What to do and see in Greater Wellington, North Island: The Best Boat Tours & Water Sports

New Zealand Sea Adventures was established in 1990 as Wellington's premier diver training centre. From Open Water courses through to technical trimix diving we have courses and dive trips to suit all levels and budgets. Courses are running regularly so let us know what you want to do and we will arrange it for you.

An amazing location, across from Taputeranga Marine Reserve and five minutes from the wreck of the F69 Frigate Wellington. Placing us in the middle of Wellington’s best diving. All within a ten minute drive from Wellington City, we offer a hotel pick up and drop off service when diving with us.Proud to be a PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Centre, we offer daily guided dives and boat charters to make your dive experience enjoyable.

Armchair Tours & Charters specialises in personalised tours with a maximum of five people. We offer tours around the Wellington region and our most popular tour is the Wellington City Sights & Coastline tour. Tour in comfort in our air conditioned, four wheel drive coach and chat with our friendly knowledgeable guide. There are lots of opportunities to hop out and take photos. See the heritage, amazing vistas, narrow streets and rugged coastline that is Wellington!Tours offered are:Wellington City Sights & Coastline Tour - Perfect cruise ship tourWellington City Sights & Seals Tour - Runs April to October onlyOutlet Shopping TourKapiti Coast Experience

Sailing trips on Wellington harbour NZ. A large sailing catamaran with 20 passengers maximum and we sail 70 minutes for $50/ head adults. We can be hired at $450/ hour privately as well with skipper and a crew, no bareboat. We include free tea and coffee most trips and have a fully licensed bar as well. Eftpos, credit cards ( visa and MasterCard only) accepted as well as cash.

Wildfinder creates and facilitates amazing outdoor adventures, through offering fantastic all-inclusive day-trips, tours and equipment hire showing off the best of the wider Wellington area. Wildfinder consists of: Wildfinder | Pencarrow Wildfinder | Days Bay Wildfinder | Kaitoke Cycle Remutaka by Wildfinder

Get ready for an amazing surf experience with New Zealand's top Surf School! - We are located in the beautiful capital city of NZ called Wellington and we provide fun and enjoyable lessons for both beginner through to advanced level students. Our experienced instructors have classes running every day the surf is up all year round, so you can get the best opportunities to surf quality waves.

Here at Dive HQ Wellington we offer regular scuba diving trips here in Wellington and around New Zealand. With over 5 club dives each week, including an after work dive on Thursday we are the most active dive club in Wellington. Join our club dives to explore the underwater world or organise a private excursion with one of our instructors. We offer PADI courses for non-divers right through to instructor level training courses. Our instructors can run a wide range of PADI Specialty Courses from Wreck & Deep diving to Sidemount and Self-reliant Dive Certifications! Our fully equipped store provides a range of snorkelling gear for all levels and activities, wetsuits and drysuits for all conditions and a wide range of BCD and regulators from internationally recognised brands. Our staff can do all equipment servicing and cylinder testing on site.

Wellington’s best Māori experience on land and water Wellington’s rich and diverse Māori history is uncovered with Te Wharewaka o Pōneke Waka (Canoe) and Cultural Walking Tours. An indigenous Māori cultural experience provides visitors to Wellington and New Zealand with an authentic and unique opportunity to share our stories of Te Whanganui-ā-Tara (Wellington) from a Te Ātiawa/Taranaki Whānui (tribe) perspective.

Experience the trip of a lift time to one of New Zealand's conversation jewels; Kapiti Island. Soak up the beauty, hear the stories of the Ngati Toa Maori people, spot whales and sea birds, native birds in their natural environment free of predators such as rats, stoats and possums. Feel like you have like you have been taken back in time as you walk through stunning native bush spotting rare native birds found nowhere else in the world. You will see birds which are on the brink of extinction. Ko te Waewae Kapiti o Tara Raua ko Rangitane, "Kapiti Island" Ancestral home of Ngati Toa Rangitira, Tangata Whenua and Kiatiaki of this beautiful land. Translated this means boundaries between the Ngai Tara and Rangitane tribal lands Sit on the beach in peace and admire the rugged coastline or swim in the Kapiti Marine reserve, picnic on the lawn or down the beach. The choice is yours

Cruising Jacuzzi (known as HotTug in Europe) is the world`s first floating hot tub ♨ experience, now available in Wellington! 5-6 people can book a 90-minute-cruise and relax in 38-41℃ bathing water while admiring the breath-taking scenery and the wood fire aboard. Included: * limited sunset and sunrise editions * exclusive 90 minutes waterfront ownership * fresh swim challenge for the bravest with quick hot tub reward * submersion in your favorite tunes, a bucket of fire wood, giant swan ride and drinking water. You can buy a gift voucher or book Cruising Jacuzzi for your special event. Birthday, team-building, meetup, romantic cruise.. with possibility to adjust the cruise duration. Talk to us for ideas to stay busy aboard: marshmallow roast, fishing rod, fun challenges & accessories, water guns, floating board-games.. Cruising Jacuzzi has a mobile setup and can travel across New Zealand - how awesome is that! Where to next? ♨