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Category Archives: Wildlife Spotting

Kids Cruise Free in Akaroa

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Kids cruise free in Akaroa these April school holidays with us at Black Cat Cruises*. We are setting sail every day, twice and day and you and the whole whanau are invited! Join us in Akaroa for our multi-award winning Akaroa Nature Cruise. Cruise through a majestic extinct volcanic crater on board our large double […]

April School Holiday Fun – Quail Island’s Big Beautiful Bird Trail

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School holiday fun is here on Quail Island! If you are looking for a school holiday activity in Christchurch then look no further…. Best of all adults cruise at kids prices throughout the April school holidays ($15 return per person). So what’s it all about? Well, six native New Zealand birds are hiding around Quail […]

Mena The Penguin Dog

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Penguins in Christchurch? Yep, we have penguins in Christchurch peeps. Whilst you are probably aware that we have an abundance of wildlife around Banks Peninsula…did you know White-Flippered Little Blue penguins inhabit Otamahua / Quail Island…. A sub-species of the Little Blue penguin, the White-Flippered Little Blues are only found around Canterbury. How special is that! […]

KIDS CRUISE FREE IN AKAROA WITH BLACK CAT CRUISES DURING THE OCTOBER SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

Akaroa Activity For Kids Kids cruise free october 2017 With the October school holidays just around the corner we wanted to let you know that from Saturday September 30th – Sunday October 15th kids can cruise for free with us in Akaroa! We will offer a free space to a child aged between 0 – […]

AKAROA OFFERS FREE CRUISING FOR KIDS DURING KIDSFEST

Black Cat Cruises was started by a family, the Bingham family to be precise, who loved the harbour and it’s inhabitants so much so that they wanted to share their little slice of Banks Peninsula paradise with those who came to visit Akaroa. A mecca for native wildlife from the Hector’s dolphins to the little […]

Hector’s Dolphin Research; Best Summer Day So Far……

World leading marine mammal experts Professors Steve Dawson and Liz Slooten are currently in Akaroa carrying out Hector’s Dolphin research. They have given us an exclusive sneak peak into what daily life is like for them on the peninsula…. ”After a summer of unstable weather, the day has dawned calm and sunny, and promised to […]

ORCASOME! Wild Orca in beautiful Akaroa

First orca pod spotted in Akaroa Harbour for 2017 Our guests and staff were delighted to spot a pod of 10 orca including two young calves in Akaroa Harbour this time last week. This was the first reported sighting of orca off the coast of the South Island so far this month. More than 80 […]

$50 Seaweek Special Akaroa Harbour Nature Cruise This Weekend….

“Toiora te Moana – Toiora te Tangata – Healthy Seas, Healthy People”. The theme for this year’s Seaweek celebrations To celebrate we have two fantastic events happening with the first kicking off this Sunday…. The Blue Cruise For $50 you can join us for a special Seaweek ‘Blue Cruise’ this sunday Feb 28th…with Black Cat Cruises […]