This is THE BEST way to see the Akaroa harbor. - It's a true sailboat, not just a bigger commercial vessel. - Roy's commentary is really informative (and funny!) - Crew is lovely (Thanks Manon, Julia and Laura!) - Saw Hector's dolphins (they even jumped out of the water!, seals, albatross, little blue penguins... - coffee/tea/biscuits/extra jackets included. Thank you... More

Very enthusiastic host ,the wild life and presentation was brilliant .I would recommend this trip to any one all ages More

My wife and I took this trip as part of a deal with Royal Caribbean recently and it was a real highlight of the trip. The captain of the Fox !! knows his area sn ahs a real interest in all his passengers seeing what the Bay has to offer. We saw wld life and were treated to a tremendous... More

Brilliant boat, friendly crew and knowledgeable skipper. Roy has never failed to find Hector's Dolphins on the many trips I have done with him and the small sailing ketch allows you to get very close to these beautiful creatures. A "must do" when you visit Akaroa. More

Very interesting cool trip! Great value! They gave us free tea and coffe , we had chance to se 2huges albatross flyng just in front of the boat, and spent almost an hour with delphins around! The capitan was very good giving us tips and explications about fauna of Akaroa. I also suggest to go to Chez La Mere hostel... More

An outstanding cruise on board the Fox II. A beautiful sunny day to see the HarbourAn. Very good value for 3 hours. Saw penguins, ls of dolphins, a seal colony and albatross as well as the cliffs and caves of the area. Great information with lots of details and anecdotes about the local history. Friendly skipper and crew and well... More

great 3hour trip around akaroa harbour.we got sails up and i had a turn steering .too many dolphins to count all swimming round the boat putting on a show .albatross flying low checking us out.cool experience, More

A great 3 hour trip from Akoroa harbour on the ketch "FOX II". On Friday we took the trip and saw dolphins, seals, several albatrosses and two penguins, all to a tasteful sound track from the boat's PA. Very restful to sail out into the ocean and see the sights of the coast and all the wildlife. Lots of Hectors... More

Wonderful trip aboard a sail boat. Got to see a lot of Hector's dolphins!!! Roy even made everyone a video to remember our trip by and emailed it to us the next day!!!! More