FULLERS GREATSIGHTS BAY OF ISALANDS

Fullers GreatSights Bay of Islands is one of New Zealand's original sightseeing tour and cruise operators with a history dating back to 1886. Today they continue the tradition of fine service on board Northland's largest fleet of modern vessels and coaches designed with safety and comfort in mind.

Each year over 170,000 passengers from around the world travel choose to travel with Fullers GreatSights.

With over 100 years of experience, local knowledge and passion, the dedicated team from Fullers GreatSights Bay of Islands are here to take you on a journey of seeing, feeling and experiencing the real Bay of Islands and Far North. It's not about just about showing you another destination, or helping you tick another place off your list. The team from Fullers GreatSights will show you the natural wonders and spectacular scenery of the birthplace of the youngest country in the world. Treating their passengers as though they were are showing visiting friends and family around Northland is a philosophy held across the team from their drivers, and skippers, to the crew and retail staff. The Fullers GreatSights team is friendly, welcoming, extensively trained and experienced with local area knowledge and are passionate about sharing with you the history, culture and Maori mythology of the Bay of Islands and the Far North.

Industry acknowledgment of the excellence of Fullers GreatSights Bay of Islands' product and services is reflected in its winning the prestigious Supreme Award and Distinction Award at the New Zealand Tourism Awards. This multiaward winning company continues to retain the Tourism's Official Quality Endorsement - Qualmark. They became the first tourism operator in Northland to become Qualmark (visitor activity) endorsed and certified and were proud to add to their accolades the Northland Sustainable Business Award in 2007.

THE HISTORY OF FULLERS

In 1886, Albert Ernest Fuller launched the “Undine” sailing vessel in the Bay of Islands to deliver coal supplies to the islands within the Bay. With the fitting of a motor in the early 1900s, Fuller was able to deliver the coal and essential supplies to communities as far out as Cape Brett. In 1927 Fuller acquired the “Cream Trip” from Edmund Lane – with the facilities on board to transport cream from the islands, and by the 1960s, the well known ‘Bay Belle’ started this run.