Commercial operators: Bird & wildlife watching
Introduction
Find businesses who can help you enjoy bird and wildlife watching in areas managed by DOC.Northland region
Kauri Coast Top 10 Holiday Park
Guided 2-hour evening and night walks in Trounson Kauri Park.
Places: Trounson Kauri Park
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Guided activities and tours
Wrybill Birding Tours, NZ
Guided birding and wildlife walks and pelagic seabirding tours around the New Zealand coastline.
Places: Ahuriri Estuary Walking Track; Arthur's Pass National Park; Awarua-Waituna Wetlands; Boundary Stream area; Boundary Stream walks; Bridle Track; Cathedral Cove Walk; Fiordland National Park; Glory Cove Scenic Reserve; Hāpūpū/J.M. Barker Historic Reserve; Hāpūpū/J.M. Barker Historic Reserve Walk; Henga Scenic Reserve; Henga Scenic Reserve Walk; Hollyford Track; Manauea/Ocean Mail Scenic Reserve Walk; Milford Road/Milford Sound area; Mount Aspiring National Park; Nīkau Bush Conservation Area; Nīkau Bush Conservation Area Walk; Pureora Forest Park; Pureora Forest Park tramping tracks; Rakiura National Park; St James Conservation Area; St James Walkway; Tautuku walks; Ulva Island/Te Wharawhara walking tracks; Waituna Lagoon tracks
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Guided activities and tours
Auckland region
Supporters of Tiritiri Matangi
Guided walks on Tiritiri Matangi Island.
Places: Tiritiri Matangi Island
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Guided activities and tours
Nature Quest New Zealand
Custom birding and natural history tours for individuals and groups throughout New Zealand. Private self-drive trips and special interest tours for overseas tour companies and conservation societies.
Places: Arrowtown area; Arthur's Pass National Park; Bendigo area; Fiordland National Park; Glory Cove Scenic Reserve; Kahurangi National Park; Kopuwai Conservation Area; Lake Alta Track; Lake Marian Track; Lake Rotoiti (West Bay) walks; Makarora Valley Track; Milford Road/Milford Sound area; Mount Aspiring National Park; Nelson Lakes National Park; Peel Forest Park Scenic Reserve; Pinnacles Track; Pureora Forest Park; Pureora Forest Park tramping tracks; Rakiura National Park; Rob Roy Track; Tautuku walks; Te Waikoropupū Springs; Tiritiri Matangi Island ; Travers-Sabine Circuit; Ulva Island/Te Wharawhara walking tracks; West Matukituki Track
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Guided activities and tours
Kiwi Wildlife Tours
Guided bird watching tours throughout New Zealand.
Places: Glory Cove Scenic Reserve; Great Barrier Island/Aotea; Rakiura National Park; Tiritiri Matangi Island
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Guided activities and tours
Coromandel region
Wrybill Birding Tours, NZ
Guided birding and wildlife walks and pelagic seabirding tours around the New Zealand coastline.
Places: Ahuriri Estuary Walking Track; Arthur's Pass National Park; Awarua-Waituna Wetlands; Boundary Stream area; Boundary Stream walks; Bridle Track; Cathedral Cove Walk; Fiordland National Park; Glory Cove Scenic Reserve; Hāpūpū/J.M. Barker Historic Reserve; Hāpūpū/J.M. Barker Historic Reserve Walk; Henga Scenic Reserve; Henga Scenic Reserve Walk; Hollyford Track; Manauea/Ocean Mail Scenic Reserve Walk; Milford Road/Milford Sound area; Mount Aspiring National Park; Nīkau Bush Conservation Area; Nīkau Bush Conservation Area Walk; Pureora Forest Park; Pureora Forest Park tramping tracks; Rakiura National Park; St James Conservation Area; St James Walkway; Tautuku walks; Ulva Island/Te Wharawhara walking tracks; Waituna Lagoon tracks
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Guided activities and tours
Waikato region
Nature Quest New Zealand
Custom birding and natural history tours for individuals and groups throughout New Zealand. Private self-drive trips and special interest tours for overseas tour companies and conservation societies.
Places: Arrowtown area; Arthur's Pass National Park; Bendigo area; Fiordland National Park; Glory Cove Scenic Reserve; Kahurangi National Park; Kopuwai Conservation Area; Lake Alta Track; Lake Marian Track; Lake Rotoiti (West Bay) walks; Makarora Valley Track; Milford Road/Milford Sound area; Mount Aspiring National Park; Nelson Lakes National Park; Peel Forest Park Scenic Reserve; Pinnacles Track; Pureora Forest Park; Pureora Forest Park tramping tracks; Rakiura National Park; Rob Roy Track; Tautuku walks; Te Waikoropupū Springs; Tiritiri Matangi Island ; Travers-Sabine Circuit; Ulva Island/Te Wharawhara walking tracks; West Matukituki Track
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Guided activities and tours
Wrybill Birding Tours, NZ
Guided birding and wildlife walks and pelagic seabirding tours around the New Zealand coastline.
Places: Ahuriri Estuary Walking Track; Arthur's Pass National Park; Awarua-Waituna Wetlands; Boundary Stream area; Boundary Stream walks; Bridle Track; Cathedral Cove Walk; Fiordland National Park; Glory Cove Scenic Reserve; Hāpūpū/J.M. Barker Historic Reserve; Hāpūpū/J.M. Barker Historic Reserve Walk; Henga Scenic Reserve; Henga Scenic Reserve Walk; Hollyford Track; Manauea/Ocean Mail Scenic Reserve Walk; Milford Road/Milford Sound area; Mount Aspiring National Park; Nīkau Bush Conservation Area; Nīkau Bush Conservation Area Walk; Pureora Forest Park; Pureora Forest Park tramping tracks; Rakiura National Park; St James Conservation Area; St James Walkway; Tautuku walks; Ulva Island/Te Wharawhara walking tracks; Waituna Lagoon tracks
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Guided activities and tours
Bay of Plenty region
Gloworm Adventure Tours
Glow worm night tours in Karangahake Scenic Reserve and Kaimai Mamaku Conservation Park.
+64 7 862 8306
Places: Kaimai Mamaku Conservation Park; Karangahake Windows Walk
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Guided activities and tours
Kuaka New Zealand
Commercial volunteer programme specialising in environmental and cultural field studies in the Tauranga area.
Places: Kaimai Mamaku Conservation Park
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Guided activities and tours; Outdoor education and instruction
Manawatu/Whanganui region
Green Jersey Explorer Tours
Guided cycling tours on tracks in Tararua Forest Park, Aorangi Forest Park, and Rimutaka Forest Park and viewing of New Zealand fur seal from the land at Cape Palliser, Turakirae Scientific Reserve, Redrocks (Te Kopahou Reserve and Cape Foulwind.
Places: Aorangi Crossing; Aorangi Forest Park; Big Bend Track; Carter Scenic Reserve; Cattle Ridge Track; Donnelly Flat Loop Walk; Gentle Annie Track; Holdsworth - Kaitoke Track; Kiriwhakapapa Loop; Mt Holdsworth - Jumbo Circuit; Mt Matthews; Ōrongorongo Track; Pinnacles Track; Remutaka Forest Park; Tararua Forest Park; Turakirae Head Scientific Reserve; Westport area; Whakanui Track
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Mountain biking; Walking and tramping
Services: Guided activities and tours
Hawke’s Bay region
Wrybill Birding Tours, NZ
Guided birding and wildlife walks and pelagic seabirding tours around the New Zealand coastline.
Places: Ahuriri Estuary Walking Track; Arthur's Pass National Park; Awarua-Waituna Wetlands; Boundary Stream area; Boundary Stream walks; Bridle Track; Cathedral Cove Walk; Fiordland National Park; Glory Cove Scenic Reserve; Hāpūpū/J.M. Barker Historic Reserve; Hāpūpū/J.M. Barker Historic Reserve Walk; Henga Scenic Reserve; Henga Scenic Reserve Walk; Hollyford Track; Manauea/Ocean Mail Scenic Reserve Walk; Milford Road/Milford Sound area; Mount Aspiring National Park; Nīkau Bush Conservation Area; Nīkau Bush Conservation Area Walk; Pureora Forest Park; Pureora Forest Park tramping tracks; Rakiura National Park; St James Conservation Area; St James Walkway; Tautuku walks; Ulva Island/Te Wharawhara walking tracks; Waituna Lagoon tracks
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Guided activities and tours
Wairarapa region
Green Jersey Explorer Tours
Guided cycling tours on tracks in Tararua Forest Park, Aorangi Forest Park, and Rimutaka Forest Park and viewing of New Zealand fur seal from the land at Cape Palliser, Turakirae Scientific Reserve, Redrocks (Te Kopahou Reserve and Cape Foulwind.
Places: Aorangi Crossing; Aorangi Forest Park; Big Bend Track; Carter Scenic Reserve; Cattle Ridge Track; Donnelly Flat Loop Walk; Gentle Annie Track; Holdsworth - Kaitoke Track; Kiriwhakapapa Loop; Mt Holdsworth - Jumbo Circuit; Mt Matthews; Ōrongorongo Track; Pinnacles Track; Remutaka Forest Park; Tararua Forest Park; Turakirae Head Scientific Reserve; Westport area; Whakanui Track
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Mountain biking; Walking and tramping
Services: Guided activities and tours
Nature Quest New Zealand
Custom birding and natural history tours for individuals and groups throughout New Zealand. Private self-drive trips and special interest tours for overseas tour companies and conservation societies.
Places: Arrowtown area; Arthur's Pass National Park; Bendigo area; Fiordland National Park; Glory Cove Scenic Reserve; Kahurangi National Park; Kopuwai Conservation Area; Lake Alta Track; Lake Marian Track; Lake Rotoiti (West Bay) walks; Makarora Valley Track; Milford Road/Milford Sound area; Mount Aspiring National Park; Nelson Lakes National Park; Peel Forest Park Scenic Reserve; Pinnacles Track; Pureora Forest Park; Pureora Forest Park tramping tracks; Rakiura National Park; Rob Roy Track; Tautuku walks; Te Waikoropupū Springs; Tiritiri Matangi Island ; Travers-Sabine Circuit; Ulva Island/Te Wharawhara walking tracks; West Matukituki Track
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Guided activities and tours
Wellington/Kapiti region
Kapiti Island Nature Tours
Transport to and guided walks on Kapiti Island, overnight kiwi spotting tours and lodge accommodation.
Places: Kapiti Island Nature Reserve
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Boating
Services: Transport; Accommodation; Guided activities and tours
Green Jersey Explorer Tours
Guided cycling tours on tracks in Tararua Forest Park, Aorangi Forest Park, and Rimutaka Forest Park and viewing of New Zealand fur seal from the land at Cape Palliser, Turakirae Scientific Reserve, Redrocks (Te Kopahou Reserve and Cape Foulwind.
Places: Aorangi Crossing; Aorangi Forest Park; Big Bend Track; Carter Scenic Reserve; Cattle Ridge Track; Donnelly Flat Loop Walk; Gentle Annie Track; Holdsworth - Kaitoke Track; Kiriwhakapapa Loop; Mt Holdsworth - Jumbo Circuit; Mt Matthews; Ōrongorongo Track; Pinnacles Track; Remutaka Forest Park; Tararua Forest Park; Turakirae Head Scientific Reserve; Westport area; Whakanui Track
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Mountain biking; Walking and tramping
Services: Guided activities and tours
Chatham Islands region
Wrybill Birding Tours, NZ
Guided birding and wildlife walks and pelagic seabirding tours around the New Zealand coastline.
Places: Ahuriri Estuary Walking Track; Arthur's Pass National Park; Awarua-Waituna Wetlands; Boundary Stream area; Boundary Stream walks; Bridle Track; Cathedral Cove Walk; Fiordland National Park; Glory Cove Scenic Reserve; Hāpūpū/J.M. Barker Historic Reserve; Hāpūpū/J.M. Barker Historic Reserve Walk; Henga Scenic Reserve; Henga Scenic Reserve Walk; Hollyford Track; Manauea/Ocean Mail Scenic Reserve Walk; Milford Road/Milford Sound area; Mount Aspiring National Park; Nīkau Bush Conservation Area; Nīkau Bush Conservation Area Walk; Pureora Forest Park; Pureora Forest Park tramping tracks; Rakiura National Park; St James Conservation Area; St James Walkway; Tautuku walks; Ulva Island/Te Wharawhara walking tracks; Waituna Lagoon tracks
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Guided activities and tours
Nelson/Tasman region
Farewell Spit Eco Tours
Guided 4WD tours of Farewell Spit Nature Reserve, including visits to the Gannet colony and Puponga Farm Park.
Places: Farewell Spit and Puponga Farm Park
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Guided activities and tours
Driftwood Eco-Tours Driftwood Eco-Tours
Driftwood Eco Tours provide guided, multi and one day tours to remote areas of the South Island and West Coast.
Places: Farewell Spit and Puponga Farm Park; Marfells Beach/Cape Campbell Route; Molesworth Recreation Reserve tramping tracks; Wairau Lagoons Walkway
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Kayaking and canoeing
Services: Guided activities and tours
Venture Photography Workshops
Guiding on conforming tracks for photography lessons in the South Island of New Zealand.
Places: Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park; Arthur's Pass National Park; Blue Pools Track; Devils Punchbowl Walking Track; Fiordland National Park; Franz Josef Glacier/Kā Roimata o Hine Hukatere Walk; Glencoe Walk; Hooker Valley Track; Lake Gunn Nature Walk; Lake Marian Falls Track; Lake Matheson / Te Ara Kairaumati Walk; Milford Foreshore Walk; Mirror Lakes Walk; Moeraki area; Moeraki Boulders/Kaihinaki Walk; Moke Lake Loop Track; Mount Aspiring National Park; Nugget Point/Tokata walks; Tasman Glacier View Track; The Chasm Walk; Visitor Centre to Te Anau Bird Sanctuary Walk; Westland Tai Poutini National Park
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Walking and tramping
Services: Guided activities and tours
Nelson Tasman Tourism Holdings Limited
Commercial vessel-based viewing of marine mammals (NZ Fur seals, dolphins, whales) along the Abel Tasman coastline, including Tonga and Pinnacle Islands.
Places: Abel Tasman National Park
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Guided activities and tours
Abel Tasman Sea Shuttle
Charter boat trips and water taxi service in the Abel Tasman National Park. They also provide vessel-based marine mammal viewing along the Abel Tasman coastline, including Adele, Tonga and Pinnacle Islands.
www.abeltasmanseashuttles.co.nz
Places: Abel Tasman Coast Track; Abel Tasman National Park
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Boating
Services: Transport; Guided activities and tours
Abel Tasman Charters
Scenic boat cruises and special boat charters in Abel Tasman National Park.
Places: Abel Tasman Coast Track; Abel Tasman National Park
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Boating
Services: Transport; Guided activities and tours
Nature Quest New Zealand
Custom birding and natural history tours for individuals and groups throughout New Zealand. Private self-drive trips and special interest tours for overseas tour companies and conservation societies.
Places: Arrowtown area; Arthur's Pass National Park; Bendigo area; Fiordland National Park; Glory Cove Scenic Reserve; Kahurangi National Park; Kopuwai Conservation Area; Lake Alta Track; Lake Marian Track; Lake Rotoiti (West Bay) walks; Makarora Valley Track; Milford Road/Milford Sound area; Mount Aspiring National Park; Nelson Lakes National Park; Peel Forest Park Scenic Reserve; Pinnacles Track; Pureora Forest Park; Pureora Forest Park tramping tracks; Rakiura National Park; Rob Roy Track; Tautuku walks; Te Waikoropupū Springs; Tiritiri Matangi Island ; Travers-Sabine Circuit; Ulva Island/Te Wharawhara walking tracks; West Matukituki Track
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Guided activities and tours
Marlborough region
Kiwi Wildlife Tours
Guided bird watching tours throughout New Zealand.
Places: Glory Cove Scenic Reserve; Great Barrier Island/Aotea; Rakiura National Park; Tiritiri Matangi Island
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Guided activities and tours
Nature Quest New Zealand
Custom birding and natural history tours for individuals and groups throughout New Zealand. Private self-drive trips and special interest tours for overseas tour companies and conservation societies.
Places: Arrowtown area; Arthur's Pass National Park; Bendigo area; Fiordland National Park; Glory Cove Scenic Reserve; Kahurangi National Park; Kopuwai Conservation Area; Lake Alta Track; Lake Marian Track; Lake Rotoiti (West Bay) walks; Makarora Valley Track; Milford Road/Milford Sound area; Mount Aspiring National Park; Nelson Lakes National Park; Peel Forest Park Scenic Reserve; Pinnacles Track; Pureora Forest Park; Pureora Forest Park tramping tracks; Rakiura National Park; Rob Roy Track; Tautuku walks; Te Waikoropupū Springs; Tiritiri Matangi Island ; Travers-Sabine Circuit; Ulva Island/Te Wharawhara walking tracks; West Matukituki Track
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Guided activities and tours
Marlborough Tour Company Ltd
Water taxi transport and cruises in Queen Charlotte Sound.
Places: Queen Charlotte Track
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Boating
Services: Transport
Topspot Backpackers
Shore-based swimming and watching seals at Kaikoura Peninsula.
+64 3 319 5540
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Swimming
Services: Guided activities and tours
Kaikoura Kayaks
Guided half day sea kayaking tours to view seals and dolphins.
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Kayaking and canoeing
Services: Guided activities and tours
Croucher Enterprises
Seal watching on Kaikoura Peninsula.
+64 3 319 7475
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Guided activities and tours
Dolphin Watch Ecotours
Wildlife cruises, guided walks and swimming with dolphins in the Marlborough Sounds.
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Boating
Services: Guided activities and tours
Driftwood Eco-Tours Driftwood Eco-Tours
Driftwood Eco Tours provide guided, multi and one day tours to remote areas of the South Island and West Coast.
Places: Farewell Spit and Puponga Farm Park; Marfells Beach/Cape Campbell Route; Molesworth Recreation Reserve tramping tracks; Wairau Lagoons Walkway
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Kayaking and canoeing
Services: Guided activities and tours
South Pacific Helicopters
Whale watching flights in Kaikoura.
www.southpacifichelicopters.co.nz
Places: Kaikōura area
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Guided activities and tours
Seal Swim Kaikoura
Guided boat and land-based seal swimming and viewing trips in Kaikoura.
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Boating
Services: Guided activities and tours
Kaikoura Marine Tours
Guided 2.5 hour boat tours to view seals and seabirds, and fishing in Kaikoura.
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Boating; Fishing
Services: Guided activities and tours
Venture Photography Workshops
Guiding on conforming tracks for photography lessons in the South Island of New Zealand.
Places: Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park; Arthur's Pass National Park; Blue Pools Track; Devils Punchbowl Walking Track; Fiordland National Park; Franz Josef Glacier/Kā Roimata o Hine Hukatere Walk; Glencoe Walk; Hooker Valley Track; Lake Gunn Nature Walk; Lake Marian Falls Track; Lake Matheson / Te Ara Kairaumati Walk; Milford Foreshore Walk; Mirror Lakes Walk; Moeraki area; Moeraki Boulders/Kaihinaki Walk; Moke Lake Loop Track; Mount Aspiring National Park; Nugget Point/Tokata walks; Tasman Glacier View Track; The Chasm Walk; Visitor Centre to Te Anau Bird Sanctuary Walk; Westland Tai Poutini National Park
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Walking and tramping
Services: Guided activities and tours
Kaikoura Helicopters
Helicopter whale watching and scenic flights in the South Marlborough area.
Places: Isolated Hill Scenic Reserve; Ka Whata Tu o Rakihouia Clarence; Mount Richmond Forest Park
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Guided activities and tours
Kaikoura Allsports
Viewing and swimming with seals along the Kaikoura coast.
baxter100@xtra.co.nz or 021 227 6487
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Guided activities and tours
French Pass Sea Safaris & Beachfront Villas
See and swim with dolphins and seals in the Marlborough Sounds.
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Guided activities and tours
West Coast region
Paramata Lodge
Guided short and day walks, and guided canoeing trips in the Franz Josef and Hokitika areas.
Places: Mahinapua Scenic Reserve; Westland Tai Poutini National Park
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Kayaking and canoeing
Services: Guided activities and tours
Venture Photography Workshops
Guiding on conforming tracks for photography lessons in the South Island of New Zealand.
Places: Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park; Arthur's Pass National Park; Blue Pools Track; Devils Punchbowl Walking Track; Fiordland National Park; Franz Josef Glacier/Kā Roimata o Hine Hukatere Walk; Glencoe Walk; Hooker Valley Track; Lake Gunn Nature Walk; Lake Marian Falls Track; Lake Matheson / Te Ara Kairaumati Walk; Milford Foreshore Walk; Mirror Lakes Walk; Moeraki area; Moeraki Boulders/Kaihinaki Walk; Moke Lake Loop Track; Mount Aspiring National Park; Nugget Point/Tokata walks; Tasman Glacier View Track; The Chasm Walk; Visitor Centre to Te Anau Bird Sanctuary Walk; Westland Tai Poutini National Park
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Walking and tramping
Services: Guided activities and tours
Okarito Kiwi Tours
Guided 3-5 hour evening/night tours to view kiwi (the Rowi or Okarito brown kiwi) and other wildlife in the Okarito area.
Places: Ōkārito area; Westland Tai Poutini National Park
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Guided activities and tours
Auldwood Birds Limited
Land-based guiding for the purpose of bird-watching, and short guided walks.
Phone: 027 419 1080
Places: Arthur's Pass National Park; Devilskin Saddle Route; Lake Ellesmere (Te Waihora) area; Lake Sumner Forest Park; Lewis Pass Scenic Reserve
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Walking and tramping
Services: Guided activities and tours
White Heron Sanctuary Tours
Short minibus ride, guided jet boat tours, and short boardwalk to view white heron and other birdlife in the Waitangi Roto Nature Reserve.
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Guided activities and tours
New Zealand Discovery Adventures and The Wild West Adventure Company
Guided half day adventures on the West Coast and multi- day tours around the South Island.
Places: Arthur's Pass National Park; Fox Glacier area; Lake Matheson / Te Ara Kairaumati Walk; Lake Sumner Forest Park; Mount Aspiring National Park; Westland Tai Poutini National Park
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Caving; Four wheel driving; Kayaking and canoeing; Mountain biking; Rafting
Services: Guided activities and tours
Green Jersey Explorer Tours
Guided cycling tours on tracks in Tararua Forest Park, Aorangi Forest Park, and Rimutaka Forest Park and viewing of New Zealand fur seal from the land at Cape Palliser, Turakirae Scientific Reserve, Redrocks (Te Kopahou Reserve and Cape Foulwind.
Places: Aorangi Crossing; Aorangi Forest Park; Big Bend Track; Carter Scenic Reserve; Cattle Ridge Track; Donnelly Flat Loop Walk; Gentle Annie Track; Holdsworth - Kaitoke Track; Kiriwhakapapa Loop; Mt Holdsworth - Jumbo Circuit; Mt Matthews; Ōrongorongo Track; Pinnacles Track; Remutaka Forest Park; Tararua Forest Park; Turakirae Head Scientific Reserve; Westport area; Whakanui Track
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Mountain biking; Walking and tramping
Services: Guided activities and tours
Driftwood Eco-Tours Driftwood Eco-Tours
Driftwood Eco Tours provide guided, multi and one day tours to remote areas of the South Island and West Coast.
Places: Farewell Spit and Puponga Farm Park; Marfells Beach/Cape Campbell Route; Molesworth Recreation Reserve tramping tracks; Wairau Lagoons Walkway
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Kayaking and canoeing
Services: Guided activities and tours
Wilderness Lodge Lake Moeraki
Guided walks and kayak trips to explore the South Westland rainforest, lakes, rivers, wetlands, Tasman seacoast, forests, birdlife and geology.
Places: Cave Stream Scenic Reserve; Moeraki Valley Track; Westland Tai Poutini National Park
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Kayaking and canoeing
Services: Accommodation; Guided activities and tours
West Coast Wildlife Centre
Wildlife Centre on the West Coast.
Places: Westland Tai Poutini National Park
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Facilities; Guided activities and tours
Wilderness Lodge Arthurs Pass
Guided walks and kayak trips to explore the Waimakariri Basin alpine flowers, forests, birdlife and geology.
Places: Arthur's Pass National Park; Craigieburn Forest Park; Craigieburn Forest Park tramping tracks; Craigieburn Forest Park walking tracks; Korowai/Torlesse Tussocklands Park; Kura Tawhiti Conservation Area
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Accommodation; Guided activities and tours
Wrybill Birding Tours, NZ
Guided birding and wildlife walks and pelagic seabirding tours around the New Zealand coastline.
Places: Ahuriri Estuary Walking Track; Arthur's Pass National Park; Awarua-Waituna Wetlands; Boundary Stream area; Boundary Stream walks; Bridle Track; Cathedral Cove Walk; Fiordland National Park; Glory Cove Scenic Reserve; Hāpūpū/J.M. Barker Historic Reserve; Hāpūpū/J.M. Barker Historic Reserve Walk; Henga Scenic Reserve; Henga Scenic Reserve Walk; Hollyford Track; Manauea/Ocean Mail Scenic Reserve Walk; Milford Road/Milford Sound area; Mount Aspiring National Park; Nīkau Bush Conservation Area; Nīkau Bush Conservation Area Walk; Pureora Forest Park; Pureora Forest Park tramping tracks; Rakiura National Park; St James Conservation Area; St James Walkway; Tautuku walks; Ulva Island/Te Wharawhara walking tracks; Waituna Lagoon tracks
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Guided activities and tours
Canterbury region
Kaikoura Helicopters
Helicopter whale watching and scenic flights in the South Marlborough area.
Places: Isolated Hill Scenic Reserve; Ka Whata Tu o Rakihouia Clarence; Mount Richmond Forest Park
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Guided activities and tours
Venture Photography Workshops
Guiding on conforming tracks for photography lessons in the South Island of New Zealand.
Places: Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park; Arthur's Pass National Park; Blue Pools Track; Devils Punchbowl Walking Track; Fiordland National Park; Franz Josef Glacier/Kā Roimata o Hine Hukatere Walk; Glencoe Walk; Hooker Valley Track; Lake Gunn Nature Walk; Lake Marian Falls Track; Lake Matheson / Te Ara Kairaumati Walk; Milford Foreshore Walk; Mirror Lakes Walk; Moeraki area; Moeraki Boulders/Kaihinaki Walk; Moke Lake Loop Track; Mount Aspiring National Park; Nugget Point/Tokata walks; Tasman Glacier View Track; The Chasm Walk; Visitor Centre to Te Anau Bird Sanctuary Walk; Westland Tai Poutini National Park
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Walking and tramping
Services: Guided activities and tours
Wilderness Lodge Lake Moeraki
Guided walks and kayak trips to explore the South Westland rainforest, lakes, rivers, wetlands, Tasman seacoast, forests, birdlife and geology.
Places: Cave Stream Scenic Reserve; Moeraki Valley Track; Westland Tai Poutini National Park
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Kayaking and canoeing
Services: Accommodation; Guided activities and tours
Nature Quest New Zealand
Custom birding and natural history tours for individuals and groups throughout New Zealand. Private self-drive trips and special interest tours for overseas tour companies and conservation societies.
Places: Arrowtown area; Arthur's Pass National Park; Bendigo area; Fiordland National Park; Glory Cove Scenic Reserve; Kahurangi National Park; Kopuwai Conservation Area; Lake Alta Track; Lake Marian Track; Lake Rotoiti (West Bay) walks; Makarora Valley Track; Milford Road/Milford Sound area; Mount Aspiring National Park; Nelson Lakes National Park; Peel Forest Park Scenic Reserve; Pinnacles Track; Pureora Forest Park; Pureora Forest Park tramping tracks; Rakiura National Park; Rob Roy Track; Tautuku walks; Te Waikoropupū Springs; Tiritiri Matangi Island ; Travers-Sabine Circuit; Ulva Island/Te Wharawhara walking tracks; West Matukituki Track
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Guided activities and tours
Pohatu Penguins
Guided vehicle day and evening tours, sea kayak tours, and walks to view penguins at Pohatu, Banks Peninsula.
Places: Banks Peninsula area; Pohatu Marine Reserve
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Four wheel driving; Kayaking and canoeing
Services: Guided activities and tours
Akaroa Dolphins
Viewing and swimming with Hector's dolphins, and other wildlife in Akaroa Harbour.
http://www.akaroadolphins.co.nz/
Places: Akaroa Marine Reserve
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Guided activities and tours
Chris McLennan Photography Limited
Earnslaw Burn guided helicopter photo workshop, Catlins photo workshops and Glenorchy photography homestays.
www.chrismclennanphotography.com
Places: Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park; Bob’s Cove Bridle Track; Bob’s Cove Track & Nature Walk; Catlins coastal area; Fiordland National Park; Glacier Burn Track; Glencoe Walk; Glenorchy Walkway; Hooker Valley Track; Lake Marian Falls Track; Mavora Lakes Conservation Park; McLean Falls Walk; Milford Foreshore Walk; Mirror Lakes Walk; Mount Aspiring National Park; Nugget Point/Tokata walks; Routeburn Nature Walk; Sealy Tarns Track; Tasman River tracks ; Tautuku walks; The Chasm Walk
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Walking and tramping
Services: Guided activities and tours
Wrybill Birding Tours, NZ
Guided birding and wildlife walks and pelagic seabirding tours around the New Zealand coastline.
Places: Ahuriri Estuary Walking Track; Arthur's Pass National Park; Awarua-Waituna Wetlands; Boundary Stream area; Boundary Stream walks; Bridle Track; Cathedral Cove Walk; Fiordland National Park; Glory Cove Scenic Reserve; Hāpūpū/J.M. Barker Historic Reserve; Hāpūpū/J.M. Barker Historic Reserve Walk; Henga Scenic Reserve; Henga Scenic Reserve Walk; Hollyford Track; Manauea/Ocean Mail Scenic Reserve Walk; Milford Road/Milford Sound area; Mount Aspiring National Park; Nīkau Bush Conservation Area; Nīkau Bush Conservation Area Walk; Pureora Forest Park; Pureora Forest Park tramping tracks; Rakiura National Park; St James Conservation Area; St James Walkway; Tautuku walks; Ulva Island/Te Wharawhara walking tracks; Waituna Lagoon tracks
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Guided activities and tours
FOX II Sailing Adventures
Sail on New Zealand’s oldest gaffed rigged ketch and view the wildlife of Akaroa Harbour.
http://www.akaroafoxsail.co.nz/
Places: Akaroa Marine Reserve
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Boating
Services: Guided activities and tours
Tussock and Beech Ecotours
Guided nature tours in the Southern Alps.
Places: Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park; Arthur's Pass National Park; Banks Peninsula area; Cave Stream Scenic Reserve; Glencoe Walk; Kura Tawhiti Conservation Area; Mount Hutt area; Mount Hutt Forest walking tracks; Peel Forest Park Scenic Reserve; Te Awa Awa Walk
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Guided activities and tours
New Zealand Discovery Adventures and The Wild West Adventure Company
Guided half day adventures on the West Coast and multi- day tours around the South Island.
Places: Arthur's Pass National Park; Fox Glacier area; Lake Matheson / Te Ara Kairaumati Walk; Lake Sumner Forest Park; Mount Aspiring National Park; Westland Tai Poutini National Park
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Caving; Four wheel driving; Kayaking and canoeing; Mountain biking; Rafting
Services: Guided activities and tours
Air Kaikoura Aero Club
Commercial aircraft-based carriage of passengers to view marine mammals.
Air Kaikoura Aero Club is located 6.5km south of Kaikoura township, on State Highway 1.
627 Kaikoura South Road
Peketa, Kaikoura 7374
T: 03 319 6579
Freephone: 0800 247 524
E: info@airkaikoura.co.nz
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Transport
Auldwood Birds Limited
Land-based guiding for the purpose of bird-watching, and short guided walks.
Phone: 027 419 1080
Places: Arthur's Pass National Park; Devilskin Saddle Route; Lake Ellesmere (Te Waihora) area; Lake Sumner Forest Park; Lewis Pass Scenic Reserve
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Walking and tramping
Services: Guided activities and tours
Otago region
Elm Wildlife Tours
Guided tours in Otago Peninsula, Tairoa Headland and the Catlins.
Places: Cathedral Caves Walk; Jacks Blowhole Track; Tautuku walks; Tunnel Beach Walk
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Guided activities and tours
Wrybill Birding Tours, NZ
Guided birding and wildlife walks and pelagic seabirding tours around the New Zealand coastline.
Places: Ahuriri Estuary Walking Track; Arthur's Pass National Park; Awarua-Waituna Wetlands; Boundary Stream area; Boundary Stream walks; Bridle Track; Cathedral Cove Walk; Fiordland National Park; Glory Cove Scenic Reserve; Hāpūpū/J.M. Barker Historic Reserve; Hāpūpū/J.M. Barker Historic Reserve Walk; Henga Scenic Reserve; Henga Scenic Reserve Walk; Hollyford Track; Manauea/Ocean Mail Scenic Reserve Walk; Milford Road/Milford Sound area; Mount Aspiring National Park; Nīkau Bush Conservation Area; Nīkau Bush Conservation Area Walk; Pureora Forest Park; Pureora Forest Park tramping tracks; Rakiura National Park; St James Conservation Area; St James Walkway; Tautuku walks; Ulva Island/Te Wharawhara walking tracks; Waituna Lagoon tracks
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Guided activities and tours
Chris McLennan Photography Limited
Earnslaw Burn guided helicopter photo workshop, Catlins photo workshops and Glenorchy photography homestays.
www.chrismclennanphotography.com
Places: Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park; Bob’s Cove Bridle Track; Bob’s Cove Track & Nature Walk; Catlins coastal area; Fiordland National Park; Glacier Burn Track; Glencoe Walk; Glenorchy Walkway; Hooker Valley Track; Lake Marian Falls Track; Mavora Lakes Conservation Park; McLean Falls Walk; Milford Foreshore Walk; Mirror Lakes Walk; Mount Aspiring National Park; Nugget Point/Tokata walks; Routeburn Nature Walk; Sealy Tarns Track; Tasman River tracks ; Tautuku walks; The Chasm Walk
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Walking and tramping
Services: Guided activities and tours
Back to Nature Tours
Guided wildlife tours of Dunedin and the South Island.
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Guided activities and tours
4 Nature Tours
Half and full day guided walking and wildlife/bird watching tours in eastern Otago; Rock and Pillar, Boulder Beach and Trotters Gorge Conservation Areas, Moeraki Boulders Scenic Reserve, Hawksbury Lagoon Wildlife Refuge, Orokonui Scenic Reserve, Aramoana Ecological Area, Sandymount Recreation Reserve, Tomahawk Lagoon Wildlife Management Reserve.
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Guided activities and tours
Nugget Point Catlins Tours
Guided walks in the Catlins and Nugget Point.
Places: Jacks Blowhole Track; Tautuku walks; Tunnel Beach Walk
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Guided activities and tours
Venture Photography Workshops
Guiding on conforming tracks for photography lessons in the South Island of New Zealand.
Places: Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park; Arthur's Pass National Park; Blue Pools Track; Devils Punchbowl Walking Track; Fiordland National Park; Franz Josef Glacier/Kā Roimata o Hine Hukatere Walk; Glencoe Walk; Hooker Valley Track; Lake Gunn Nature Walk; Lake Marian Falls Track; Lake Matheson / Te Ara Kairaumati Walk; Milford Foreshore Walk; Mirror Lakes Walk; Moeraki area; Moeraki Boulders/Kaihinaki Walk; Moke Lake Loop Track; Mount Aspiring National Park; Nugget Point/Tokata walks; Tasman Glacier View Track; The Chasm Walk; Visitor Centre to Te Anau Bird Sanctuary Walk; Westland Tai Poutini National Park
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Walking and tramping
Services: Guided activities and tours
Nature Quest New Zealand
Custom birding and natural history tours for individuals and groups throughout New Zealand. Private self-drive trips and special interest tours for overseas tour companies and conservation societies.
Places: Arrowtown area; Arthur's Pass National Park; Bendigo area; Fiordland National Park; Glory Cove Scenic Reserve; Kahurangi National Park; Kopuwai Conservation Area; Lake Alta Track; Lake Marian Track; Lake Rotoiti (West Bay) walks; Makarora Valley Track; Milford Road/Milford Sound area; Mount Aspiring National Park; Nelson Lakes National Park; Peel Forest Park Scenic Reserve; Pinnacles Track; Pureora Forest Park; Pureora Forest Park tramping tracks; Rakiura National Park; Rob Roy Track; Tautuku walks; Te Waikoropupū Springs; Tiritiri Matangi Island ; Travers-Sabine Circuit; Ulva Island/Te Wharawhara walking tracks; West Matukituki Track
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Guided activities and tours
Orokonui Ecosanctuary
Guided nature walks in the Orokonui Reserve, Coastal Otago. There is a café, souvenir shop and venue hire available as well as school holiday programmes.
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Facilities; Guided activities and tours; Outdoor education and instruction
New Zealand Discovery Adventures and The Wild West Adventure Company
Guided half day adventures on the West Coast and multi- day tours around the South Island.
Places: Arthur's Pass National Park; Fox Glacier area; Lake Matheson / Te Ara Kairaumati Walk; Lake Sumner Forest Park; Mount Aspiring National Park; Westland Tai Poutini National Park
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Caving; Four wheel driving; Kayaking and canoeing; Mountain biking; Rafting
Services: Guided activities and tours
Fiordland region
RealNZ
Boat cruises in Milford and Doubtful Sound, boat and coach transport, guided walks for Te Anau Glowworm caves, Milford Track and Stewart Island and guided kayaking; Fiordland and Rakiura National Parks, Ulva Island.
Places: Dusky Track; Fiordland National Park; Glory Cove Scenic Reserve; Kepler Track; Lake Monowai/Borland Road area; Milford Road/Milford Sound area; Milford Track; Rakiura National Park; Rakiura Track; Ulva Island/Te Wharawhara walking tracks
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Boating; Kayaking and canoeing
Services: Transport; Guided activities and tours
Chris McLennan Photography Limited
Earnslaw Burn guided helicopter photo workshop, Catlins photo workshops and Glenorchy photography homestays.
www.chrismclennanphotography.com
Places: Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park; Bob’s Cove Bridle Track; Bob’s Cove Track & Nature Walk; Catlins coastal area; Fiordland National Park; Glacier Burn Track; Glencoe Walk; Glenorchy Walkway; Hooker Valley Track; Lake Marian Falls Track; Mavora Lakes Conservation Park; McLean Falls Walk; Milford Foreshore Walk; Mirror Lakes Walk; Mount Aspiring National Park; Nugget Point/Tokata walks; Routeburn Nature Walk; Sealy Tarns Track; Tasman River tracks ; Tautuku walks; The Chasm Walk
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Walking and tramping
Services: Guided activities and tours
Fiordland Expeditions
Overnight boat cruises or charters in Doubtful Sound, Fiordland National Park.
http://fiordlandexpeditions.co.nz/
Places: Fiordland National Park
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Boating
Services: Guided activities and tours
Hollyford Valley Walk
Guided walks and tours on the Hollyford Track. Includes shore-based viewing of fur seals.
Places: Fiordland National Park; Hollyford Track
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Guided activities and tours
Wrybill Birding Tours, NZ
Guided birding and wildlife walks and pelagic seabirding tours around the New Zealand coastline.
Places: Ahuriri Estuary Walking Track; Arthur's Pass National Park; Awarua-Waituna Wetlands; Boundary Stream area; Boundary Stream walks; Bridle Track; Cathedral Cove Walk; Fiordland National Park; Glory Cove Scenic Reserve; Hāpūpū/J.M. Barker Historic Reserve; Hāpūpū/J.M. Barker Historic Reserve Walk; Henga Scenic Reserve; Henga Scenic Reserve Walk; Hollyford Track; Manauea/Ocean Mail Scenic Reserve Walk; Milford Road/Milford Sound area; Mount Aspiring National Park; Nīkau Bush Conservation Area; Nīkau Bush Conservation Area Walk; Pureora Forest Park; Pureora Forest Park tramping tracks; Rakiura National Park; St James Conservation Area; St James Walkway; Tautuku walks; Ulva Island/Te Wharawhara walking tracks; Waituna Lagoon tracks
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Guided activities and tours
Venture Photography Workshops
Guiding on conforming tracks for photography lessons in the South Island of New Zealand.
Places: Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park; Arthur's Pass National Park; Blue Pools Track; Devils Punchbowl Walking Track; Fiordland National Park; Franz Josef Glacier/Kā Roimata o Hine Hukatere Walk; Glencoe Walk; Hooker Valley Track; Lake Gunn Nature Walk; Lake Marian Falls Track; Lake Matheson / Te Ara Kairaumati Walk; Milford Foreshore Walk; Mirror Lakes Walk; Moeraki area; Moeraki Boulders/Kaihinaki Walk; Moke Lake Loop Track; Mount Aspiring National Park; Nugget Point/Tokata walks; Tasman Glacier View Track; The Chasm Walk; Visitor Centre to Te Anau Bird Sanctuary Walk; Westland Tai Poutini National Park
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Walking and tramping
Services: Guided activities and tours
Mountain Beech NZ Limited
Guided walks, including walks for ornithology and photography, at various locations across the South Island.
Places: Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park; Arthur's Pass National Park; Hāwea Conservation Park; Kahurangi National Park; Kura Tawhiti Conservation Area; Mahinapua Scenic Reserve; Milford Road/Milford Sound area; Mount Aspiring National Park; Ōkārito area; Westland Tai Poutini National Park
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Picnicking
Services: Guided activities and tours
Nature Quest New Zealand
Custom birding and natural history tours for individuals and groups throughout New Zealand. Private self-drive trips and special interest tours for overseas tour companies and conservation societies.
Places: Arrowtown area; Arthur's Pass National Park; Bendigo area; Fiordland National Park; Glory Cove Scenic Reserve; Kahurangi National Park; Kopuwai Conservation Area; Lake Alta Track; Lake Marian Track; Lake Rotoiti (West Bay) walks; Makarora Valley Track; Milford Road/Milford Sound area; Mount Aspiring National Park; Nelson Lakes National Park; Peel Forest Park Scenic Reserve; Pinnacles Track; Pureora Forest Park; Pureora Forest Park tramping tracks; Rakiura National Park; Rob Roy Track; Tautuku walks; Te Waikoropupū Springs; Tiritiri Matangi Island ; Travers-Sabine Circuit; Ulva Island/Te Wharawhara walking tracks; West Matukituki Track
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Guided activities and tours
Southland region
Fiordland Expeditions
Overnight boat cruises or charters in Doubtful Sound, Fiordland National Park.
http://fiordlandexpeditions.co.nz/
Places: Fiordland National Park
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Boating
Services: Guided activities and tours
Kiwi Wildlife Tours
Guided bird watching tours throughout New Zealand.
Places: Glory Cove Scenic Reserve; Great Barrier Island/Aotea; Rakiura National Park; Tiritiri Matangi Island
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Guided activities and tours
Venture Photography Workshops
Guiding on conforming tracks for photography lessons in the South Island of New Zealand.
Places: Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park; Arthur's Pass National Park; Blue Pools Track; Devils Punchbowl Walking Track; Fiordland National Park; Franz Josef Glacier/Kā Roimata o Hine Hukatere Walk; Glencoe Walk; Hooker Valley Track; Lake Gunn Nature Walk; Lake Marian Falls Track; Lake Matheson / Te Ara Kairaumati Walk; Milford Foreshore Walk; Mirror Lakes Walk; Moeraki area; Moeraki Boulders/Kaihinaki Walk; Moke Lake Loop Track; Mount Aspiring National Park; Nugget Point/Tokata walks; Tasman Glacier View Track; The Chasm Walk; Visitor Centre to Te Anau Bird Sanctuary Walk; Westland Tai Poutini National Park
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Walking and tramping
Services: Guided activities and tours
Elm Wildlife Tours
Guided tours in Otago Peninsula, Tairoa Headland and the Catlins.
Places: Cathedral Caves Walk; Jacks Blowhole Track; Tautuku walks; Tunnel Beach Walk
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Guided activities and tours
Quark Expeditions
Subantarctic boat trips and guided day walks, Subantarctic Islands.
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Boating
Services: Guided activities and tours
Aurora Charters
Water transport, pelagic seabird tours, private charters, guided walks and marine mammal viewing around Stewart Island, Rakiura National Park and Ulva Island.
Places: Glory Cove Scenic Reserve; Rakiura Track; Ulva Island/Te Wharawhara walking tracks
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Guided activities and tours
Bravo Adventure Cruises
Kiwi spotting and boat transport/charters in Rakiura National Park, Stewart Island.
Places: Glory Cove Scenic Reserve; Rakiura National Park; Rakiura Track; Ulva Island/Te Wharawhara walking tracks
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Guided activities and tours
Stewart Island Experience
Guided walks and boat cruises in Paterson Inlet, Rakiura National Park, Ulva Island, Stewart Island.
www.stewartislandexperience.co.nz
Places: Glory Cove Scenic Reserve; Rakiura National Park
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Boating
Services: Guided activities and tours
RealNZ
Boat cruises in Milford and Doubtful Sound, boat and coach transport, guided walks for Te Anau Glowworm caves, Milford Track and Stewart Island and guided kayaking; Fiordland and Rakiura National Parks, Ulva Island.
Places: Dusky Track; Fiordland National Park; Glory Cove Scenic Reserve; Kepler Track; Lake Monowai/Borland Road area; Milford Road/Milford Sound area; Milford Track; Rakiura National Park; Rakiura Track; Ulva Island/Te Wharawhara walking tracks
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Boating; Kayaking and canoeing
Services: Transport; Guided activities and tours
Chris McLennan Photography Limited
Earnslaw Burn guided helicopter photo workshop, Catlins photo workshops and Glenorchy photography homestays.
www.chrismclennanphotography.com
Places: Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park; Bob’s Cove Bridle Track; Bob’s Cove Track & Nature Walk; Catlins coastal area; Fiordland National Park; Glacier Burn Track; Glencoe Walk; Glenorchy Walkway; Hooker Valley Track; Lake Marian Falls Track; Mavora Lakes Conservation Park; McLean Falls Walk; Milford Foreshore Walk; Mirror Lakes Walk; Mount Aspiring National Park; Nugget Point/Tokata walks; Routeburn Nature Walk; Sealy Tarns Track; Tasman River tracks ; Tautuku walks; The Chasm Walk
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Walking and tramping
Services: Guided activities and tours
Nature Quest New Zealand
Custom birding and natural history tours for individuals and groups throughout New Zealand. Private self-drive trips and special interest tours for overseas tour companies and conservation societies.
Places: Arrowtown area; Arthur's Pass National Park; Bendigo area; Fiordland National Park; Glory Cove Scenic Reserve; Kahurangi National Park; Kopuwai Conservation Area; Lake Alta Track; Lake Marian Track; Lake Rotoiti (West Bay) walks; Makarora Valley Track; Milford Road/Milford Sound area; Mount Aspiring National Park; Nelson Lakes National Park; Peel Forest Park Scenic Reserve; Pinnacles Track; Pureora Forest Park; Pureora Forest Park tramping tracks; Rakiura National Park; Rob Roy Track; Tautuku walks; Te Waikoropupū Springs; Tiritiri Matangi Island ; Travers-Sabine Circuit; Ulva Island/Te Wharawhara walking tracks; West Matukituki Track
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Guided activities and tours
Aihe Eco Charters & Water Taxi
Water taxi service, small boat cruises, pelagic bird and marine mammal watching aboard Aihi, with its all round viewing. Local knowledge of Stewart Island, Ulva Island and Rakiura National Park.
Places: Glory Cove Scenic Reserve; Rakiura National Park
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Boating
Services: Transport; Guided activities and tours
Wrybill Birding Tours, NZ
Guided birding and wildlife walks and pelagic seabirding tours around the New Zealand coastline.
Places: Ahuriri Estuary Walking Track; Arthur's Pass National Park; Awarua-Waituna Wetlands; Boundary Stream area; Boundary Stream walks; Bridle Track; Cathedral Cove Walk; Fiordland National Park; Glory Cove Scenic Reserve; Hāpūpū/J.M. Barker Historic Reserve; Hāpūpū/J.M. Barker Historic Reserve Walk; Henga Scenic Reserve; Henga Scenic Reserve Walk; Hollyford Track; Manauea/Ocean Mail Scenic Reserve Walk; Milford Road/Milford Sound area; Mount Aspiring National Park; Nīkau Bush Conservation Area; Nīkau Bush Conservation Area Walk; Pureora Forest Park; Pureora Forest Park tramping tracks; Rakiura National Park; St James Conservation Area; St James Walkway; Tautuku walks; Ulva Island/Te Wharawhara walking tracks; Waituna Lagoon tracks
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Guided activities and tours
Rakiura Charters & Water Taxi
Rakiura Charters offers custom and scheduled water taxi services around Stewart Island, including to Freshwater River and other tramping destinations, besides a variety of guided tours and transfers for hunters all around Paterson Inlet.
Places: Glory Cove Scenic Reserve; Rakiura National Park; Ulva Island/Te Wharawhara ; Ulva Island-Te Wharawhara Marine Reserve
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Boating; Diving and snorkelling; Hunting; Walking and tramping
Services: Transport; Guided activities and tours
Nugget Point Catlins Tours
Guided walks in the Catlins and Nugget Point.
Places: Jacks Blowhole Track; Tautuku walks; Tunnel Beach Walk
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Guided activities and tours
Ruggedy Range Wilderness Experience
Guided walks, bird watching (including pelagic birds, kiwi spotting), sea kayaking, small boat cruises, scenic road tours, water taxi and shuttle service to/from tracks. Local knowledge of Stewart Island, Ulva Island and Rakiura National Park.
Places: Glory Cove Scenic Reserve; North West Circuit Stewart Island/Rakiura; Rakiura National Park; Rakiura Track; Ulva Island/Te Wharawhara walking tracks
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Boating; Kayaking and canoeing
Services: Guided activities and tours
Elwing Discoveries
Guided walks around Ulva Island, Rakiura National Park, Stewart Island.
Places: Glory Cove Scenic Reserve; Rakiura National Park; Rakiura Track; Ulva Island/Te Wharawhara walking tracks
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Guided activities and tours