - a few spaces

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. 🙂

Adult (13 yrs and up) $120pp
Child - $65 (13 years and under - for baby rates please enquire:)

To book - txt 027 2444 964 or pm us. :)

04/02/2022

Our family has loved being part of Whale Island - we love showing people with our walks on the Island, all the restoration and we also LOVE to take people swimming around Whale Island with the friendly Kekeno seals.

Carly has just put out her next video on her SaltyEgo YouTube channel. If you have a few minutes it has some great footage. Hard to believe we have all that in our beautiful country of New Zealand. We certainly live in the Bay of PLENTY! Well done Carly!

Join us in this experience where we venture out to the big blue, and along the journeys, spend time with nature down below, accompanied by dolphins, seals, e...

16/01/2022

Carly was born and raised on Diveworks and has created her own channel. Please like and subscribe. https://youtu.be/LftUNX2Khr8

Join us in my first video, where I take you along with me into the deep blue, joined by dolphins and seals and a wee bit of an attempt at wharf fishing! We h...

06/01/2022

These Kekeno seals are so interactive on our tours. They dwell on the eastern end of Whale Island. Come out and swim with them on Diveworks Charters - Whale Island Tours.

10/10/2021

Summer is nearly here! YAY! Just an update for Diveworks Charters - Whale Island Guided Walks - Dolphin and Seal Encounters: we are just about to move into new premises - hopefully over the month of October - and hope to be up and running by end of November early December for trips out to Whale Island or out to sea :) dolphins and seals. Will give you an update in the next week or so with our new address and other details. Phil and Steph from Diveworks Charters.

13/07/2021

30/06/2021

Kekeno seals at Whale Island - summer just past...😍