Reviews of Rakiura Charters & Water Taxi. (Travel Agency) in Invercargill (Southland).
Rakiura Charters & Water Taxi
10 Main Road, Oban 9818, New Zealand
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Information of Rakiura Charters & Water Taxi, Travel Agency in Invercargill (Southland)
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This place has good reviews, this means that they treat their customers well and you’ll feel great with their services, recommended 100%!
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Open hours of Rakiura Charters & Water Taxi
Sunday
8:30am–5pm
Monday
8:30am–5pm
Tuesday
8:30am–5pm
Wednesday
8:30am–5pm
Thursday
8:30am–5pm
Friday
8:30am–5pm
Saturday
8:30am–5pm
Reviews of Rakiura Charters & Water Taxi
Z.A fun ride to Ulva island. If you want to explore Ulva island in your own pace and leisure, Rakiura Water Taxi is the way to go. We rocked up to Stewart island with no itinerary and checked to see if we could find an available transport to Ulva island and back, with a limited time before our flight back to Invercargill. Luckily, they were able to accommodate us. They also have guided tours/cruises if you’re up for it. We walked to Golden Bay (about 15-20mins from Halfmoon bay) to catch the water taxi. The staff and the skipper were nice and friendly. Excellent service. Highly recommended! 👍
R.A fun way to hop the local islands and a nice ride over to Ulva Island from Oban. The boat was clean and full of information to peruse on your way across. Punctual service and flexible daily charter schedule. Their customer service phone team was also very friendly and accommodating. As the saying goes: “You’re on island time” — they had no issue changing their journey times to a slot that suited my party. All around a pleasant experience.
S.TINO PAI! Simply OUTSTANDING. Thanks to their commitment to customer service they made our dream come true - their Paterson Inlet Discovery cruise was a highlight of our stay and the freedom walk add on for Ulva was the icing on the cake. We had no coins so the Ulva Island Charitable Trust got a small thank you on their givealittle.co.nz page. They need and deserve all the help they can get
G.Have been out on several different trips and always had awesome service from booking to trip. Even had no hassles getting on and off their vessel in my wedding dress! Great pelagics and always great to take to different parts of the Rakiura Track, Freshwater, Rakeahua, and hunters blocks!
M.Loved our Paterson Inlet tour with Matt. He was hugely knowledgeable about the history of the island and its natural history too. Highly recommended! Thanks Matt!
H.Must confess to being a regular user of Rakiura Charters - why? Because the team are professional and friendly - last weekend it was the short hop across to Ulva and in a couple of weeks it will be another pelagic tour. I thoroughly recommend them. I booked online and the communication was superb - a friendly call to check the timing we wanted.
If you are keen on bird photography these are the go-to people for pelagic tours :)
S.Great trip with Matt to Ulva Island. Comfortable boat, easy to board and disembark. Booking office centrally located in Oban township. Ulva Island was incredible. The birdsong was beautiful. Make sure you purchase the booklet that tells the story of the island and helps you identify the birds and trees. Very lucky to see a sea lion sun bathing on the beach. Would have liked to explore further into Patterson Inlet with Rakiura Water Taxis, but I didn't have enough time on the island. Will definitely be back.
R.First time customer, booked a short trip from Oban to Ulva island. They were responsive and punctual and the price seemed right, given that it is mid-winter and they are the only operator on the island. Will gladly use again in future visits to Stewart Island.
R.We had Craig collect us from Freshwater Inlet and again the next day when going to Ulva Island. He is clearly a very experienced (& friendly) skipper who gave clear safety briefings, respected the social distancing during Covid and was always punctual.
The phone staff were very helpful and friendly and they are accommodating with times to suit.
I would definitely recommend Rakiura Charters and will use them again.
J.These guys were super helpful and responsive with all my requests and changes to my booking due to the weather. Would recommend!
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