Reviews of Abel Tasman AquaTaxi. (Travel Agency) in Motueka (Tasman).

Abel Tasman AquaTaxi

362 Reviews

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Travel Agency

Boat tour agency

275 Sandy Bay-Marahau Road, Mārahau 7197, New Zealand

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Open hours of Abel Tasman AquaTaxi

Sunday

8am–5pm

Monday

8am–5pm

Tuesday

8am–5pm

Wednesday

8am–5pm

Thursday

8am–5pm

Friday

8am–5pm

Saturday

8am–5pm

Reviews of Abel Tasman AquaTaxi

Highly recommend Abel Tasman Aqua Taxi's. Excellent advice over the phone on accuracy of track we wanted to walk/get to, easy booking process, clear communication. We got the water taxi to/from Anchorage Bay to walk to Cleopatra's Pools (1hr each way). Skipper very experienced and speedy!! Life jackets provided. Thanks for an excellent day. Special spot!!

Very well organized trip into the Abel Tasman. The host- Aqua Taxi driver had great local knowledge. Truly cares for the environment with us pulling up mid trip to retrieve a plastic bottle that had been disposed of. Definately would use this service again to explore the Abel Tasman further.

I was really impressed with my Aqua taxi experience. The boat driver was very knowledgeable, friendly and showed us some wonderful sights. We were lucky enough to see dolphins and the boat slowed down and made and effort to get them following us. It was magical!

Aqua Taxis were fantastic. When on an adventure like the Abel Tasman Coastal Walk plans can change and Aqua Taxis were always ready to help. Great service. Great drivers. And they transfer bags 👍

Amazing trip. Thought we were getting a water taxi but instead we got an experience. Bag transfer was awesome, really easy with good advice from Donna! Trip back from Awaroa to Marahau was amazing - inlet visit, fur seals and dolphins (very rare but fun to watch). Kids and Parents loved it. Great way to enjoy the tramp / hike.

Fabulous experience with Aqua taxi, went above and beyond to make our Abel Tasman 5 day hike the best in the world. Bag transfer excellent, taking one bag back when we didn't need it. Picking us up at the end of the track. Every member of staff was so kind, friendly and helpful. Definitely recommend. Thank you.

Very impressed with the team at AquaTaxi. A well run operation, great people and professional service. We had to make a few changes to our itinerary due to weather and nothing was a problem. The boat captains we had we great, super knowledgeable and happy to show you extra stuff if they had time. The boats were really well throught out and launch/retrieve was super smooth.

Amazing service! Very reasonable, very accommodating and friendly. After finishing the great walk, we reached our pickup spot in Totaranui much earlier than planned, we were there around 10 am and our ferry booking was at 3:15 pm. Wanting to get back and get clean sooner, we approached the friendly skipper and asked if they would take us earlier and he was super friendly and helpful, made space for us and took us back which meant we got extra hours to relax. Will 100% use Abel Tasman AquaTaxi again!

Fantastic service from Awaroa back to the start. They were super flexible in accommodating our last minute change to leave a day early cause of the weather. They slowed down to let us see the seals, drove into all the bays and a tractor pulled the boat for a finish! Really fun finish to the hike!

What a great experience! We were after a good day out for the extended family, so took the aqua taxi from Marahau to Anchorage and walked back. Simple to book, top notch boat and delightful service helped make it a perfect day. Thanks!

We had such a great experience with Abel Tasman Water Taxis. Prompt and friendly - we left right on time and had a scenic, informative trip. Felt safe and secure with our skipper who ensured water rules were followed. Cant wait to return!

Have used them on two trips now, every time staff have been so welcoming, fun and most importantly accommodating (I think I made a mistake booking the wrong time, even if it was my fault the girl meaning the office in Kaiteriteri and the other staff managed to take us on the 9am boat). Journey with Shone (hope the spelling is correct) was supper fun and filled with laughter always. Very responsive to emails. I have also used other similar services in the area, by far the best. Recommend them to anyone.

Excellent experience all round. Very accomodating when we needed to change the times of our taxi due to the bad weather. The skipper was excellent and made us feel very safe and well taken care of throughout a bumpy and rainy ride home. They even dropped us back at the Abel Tasman Car park!

Recommend a trip of some sort with Aqua Taxis to the Abel Tasman National Park. Drivers are very accommodating and have a good knowledge of the park. Make it fun on the smaller boats and they zip through the water. Use this service if you want to get somewhere quicker and with a personal touch.

Booked a day trip from Kaiteriteri Beach, drop off at Bark Bay and return from Anchorage. Had my 16 year old son with me who hadn't been to Abel Tasman before. Ran like clockwork, stopped at Split Apple rock and also saw some seals on the way out. Great commentary, friendly staff. Have used them before and will use them again. Great value for money and a quality professional service.

We water taxied in from Kaiteriteri to Anchorage then followed the Pitt Head Loop track around to the golden sands of Te Pukatea Bay. Our entertaining skipper was right on time for both pick-ups. We appreciated the flexibility of changing our booking to an earlier return time. Mid winter is a magical time to visit this coastal gem - so peaceful and uplifting.

Great experience using Aqua Taxi's. Shout out to Paul, an absolute legend who took us on a lovely little look around when we had some extra time and have us a great little tour. Would recommend to anyone 10/10

A big shout out to this company last weekend when we needed to get back to Marahau from Awaroa beach as not safe to cross the estuary due to the large amount of rain. This company and our driver "Bob?" were amazing. Very rough conditions, and got us all back safely. Thank you also for your extra care for one team who was very sick from the ride. The use of changing room to get dry and warm. The cup of tea and extra help and care was very appreciated. Thanks to all your tea you are awesome

Twice I have used AquaTaxi & they have been fabulous. Free parking while on the track, friendly staff & best of all the little extra treats they found for us on the boat trip with baby seals and dusky dolphins. Highly recommended!

Great service. We changed our plans and wanted to catch an earlier water taxi out of the Park. Accommodating this change of plans was no problem and the driver was super friendly. We really appreciated him taking the time to show us seals and even a penguin on our trip back to Marahau.

We booked a Water Taxi, at the end of a 4 day hike up the Abel Tasman, for pick up at Tōtaranui back to Mārahau. It arrived on time and the driver managed to find us huddled in a kitchen shelter awaiting pick up. Along the ride back we came across a huge pod of Bottlenose Dolphin. The driver stopped for 15 minutes for us to observe and film as they swam past! Further to this, he also called ahead to base camp to organise our taxi service to come earlier than what we had booked for. Our taxi shuttle back to Nelson would have arrived two hours after arriving in Mārahau. A massive thanks to Abel Tasman Aqua Taxi staff for your above and beyond service. Very much appreciated! Made for an amazing end to a great trip.

I've just completed my 3rd trip to the park with Abel Tasman aqua taxi for this summer. Every time I have booked and travelled on the boats the experience has been professional, friendly and accommodating. I have no hesitation recommending this company for anyone heading into the Abel Tasman park.

We really enjoyed our rides on the water taxis. The boats were fast and the staff were friendly. One of our drivers stopped to point out seal colonies and other points of interest along the way.

Lucky enough to see some dolphins before we got dropped off to start our 3 day hike on the Abel Tasman Track! Our Skipper was awesome such a nice guy! Definitely recommend using them

Excellent service. Helpful, friendly people. Used it multiple times and found it consistently reliable whether contacting via the office, or standing on the beach pestering the skipper for a spare seat! Happily recommend.

Really good service from Totaranui to Marahau. They even did a little tour round one of the islands so we could see the baby seals!!! We booked in advance, and I think you'd have to, especially if you were a big group. When we got back to Marahau, they drove us back to our car which was parked at the start if the track (no one wants to walk about 20 min after walking 50km thank you).

The lady that took us in was absolutely amazing. Very professional and very engaging. There was an aqua taxi person at Bark bay on the 26th at 2pm that made a very rude comment to my elderly mother about her weight. It was her first time tramping and she was extremely hurt by his rudeness. Other than that rude man, everything else was great.

Paul was awesome. Very knowledgeable of the area. Took us aside to see deals on the rocks and when we saw dolphins in the distance he took us closer for some great photos and videos. Totally recommend

The $20 pack transfer from one campsite to the next is a game changer. It might be cheating a little, but it makes the hike so much more enjoyable to not have to carry tent + sleeping bags. Thanks to the Abel Tasman AquaTaxi team for their flexibility as well, changing our pickup as the storm came in.

Amazing company. So accommodating. Nothing is too much trouble. Collected me from this amazing site.

I am grateful to the team at Abel Tasman AquaTaxi. Our party was walking the Abel Tasman Coastal Track and our circumstances changed, which meant that we needed to exit the Park earlier than expected. I was able to call Abel Tasman AquaTaxi from Bark Bay hutt (via wifi) and arrange for a pickup for our party of four. Excellent service. Again, thanks!

Highly recommend. They were a pleasure to deal with. Excellent advice while planning trip, easy to communicate with. Everything ran smoothly with bag transfers. Our taxi from Awaroa to Kaiterteri was a fantastic experience.

Very friendly and helpful with even last minute changes. Our skipper went out of his way to give us a great experience, even briefly stopping by a pod of dolphins. Would highly recommend.

Great experience on the water taxi from Kaiteriteri to Torrent (and returning from Bark Bay). Booking was easy, staff were friendly and they were very welcoming of our younger passengers (2 and 10mnths). It was amazing to be able to do one section of the track given we were traveling with the young ones. Thanks guys!!

We have our own double kayak and have used these guys twice to transport us into the national Park for our own self paddling holiday. Getting the kayak and luggage on and off the boat was no problem. They went out of their way to return us to Marahau when the wind was too strong for us to paddle back. Friendly and helpful people.

Smooth operations from Marahau all the way to Totaranuni. Paul was a fantastic captain and guide - was not expecting a guided tour of all the main attractions along the journey such as split apple rock and the marine reserves! Highly recommended.

Absolutely amazing! Worth every $$ I highly enjoyed my experience and would do it again!! Thank you! 😊😊

Brilliant trip from Totaranui back to Marahau after tramping the Abel Tasman track. Perfect way to finish a great adventure. Friendly captain made the hour long trip another adventure - had time to stop and view seals on Tonga Island. And to top it off we were transported back to our car in the DoC carpark. Recommend these guys!

Abel Tasman Aqua Taxis transported our bags seamlessly between DOC huts during the 4 days we walked in the Abel Tasman National Park. The boat trip back from Totoranui to Marahau was beautiful and our boat driver went out of his way to show us a little blue penguin and a seal during the trip.

Had an amazing trip from Marahau to Awaroa and return with Paul our skipper. His knowledge of the area and where to take us to see the very best of Abel Tasman area from the sea was fantastic. Totally recommend this company and their professionalism. Communications from pre-booking right through the whole process was impecible.

Great service, no fuss, easy to book online with my phone. Love the way you get back to base off the boat! Thanks for making our walk possible with the return option from Anchorage... 🙂

Such a helpful team from planning our trip, to Crucial advice. All of the staff were so Knowledgable and Friendly. Our tramp was really adhanced due to the wealth of information. Couldn't fault them at all.

Absolutely fantastic service just did 3 day Abel Tasman walk with some friends used the bag drop service and the one way water taxi from totaranui to marahau. Everything went so smoothly very impressed highly recommend and will be back and use service again!

The guys were great, it wasn't a problem to arrange jumping onto an earlier boat than booked and with sore feet and heavy packs the skipper went above and beyond offering us a lift to our accommodation - Thanks guys :)

Great service, beautiful scenery, highly recommend to anybody!

Although I couldn't book online, the phone was answered quickly and I booking was really easy over the phone with email confirmation sent through quickly. AquaTaxi arrived on time, el Capitano was friendly and informative on trip from Totaranui back to Kaiteriteri. Will definitely use again.

Hello, had a great trip in to the park with Lance piloting his boat. Great ride and very good park interpretation. Thanks for your service!!

Great service, we used Abel Tasman Aqua Taxi to get to Totaranui and then we also had them transport our bags from bay to bay for us when we did the great walk and their service was perfect - and friendly informative skippers too :)

Excellent service. On time. Taxi expertly captained in somewhat choppy waters when I was picked up from the beach. Highly recommended.

Anton was great- a good laugh and very business like getting equipment and people moving around. Beautiful trip back and then a ride to my car!

Great service for baggage & personnel delivery & pickup around Abel Tasman National Park! Thanks!

Not just a Taxi company but a proud ambassador for the Abel Tasman national Park. A group of people who clearly love their job and go above and beyond every day to make your adventure into the national park special. Thank you so much for our pre drop off tour of the local sites.This turned out to be the most special day of our summer, Kia Ora

Great day out, took the boat to Bark Bay, hiked to Anchorage and then back again by boat from there. They load you up into boats on trailers at the centre and then take you out to sea by tractor into shallow waters and the boat motors off from there. At Bark Bay you take your shoes off and wade through shin deep water onto the sandy beach. All great fun.

We have used abel tasman aqua taxis a number of times over years! We enjoy the down to earth service from the skippers and always have a good laugh with them. Thank you team ! We will be back!!

Great way into the park and interesting background information was given by the skipper. We did the scenic tour and two hour hike through the park, from bark bay to torrent bay. The track was very well maintained and the indicated time was plenty to complete the distance and have lunch in the middle. The tracks offers some stunning views of the bays and beaches and takes to over the swing bridge

Being towed quite far into the ocean by a vintage tractor while sitting in a boat was epic! Cheers!

Great service! The driver showed us arround the bays a little and we stopped to look at some seals and penguins. Very smooth ride as well was no problem for my seasickness.

Great boat ride back to Marahau from Totaranui after walking the Abel Tasman. It was good to see where we had walked and a bonus was we got to see a pod of dolphins. The driver was friendly and informative. Good communication from the company and I was easily able to change my booking.

We have used Able Tasman Aqua Taxis many times in the past. They are friendly, efficient and nothing is to much trouble. This trip we were running ahead of time so changed our booking twice. Once when we arrived at Marahau and then while in the park. No problem. Ten years ago they came into one of the bays after being waved down. We had missed our tidal crossing and the weather had turned into a major storm. The boat ride was an event to say the least, but we never felt under threat being taken around the point to Awaroa. These guys know exactly what they are doing. I can highly recommend them.

Absolutely brilliant trip form Totaranui to Marahau - such a perfect way to finish our Able Tasman walk. Our driver was friendly, helpful , courteous and went out of his way to provide stunning customer service! We were lucky to see blue penguins, seals and bottle nose dolphins! Couldn't have asked for more - the kids ( and big kids) loved it!!!

I was surprised at how much fun the taxi was. There was an element of thrill, information, seal watching and comedy all rolled into our 3 trips we did on the taxi.

Great service, really friendly and well organized. Well paced trips with a bit of sightseeing on the way there and straight back on the way back. Highly recommended.

We took a 2-day freedom kayak, dropped the kayaks and a bag of gear at Onetahuti for pickup, and then continued to Awaroa Lodge on foot and got an aqua taxi back two days later. These guys made it easy and uncomplicated. And they were helpful good company, too.

Great service, friendly staff and efficient way to whizz your the coast. Liked the extras like Split Apple Rock and Adele island seals. Recommended. Only negative is works out quite expensive for a family of five, maybe a family ticket might be a good option?

Great experience, really friendly, gave us a little sightseeing tour on the way to our location and had the chance to see seals and dolphins.

Great service, friendly boat driver and on time. No complaints (other than the rough seas, which, you know, they probably couldn't help).

Fantastic service, friendly skipper and very easy to deal with when booking. Thanks for all your help and will happily use again

Outstanding company - friendly, well organised and a wonderful way to get to some amazing spots. Highly recommend this Company.

Awesome experience from the staff who checked me in to our driver and the sights he showed us on the way to our drop off point. This was recommended by a friend and I fully recommend to others. I'm a casual day trip person so getting dropped at Anchorage and taking my time walking back at my own pace, finding a beach to go swimming and have lunch suited me perfectly. Even made it back to camp in time for a shower and happy hour across the road. Brilliant service and excellent value for money.

This is well run and an our trip out to Bark Bay was very enjoyable. The boat drivers are very friendly and knowledgeable and we loved our little day trip!

Fantastic service from Aquataxi's. Would highly recommend and definitely use them again on next trip

A fantastic way to spend a day in Abel Tasman! We booked the 'Beaches and Bays' day trip, and service was flawless. Extremely organised check in, and a great time on the boat. Skipper Spencer took us around Split Apple Rock and past some seals on our way to Bark Bay, with interesting and knowledgeable commentary. The boat timings meant we could walk all the detours on the way to our pick up destination, with time for a quick swim at the end, before a streamlined pick up. Highly recommended!

Very accommodating staff to be able to change our booking at last notice. Great journey on the water, with added bonus of some seal watching and a trip to split apple rock. The driver also kindly took us back to the start of the track so we could pick up our car.

Amazing service from start to finish! Very responsive over email. The skipper (Jared) was fantastic and even took the time to show us some seals on the way back. We were really impressed with the professionalism and friendliness of the team.

This is a fabulous service for the park. we used the taxis to transport our bags daily and to transport us back to the start after we had finished our tramp. The taxis are very reasonably priced and the staff efficient and really friendly. We even had time to do a little sight seeing on the way back which we really appreciated.

Just a fun trip on a boat from Totoranui to Marahau. Excellent skipper, very informative and pleasant.

Great service. Super happy to help accommodate last minute changes. All of the skippers were helpful with bags too! Highly recommend.

Absolutely amazing service which we were very glad for after some long walking days! Easy to find, safe journey and we even did a little pit stop to see the seals and hear some great dad jokes from our skipper. We amended our booking time the day before and they were very accommodating of this. Couldn’t recommend highly enough.

We are an older couple visiting Torrent Bay for the first time ....... and couldn't have asked for more friendly help from the booking staff to the fabulous crew. The tides were too low for us to board from the jetty so had to paddle out to meet the taxi. It was windy and the surf fairly full-on. Quite an adventure ..... but the wonderful skipper who had been there for 20 years (sorry cannot remember his name) grabbed our bags and (somehow) hauled on board safely. Congratulations to you all. A wonderful service that we will recommend to everyone.

Very friendly and helpful crew, and a very enjoyable ride to our destination. Phil the skipper made it as easy as possible for us to arrive in a convenient spot.

We had booked in for the 3.15 water taxi but arrived earlier so we thought to ask the taxi if we were able to change to the earlier one and they had no problem with it. The ride was awsome and our skipper was very friendly and even showed us some seals on the way. Once we were back to the dock there was a bus waiting for us to take us back to our car park instead of having to walk. Overall we had a great experience. Thank you very much for making the end of our trip a positive one.

Booked the aqua taxi for a Sunday morning in winter to bring us to Bark bay for a hike to Anchorage for pick up which is under the Beaches and bays package. Great value and some of the proceeds go towards the Abel Tasman birdsong trust which is more than worth it. Sean our skipper was great fun and gave us some local info on the area and islands. The boat was super quick, safe and a lot of fun bumping through the water! We really enjoyed the boat, it was a great start to a great day through the park. The walk was beautiful, thanks again!

Interesting scenic journey with guided tour of local attractions. The staff made sure that we were well looked after.

Top outfit. Answered all my dumb questions with good info and courtesy. Were very flexible with ad-hoc and changing timeslot requests. A pleasure to deal with.

We travelled with our 18-month old from Marahau to Anchorage. A reassuring and pleasant start to the trip when the Skipper greeted us with a friendly smile, helped us with our belongings, ensured we were sat up the front and handed us an infant life jacket. We were running slightly ahead of schedule so he took the boat over to Split Apple Rock so we could take a quick pic and also to Adele Island where we saw some seals on the rocks. The staff were friendly, organised and professional. We enjoyed both of our trips and would recommend Abel Tasman Aqua Taxis to others.

Friendly and accomodating staff. Responsive with all queries! Thank you and we will definitely come back and use your service.

A great trip from Awaroa to Marahau, with several scenic stops on the way. Cheaper than a taxi to the airport in Auckland and much better value with a stunning sightseeing trip thrown in. Very convenient being picked up right where we wanted, saving lots of hauling gear. Thanks again. 🙂

We had the best trip. We were early for our water taxi so they managed to get us onto an earlier ride. Our Driver, Phil, took us to see seals and we were lucky enough to also see orcas and penguins. Such an amazing experience, way more than just a water taxi. Best end to our trip, thank you!

We recently walked the Abel Tasman and caught the Abel Tasman Aqua Taxi from Totaranui to Marahau. The skipper was terrific - professional, friendly and knowledgeable. Awesome boat trip back to Marahau, with a slight detour to check out a hidden inlet, and seal colony. Once back in Marahau, we were driven back to where our car was parked to save us lugging heavy packs. When booking the trip, the staff were really responsive and helpful. Would definitely highly recommend this top-notch Kiwi company. Thank you.

We booked a one way taxi from Marahau to Totaranui thinking it would just get us from A to B - it was so much more! Our skipper Phil took us via some scenic spots and we got to experience a whole lot more of the Abel Tasman from the water. Glad we booked at high tide on a calm day - we had a wonderful trip! Such good value for money

These guys are awesome. Very flexible if they have the space. We booked on a later boat and managed to get on a earlier one no issues. Once we got back they even gave us a van ride to our car.

Worth every dollar! We decided to cut our trip a little short and was hoping to jump on our pre booked taxi the day before from Totaranui, when we stumbled across the AquaTaxi, we were told to hop on board with no issues what so ever! The captain was super friendly and joking with us the whole time, he even stopped to show us some local penguins. When he stopped on some of the islands, he was greatest by many familiar faces that all seemed to love interacting with him which shows you how popular he was. Just a genuinely awesome dude! When we got back to the port, he even drove us back to our car park to make sure we got home safely. Wonderful experience and I would highly recommend anyone using Abel Tasman AquaTaxis!

Hugely positive experience! From letting us leave our car in their carpark for 4 nights to allowing us to swap our booking at the last minute, everything was easy and professional. The staff were also super friendly and helpful, providing us with a map and making sure we understood the tide timetable for inlet crossings on our walk!

We got a water taxi from Totaranui back to Marahau after walking the Abel Tasman track. The skipper was fantastic, he was fun and friendly and made time to stop off along the way to show us gorgeous bays, seals and stingrays. The service was top notch. The tractor ride at the end was an added bonus :-)

The Abel Tasman Aqua Taxi service was one of the best experiences myself and my family had ever had. All team members were exceptional and incredibly helpful with any questions we had before or during our trip. Paul, who transported us for part of the morning and the rest of the afternoon, was able to help us catch an earlier boat due to the fact that we had finished our walk much earlier than previously thought. He was able to fit us in, work around us with extreme professionalism and was exceptional while doing so. We couldn't be happier with their service and would 100% recommend them in the future.

We recently used the Able Tasman Aqua Taxi service arranged through Able Tasman Centre at Marahau. We were a party of 4 people with multiple daily bag transfer and Water Taxi pick up after our tramp. Everything was very professional and went like clockwork. Fantastic team of people, accommodating, very friendly and highly informative. Nothing was a problem. I highly recommend using this family run Kiwi business for your Able Tasman experience.

Absolutely 100% recommend these guys! Amazing service, so helpful, accommodating and friendly! Thanks so much :)

Excellent operator. We got the $40 trip into Anchorage from Marahau. Excellent boat, great skipperr, very attentive to safety,, stopped at Split Apple and Adele to see the seals. Then had a fantastic 4 hour walk along the Coastal Track back to Marahau, stopping at Appletree beach for lunch and a swim. Great comms with the booking people. Highly recommended. Ross and Jan

Great service from Totaranui to Kaiteriteri. A glassy sea and beautiful weather provided a lovely trip, made even better when the boat skipper took us into Tonga Island to watch seals and seal pups playing in a rock pool. A fantastic ending to a wonderful hike of the Abel Tasman track.

What an amazing service! Thank you all so much, it was raining on our water taxi back to Marahau and we were kept out of the weather so well by the shuttle back to our car and boat tow. There is nothing you could do better, your team is the best! It was just another highlight to a walk that kept giving us amazing surprised each day.

Great service even took the time to detour to see a pod of rare Maui Dolphin

Perfect service. Cool guys they bring you to you perfect hiking spot. Has much fun on the boat!! Perfect guide.

The drop off service and the baggage pick up and drop worked like clockwork. Brilliant coordination.

Abel Tasman Aqua taxi service was great, from booking advice when planning our trip to accomodating a change and early pick up! Everything was easy, they are a well organised, professional company . Jack was a great skipper and knowledgeable about the area, he showed us bonus extras on the way home and impressed us with his beach/tractor landing 😎 Would highly recommend Abel Tasman Aqua Taxis 👍🏽

Reliable, friendly service. Thanks for transporting us and our bags on the track. Definitely recommend. Check-in of bags a bit drawn out - reception gets very busy in the mornings. Make sure your bags are under 20kgs if you're expecting them to be transported.

It was an amazing ride from Marahau to Totaranui. We started by almost high tide. The skipper made some side trips. What was absolutely amazing. We saw a seal Colonie on a little island and a seal in a bay he was eating. As well we drove in the part where the low tide crossing is by Awaroa. It was incredible and a day later i was walking there.

Really appreciated the flexibility of the service. A well-run, slick operation delivered in a friendly, obliging manner. Highly recommend.

Awesome boat ride! Did the the track in 3 days and took the water taxi from Totaranui. Booking is super easy and the whole process is super smooth. Customer service is spot on (they replied to my multiple emails quickly within a day). The boat arrived a tad bit late on the day itself but that is totes fine because we got to sit down and enjoy the last bit of pristine beach views before leaving. Our skipper Anton was really hospitable and even gave us some info about the places along the coast. Boat was super clean and pickup/ dropoff was super smooth. Boat drives straight directly into a trailer and the tractor drives the whole boat to the office at Marahau. Super coolllll. Just the kind of service I reeeeeallly appreciate after a long 3 days on the track. And I am not exaggerating how good their service is. Keep it up Abel Tasman Aqua Taxi!!!

On time, safe travel, took us to some cool spots along the way. Captains of the boats were great.

Great great service! Paul is fun, kind and very communicative! The whole experience is very well organized and comfortable. We totally recommend Abel Tasman AquaTaxi and will continue to use their services.

The boat arrived at Totaranui with time to spare and the skipper has us off the beach easily, despite yesterday’s challenging sea conditions. Thanks also for holding our keys at HQ, that we had “misplaced” at Anchorage. We would highly recommend this service any day.

Had the most amazing trip, Awaroa to Marehau, at end of three day tramp. Saw baby fur seals, Hector dolphins and two pods of Orca. The skipper was so in tune to the marine mammals; respectful and informative. To say nothing of the skillful way he picked us up off the beach in big swells.

We had two fabulous trips on the water taxis. Both drivers were excellent.

Awesome service for a recent trip into the national park, thanks so much!

Fantastically friendly and helpful staff who accommodated us needing bags ferried and a change of booking due to injury on the track. Phil in particular was a really awesome skipper.

We recently were transferred from Tōtaranui to Mārahau with Aqua Taxi, with Paul as our skipper. Pail was absolutely lovely and took the extra time to show some hidden gems of the Abel Tasman track from the water. The trip was quick and fast in a smaller, comfortable boat. If we did this track again, we’d book with this company again in a heartbeat.

Great service! We were dropped off at Bark Bay and walked back. Booking was easy online. Staff helpful on check in and informative on the boat. We were pointed out few nice spots on the way including seals that I did not expect. Fun experience. I would recommend

Awesome service! The driver Vinny was funny and friendly, and he also showed us and the other passengers some of the hidden coves in the Abel Tasman coast. Service was prompt, and they even let us get on an earlier boat than we had scheduled as we finished our hike earlier than expected.

An excellent service that I would highly recommend! I needed to make changes to my booking along the way, nothing was a problem, the staff are all so responsive and friendly. The quality of service really made my Abel Tasman trip an awesome experience, thank you so much.

Had the opportunity to use the services of Abel Tasman Aqua Taxi on our recent trip to the Abel Tasman National Park. I must say that their service was excellent, from schedules to ensuring our safety and comfort on every trip. A special shout out to Jared, skipper: Mate, your assistance on Awaroa beach was truly appreciated!

We enjoyed the sightseeing side trips on way to destination.

Amazing skipper. Navigated through very choppy and challenging seas. Experience obviously showed. Highly recommended to get you where you need to go no matter what!

We rocked up 2 hours early to Totaranui after a slog over Gibbs Hill in the rain to find Paul already anticipating our arrival. After 15 minutes waiting for a couple of campers to pack up we were off. Paul even stopped to show us some places of interest on the way back. Thanks for the great service.

Prompt professional service. Would definitely use them again and recommend them to other people.

We didn’t have a full day available to us as we had to be back by 3.30pm but we wanted to make the most of our time in the National Park and also include a walk so we did the Slice of Paradise 1 which included our pick up from Marahau, boat ride up to Totaranui at the top of the park and back down to Onetahuti, then a 1.5hr walk from there to Bark Bay and return boat trip back to Marahau. I called up to check if that tour would be suitable given our time constraints and the lady on the phone was really helpful. We caught the 9am taxi out and the 2.15pm taxi back from Bark Bay which got us back to Marahau around 3pm. We were not rushed at all and had time to eat our packed lunch, take photos and walk along the beach before we got picked up. Note that it’s not a guided walk but paths were well signed and it means you can take your time and walk at your own pace. The boat trip was fantastic. We got lucky as we got to see seals and dolphins quite close up and as it was high tide we could make a little detour into a little inlet. Both our boat drivers were super friendly and welcoming. Paul on the way up gave us a proper tour, stopping at landmarks and including commentary, not just a taxi boat ride. You also get towed out on the boat on the back of a tractor at the start of the day which was half the fun! The AquaTaxis go quicker than the bigger ferries we saw doing similar trips. We also had less people on our boats and could get up closer and stop at the seals rather than just cruising past. Would definitely recommend this trip to anyone visiting the area. It’s a must do activity in nice weather. Unless it’s a hot day, take an extra layer or two for the boat ride. Even on a sunny day it gets quite cold as the back of the boat is open and gets a little bit windy.

Very good service Helpful staff. We were early on the beach and they were able to accommodate us to an earlier ride without any fuss. Driver showed us some interesting spots on the way back and gave a few comments on local history which was a nice added value to the taxi service. Great team overall !

Very efficient and smooth service. There is a free overnight private car park behind the office if you’re camping inside the park. Twice a timely service, also in the park. We were able to get last-minute an earlier departure time from Totaranui to Marahau since there was still availability. The directions where to be might be more prominently explained on their website: you need to be their office about half hour before departure time to exchange your (online) booking for a boarding pass. You get on the speedboat there and brought to the waterfront on a trailer while you’re in the boat. Same if you’re coming back to Marahau: you stay in the boat, gets hooked on a tractor on the boat ramp and dropped back off at the office.

Excellent service. Jarrod is a great skipper -) really appreciated the extra time spent seal spotting. We were also able to change our departure time effortlessly. Thanks for that.

Great service. Informative approachable friendly team. Recommended and will use again

I recommend this company for getting from one place to other and back. We did the slice of paradise tour however and I do not recommend that at all. For that I recommend going on a bigger boats. It was akin to doing a tour on a public bus with stops and waiting for bags/people etc

Amazing service! Easy to communicate, friendly staff. Highly recommended

The online booking process was easy. We were picked up from Anchorage on time, the taxi operator was friendly and professional. We had a fun ride back to Marahau!

Very easy to book - I emailed them with my schedule and budget and they were able to plan a trip for me that fit my preferences! Staff was friendly and knowledgeable, and it was always on time. Pro tip - if you don’t want to get wet/cold, sit closer to the front, but if you want a less bumpy ride, sit closer to the back!

Great trip from Marahau to Totaranui. Our Skipper was super friendly and knowledgeable and even let us stop at a bay to check out some seals. Highly recommend.

Really good service. Showed us the Split apple rock and some seals which was cool. We got the boat so we could walked part of the Abel Tasman track. It was carnage in the morning but the guys did the best job possible so I would recommend

Loved it all from the bumpy ride and the dolphins to the skippers banter

Lovely skippers and easy to change time for the way back, recommend!

Had no idea we we get such a great tour on top of a boat ride from Totaranui to Marahau. Our captain was well skilled, very personable, and showed us some great sights along the way. Worth every dollar and more!

We were recommended this service by the iSite Nelson and we were not disappointed. We were able to stop and see interesting things along the way . We found our driver informative and friendly and they delivered us right back to our wheels at Marahau!!

Great service for the end of our trip! Efficient, friendly and accommodating. Even got to spot some cool wildlife on the way. Highly recommend!!

We left from Totaranui heading to Marahau. Was just under $80 for 2 adults. Picked up a few folk from other stops along the way. Our skipper was Brett and he was awesome! Pick up was on time, he pointed out little blue penguin and took us on a detour to see seals. He was super friendly to everyone who came on. It's a little boat, sits about 20, was such a great way to travel back. Think the best bit was getting towed out of the water by a tractor and getting driven down the road. Totally recommend this company. Thanks heaps guys!

A fantastic trip and wonderful to see the seal colony on the way too.

People in the company were really nice starting from the lady at the desk on 27/01 12am till the skipper bringing us back from Totaranui bay on 29/01 12:15am. I got to my destination faster than i expected, and the skipper was kind enough to allow me to jump on a boat 3 hours earlier. We also could check out some relly nice places which trampers can not see on the way back, like Shag harbour and one other place on the high tide - saw some Eagle rays, skipper told us some interesting suff about surroundings etc. Also the boat ride was fun, would defenitely come back again!

The scenery is unforgettable. I took the trip to all coves and return, got photos of dolphins and seals. Guide made sure I was picked up at Anchorage and reserved a seat for me on his aquataxi! This Asian senior felt like royalty!

Took us past a few super cool secret spots on the way!

Got such a great tiki tour on our return journey from Totaranui, captain acting as guide to a couple of little hidden gems along the coast and hunting out some wildlife spotting with interesting commentary. More than just a shuttle - one of the highlight moments on our trip. Ka rawe.

Great service able to change dates no problem as weather bad...

This company were really efficient and priced just right. Really knowledgable and helpful too.

Awesome service, beautiful people, good sense of humor. Overall, a lovely experience on time and professionally. I will recommend these guys always. Thanks for that boat ride.

Nice fast ride, saw seals and split rock!

AquaTaxi was on time to pick us up and transfer the luggage. The booking process is really smooth and the driver was really good to give us a fun ride back. Highly recommend to all.

A very professional and personalised service to get around Abel Tasman - highly recommended.

Excellent service Very skilled friendly driver (Ryan) in quite rough conditions

Great experience and a lovely water taxi driver!

Driving with the watertaxi is great and a lot of fun. We drove to Torrent bay for 35$ and it was really worth it. They show you the split apple rock and seals on the way. The staff is really nice and the view is beautiful. They were also really nice via e-mail and answered my questions immediately. I can highly recommend them.

This is not just your average water taxi, not only are all the staff great value and hilarious, they are very knowledgeable about the area and will take you to see a few sights before dropping you off at your destination. We were taken to see some seal pups and the famous Split Apple Rock for great photo opportunities. Highly recommended!

They are accommodating, friendly and very flexible.

Probably the first Taxi service that makes a case for 6 Stars. Punctual and accommodating, Ryan was a great Skipper. Service takes you all the way back into the parking area via tractor. Brilliant.

Awesome service. A very smooth trip back to Marahau. The captain not only showed us the sights on the way, but took us in a van back to our car - outstanding :)

Wow, I am so happy that I chose your company, because they've nice staff and are so so flexible. We had to cancel our trip through the Abel Tasman Nationalpark because of the really bad weather. So normally we booked the AquaTaxi on Saturday, so we would need to wait 2 days, but we just asked the next arriving taxi if we could drive back to Marahau with them without a booking and it was no problem at all and no extra costs or anything. Thank you!

Went to run a section of the Abel Tasman Coastal track and caught the taxi from Kaiteriteri to Awaroa to then run back out to Marahau. Great little trip out to Awaroa that included an impromptu tiki tour of the sites along the coast of the national park including split apple rock, some seals, penguins and info about the area in general.

Travelled with this awesome company big shout out to Zoe at the kiosk and Kylie our amazing skipper - I travelled one way with my two kids and a dog and luggage - friendly -helpful - and they went above and beyond :) also enjoyed the tour too thanks guys ☺️

I was staying in Marahau and booked AquaTaxi as a transfer to Bark Bay. Staff was very friendly and the ride with the fast boat was exciting. Since we had to pick up passengers from Kaiteriteri, we even stopped at the Split Apple Rock to take photos altough it was no part of the service. So I would definitely recommend choosing AquaTaxi if you are staying in Marahau rather of other bigger companies around Abel Tasman.

Thank you Abel Tasman Aqua Taxi peeps - you are the best. I cannot fault the communication prior to our holiday walking the Abel Tasman Great Walk, the service you provided, the friendliness and helpfulness of all the staff (in office and on boats), and the seamlessness of getting all our gear from one DOC hut to the next between Marahau and Awaroa (we wanted a walk in the park, rather than a hot slog with heavy packs), and then picking us up from Awaroa and returning us safely from Awaroa to Marahau. Fantastic. Kia ora.

Great service. Great price. Taxi left on time for Anchorage, from which point we walked back to Marahau. Bargain compared to other ways of seeing the Park. Park near the base which is a bit further on at Marahau than you'd think. Will use them again.

Nice easy transfer to Awaroa. The skipper was very professional and even stopped in multiple bays turning it into a mini tour! Perfect.

On time departure and pickup. Great service would recommend. For departure, make sure you are in the right spot as there are several companies that look/are named similar things and google maps might not take you directly to the right location. As long as you arrive a little early and ask around you should be fine.

Excellent experience! Extremely smooth pick up/drop off, and some extra highlights too! Thanks so much.

I accidentally booked a day later than had planned after tramping the Abel Tasman track but these guys happily picked my friend and I up. We were even able to grab a 10:45am taxi rather than the 12:15pm! Brett was awesome. Thanks guys!

Good service, our boat captain was very friendly. We got dropped off at Anchorage and got picked up later. However, the taxi's are running at fixed times.

Great experience! We walked Marahau to Totaranui and took the taxi back. We were expecting just a ride but it turned out to be a tour of its own! Saw a penguin, baby seals and more. Thanks Jared!

Brilliant skipper with ray and seal sightings an unexpected highlight. This is a company that knows how to go above and beyond. No hesitation in giving a top rating. 6 out of 5 stars

It was perfect for our group. They took our backpack to Achorage and then took us back to Marahau the following day. Really recommend this company.

Great aqua taxi service. Skippers are very knowledgable and also do a small tour when they drive you out in the morning. We took the taxi out to Bark bay and walked back to Anchorage.

Great service and response online. Finished the track a bit early and Milan the skipper did not hesitate to take me back 1 hour earlier! Thanks!

Awesome team, friendly and happy to answer any question ! Don't hesitate !

Much more than just a taxi ride, very efficient and organised set up and crew. The boats are fast and can get in to some small areas so you get up very close to seals, stingrays etc

Always had a good experience with AquaTaxi. Spencer and Daz were awesome friendly skippers and got us to our destinations ahead of time for a great walk in the park. Thank you!

We had a lovely day travelling and exploring using Abel Tasman Aqua Taxis. The staff were friendly, professional and happy to share local knowledge

Many thanks for making our Abel Tasman adventure so streamlined.

My friends and i did the abel tasman coastal track and we got really really wet because of the bad and rainy weather. So we decided to cancel our trip and take the water taxi back to Marahau. We actually booked a aquataxi a few days later, but they were really friendly and changed our booking immediately without any trouble so we got home asap. Thank you aquataxi for your flexibility and your great service.

Awesome as always, thanks for the boat ride back from Totaranui and the van to our car at the start of the Abel Tasman track. Staff are great.

Brilliant staff, very helpful and informative. Great day out

Very enjoyable trip. Amazing scenery !!!

These guys are awesome!! The skippers are such classic characters and so knowledgeable about the area. Stunning experience, loved it 💖💖

Aqua taxi we’re really responsive, friendly and helpful throughout our trip, we’ll be happy to use them again next time!

Excellent on time service, informative, friendly and stopped for extras like dolphins and seals around the islands

Best shuttle to th Abel Tasman Trail. We like the hook up taxi, the boat trip and the short walk back to the basis. However...do it.

Amazing experience from all staff we encountered. Great to see a Kiwi company willing to go the extra mile to provide a memorable day. Highly recommended.

A great operation, very smooth and they keep to time! Staff are friendly and informative. Thanks for a great experience Marahau Taxis!

Great day and great trip around the bays

Efficient service and knowledgeable skipper. More than just a taxi!

On time, skipper was funny and accommodating. We managed this with our two year old who even took a nap onboard. Nice way to see Abel Tasman along the coast.

If i could give them i stuff l six i would. As far as service and value for money, you couldn't want for more. Highly recommended

A great scenic trip to Totoranui with Sarah. Orcas in Anchorage a highlight. Sarah was an A1 skipper.

Good service. Interesting commentary during the taxi ride.

Great service and friendly staff! Cheers

The skipper Paul was crack up and made the boat ride funny as. Pretty mean experience in the park as well.

Great experience and service 5⭐

Great service, awesome crew. Thank you very much!

Price is quite high but everything worked great. Ww got ride from A yo B and that's all what we wanted. Nice personnel.

Great business! Really friendly and helpful staff that will get you were you need to go.

Awesome friendly and highly recommended

The water taxi left as soon as it was full and had us at oir destination quickly and safely

Great setup, great journey into Abel Tasman. Steve was an excellent skipper.

Great experience- on time pick up, quick to get you back to Marahau. Even point out local fauna and wildlife on the trip.

Superb morning trip to Awaroa Bay. A great start to a 3 day walk in paradise.

Really nice service! Super nice and fun drivers. Great experience overall :D

10/10 lovely service, even took us to a secret cove to look at seals!

Great trip back from Awaroa to Marahau - much quicker than we expected too. Thanks guys!

Great service, good boats, dropped us right where we needed to go!

Friendly staff with some interesting knowledge about the area + Fun ride in the baot: Recommended Pd: The ride on the tractor is well worth it going on low tide😊

Really easy, well organised transport. Would recommend if you’re doing part of the Abel Tasman

Excellent service, pack transfers were great. thanks team.

Quinn the skipper I had was awesome!, super attentive and cool guy!

Prompt, fantastic, did everything it said on the tin, no fuss

Excellent service! I was surprised that there’s a tour before they drop you to your destination.

Easy trip. Staff friendly and flexible with our plans.

Professional and good service

well organized business friendly staff smooth rides

Very helpful, friendly and super efficient staff and service. Great experience and very happy to recommend them.

Excellent service, smart, fast and easy. Nice, friendly, kind people !

Great communication, good prices, and professional staff.

Well organized company. Highly recommend touring with these guys.

Amazing service!!

will be writing later

Very nice to have cool waves hit you on a hot day

Best fun ever! Helpful staff and really good organised!

excellent service

Just an awesome service. Big shout out to Amber.

Great service and great staff

Great trip, very nice guides!

Great service and commentary by the skipper.

Good company for getting to and from walking tracks on the Abel Tasman.

Seems a bit expensive but it's definitely worth the price

very nice staff.great service !

Great staff, great service

Great trip, great staff.

Great ride home

Good service & friendly staff 👍👌

Top service great trip

What a professional and friendly team!

Excellent customer service

Really good service and with a smile.

Professional and well run!

Super friendly and punctual

Very efficient and reliable

Spectacular! Must do.

Good

Very fun and friendly

Good people!

Knowledgeable guides

Great service

Just do it

(Translated) Great ride! Not only was it a taxi, we were shown around (boring in my opinion) Splitrock and the island with the seals. The boatman was great and also gave gas. was fun (Original) Tolle Fahrt! Es war nicht nur ein Taxi, man hat uns auch den (meiner Meinung langweiligen) Splitrock und die Insel mit den Robben gezeigt. Der Bootsführer war super und hat auch Gas gegeben. Hat Spaß gemacht.

(Translated) The booking on the website went well. On site you are a number, which is not particularly surprising because of the many tourists. It was good that you can park your car directly on site (even overnight). The ride in the boat pulled by the tractor was fun. Each tour only goes briefly to the Split Apple Rock. In addition, our very nice operator told us a few things about the things we drove past. Before our destination Bark Bay we drove past one of the offshore islands because there were baby seals. (Original) Die Buchung über die Website lief gut. Vor Ort ist man eine Nummer, was aufgrund der vielen Touristen nicht sonderlich verwundert. Gut war, dass man vor Ort direkt das Auto abstellen (auch über Nacht) kann. Die Fahrt im vom Traktor gezogenen Boot war witzig. Jede Tour fährt erst noch kurz zum Split Apple Rock. Außderdem erzhälte unser sehr netter Bootsführer ein paar Sachen zu den Dingen, an denen wir vorbeifuhren. Vor unserem Ziel Bark Bay fuhren wir auch noch an einer der vorgelagerten Inseln vorbei, da es gerade Babyrobben gab.

(Translated) Punctual and friendly, happy to help with excursion questions. Great experience stopping at Split Apple Rock and the seals. Not cheap. (Original) Pünktlich und freundlich, helfen bei Ausflugsfragen gerne weiter. Tolles Erlebnis mit Stop beim Split Apple Rock und den Robben. Nicht billig.

(Translated) It is a curious thing because you get in the water taxi and with a tractor you are towed to the water. The service is fast and they tell you about the peculiarities of the area during the tour. (Original) Es algo curioso porque te subes en el water taxi y con un tractor te remolcan hasta el agua. El servicio es rápido y te van contando peculiaridades de la zona durante el recorrido.

(Translated) It was a great experience! Had asked a question the day before shortly before the shop closed & had an answer promptly 5 minutes later! Cool ride with the tractor and boat to the sea. The driver was sooo funny & took a tour of the Split Apple Rock, went full throttle. Shortly before Anchorage we drove to an island, there were seals to be seen. Excellent! Absolutely worth the money! I would choose again and again! (Original) War eine super Erfahrung! Hatte am Tag zuvor noch kurz vor Ladenschluss eine Frage gestellt & hatte prompt 5 Minuten später eine Antwort! Coole Fahrt mit dem Traktor samt Boot zum Meer. Der Fahrer war sooo lustig & hat eine Rundfahrt zum Split Apple Rock gemacht, Vollgas gegeben. Kurz vor Anchorage sind wir dann noch zu einer Insel gefahren, dort gab es Robben zu sehen. Super! Das Geld absolut wert! Würde ich immer wieder wählen!

(Translated) Very friendly. I felt safe. On time and fast. What more do you want (Original) Sehr freundlich. Habe mich sicher gefühlt. Pünktlich und schnell. Was will man mehr