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Cathedral Cove Coast and Cave Activity: Eco-Friendly Catamaran Adventure
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278 Ratings
Whitianga
Experience the Cathedral Cove Coast and Cave Activity on the Mercury Star, a brand new eco-friendly catamaran. Enjoy a comfortable and stable ride, with great visibility, refreshments, and wheelchair accessibility.
Experience the Cathedral Cove Coast and Cave Activity on the Mercury Star, a brand new eco-friendly catamaran. Enjoy a comfortable and stable ride, with great visibility, refreshments, and wheelchair accessibility.
Duration:
2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Cathedral Cove - Embark on an adventure to the awe-inspiring Cathedral Cove and its surrounding marine reserve, where the region’s magnificent volcanic landscapes and rich marine life await, offering opportunities for snorkeling and swimming. While Cathedral Cove is a highlight of this tour, the Pacific coastline offers even more dramatic scenery,…
- Cathedral Cove - Embark on an adventure to the awe-inspiring Cathedral Cove and its surrounding marine reserve, where the region’s magnificent volcanic landscapes and rich marine life await, offering opportunities for snorkeling and swimming. While Cathedral Cove is a highlight of this tour, the Pacific coastline offers even more dramatic scenery, including Orua Sea Cave, Champagne Rocks, secluded islands, and untouched sandy beaches. Throughout the journey, a knowledgeable and friendly guide and skipper will share their extensive understanding of the area’s natural wonders and rich history, providing commentary through our built-in speaker system. Your comfort is our priority, with tea and coffee available, as well as a shower and toilet on board for your convenience. Our experienced team is dedicated to ensuring your safety and aims to provide you with an unforgettable experience as you explore our enchanting coastline with us.
What's Included
- Use of snorkeling equipment
- Warm fresh water shower for after swimming
- Restroom and changing room
- Coffee/Tea & Water available to purchase onboard
- Use of snorkeling equipment
- Warm fresh water shower for after swimming
- Restroom and changing room
- Coffee/Tea & Water available to purchase onboard
Additional Information
Mercury Star is a fabulous new catamaran that is perfect for environmentally conscious travelers who also want to enjoy a comfortable and stable boating experience. This impressive vessel is powered by two low-emission outboards, which means that it is gentle on the planet while also offering a smooth journey, and with plenty of power to zoom across the…
Mercury Star is a fabulous new catamaran that is perfect for environmentally conscious travelers who also want to enjoy a comfortable and stable boating experience. This impressive vessel is powered by two low-emission outboards, which means that it is gentle on the planet while also offering a smooth journey, and with plenty of power to zoom across the waves. The efficient hull shape of the catamaran not only helps reduce emissions, but it also ensures that you will have a smooth and comfortable ride.Brand new ecofriendly catamaran
- Stable and comfortable
- Great visibility and ample room to move around
- Toilet and a warm fresh water shower after snorkeling
- Tea, coffee and refreshments available
- Stay completely dry in all weather conditions
- Wheelchair accessible
Location
Public Toilet
Blacksmith Lane
Meet 20 mins before tour beside our orange flag on the grassy area opposite 1 Esplanade, Whitianga. This is next to the ramp that leads down to Z Pier where the boat is berthed.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(278 Ratings)
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Woowag
Apr 9, 2026
Amazing family friendly tour with great hosts - We absolutely loved our tour with Chris, Fletcher and Libby earlier this summer. Not only did we learn heaps from the informative commentary about the area, we also had an incredible snorkel with huge fish swimming around us in the marine reserve. My two year old absolutely loved the entire experience. The boat was lovely and spacious with the hot shower being a real bonus when we got out of the water. As the conditions were quite still we got to go into a cave and my toddler got to feed the fish off the boat - soooo cool. I would highly recommend this tour to anybody staying in the area. It was unforgettable and I’m so glad we did it. Thank you team!!!
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Ewan
Apr 6, 2026
Brilliant trip & superb hosts! - We had an absolutely brilliant trip with Mercury Bay Discoveries. Chris and Rose were fantastic hosts, proving superb hospitality, fine welcomes, and great information about the local bays & area. The boat was incredibly comfortable and we saw so much of the beautiful coastline - it was just fabulous. The Cathedral Cove was spectacular and we got in to see a wonderful cave whilst aboard the boat. These guys deserve to do really well, and I’d encourage anyone looking to explore the Whitianga/eastern Coromandel coastline to take their trip - it’s a fabulous experience!
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Vacation03225885990
Apr 5, 2026
Wow, what a fantastic well oiled team and vessel - Chris and Fletcher from Mercury Discovery Cathedral Cove excursion were absolutely amazing. The boat was pristine and Chris was most knowledgeable. The parents from South Africa throughly enjoyed the excursion and history. 100% for this Captain and team.
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Pianogill
Apr 1, 2026
Brilliant Tour and Swimming opportunity - 100% book this tour.
Chris and Rose were super friendly and helpful and really knowledgeable about the local area.
Got a great view of Cathedral Cove and the marine conservation area and inside another cave which was amazing.
I also loved the swimming and snorkelling and felt very safe when doing it.
Would 100% do this tour again!
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Rae_b
Mar 31, 2026
Extraordinary views - This 2.5 hour tour was the perfect amount of time.
We had a knowledgeable skipper, Chris, who was safe and skillfull in steering the boat.
We had a lucky day with weather.
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Mairi_f
Mar 29, 2026
Fantastic Experience - What a fantastic 2.5hr tour! Highly recommend this experience to anyone thinking about it......just do it!
We are a group of four travelling NZ, two from Gibraltar, and two Kiwi's who live in Aus. This well organised coastal tour was an 11 out of 10, showing us the best beaches, scenery and history this part of Coromandal has to offer. The weather and sea's were good for our tour and we got to reverse into a rock cave and feed the snapper off the back of the boat (not possible if the sea is being unkind) something which we will never forget.
Well worth the ticket price!
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Lisa_g
Mar 25, 2026
We chose the right activity provider for this. Very much enjoyed. So much to see, and we got to have a swim or snorkel. - Great experience, very good hosts, and was very much enjoyed. We loved it. We saw so much and everything was explained. Time for photos. Really good.
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Pam_s
Mar 18, 2026
Boat tour cathedral cave etc - Friendly helpful, informative staff.
Great views, get good view of cathedral cove, boat entered oahu cave- which was fantastic, good snorkelling oppurtunity about 20 minutes. Informative about the marine sanctury and all the sites.
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Stuart_a
Mar 16, 2026
A coastal treat - Value for money trip lasting around two & a half hours. A chance to see part of the rare coastal marine reserve. The weather conditions couldn't have been better, allowing us to get even closer to the coastline and sea caves.
Knowledgeable and friendly staff.
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Dzeets
Mar 15, 2026
Scenic - It was a good experience and the guides were informative and friendly. Recommended for easy and relaxing travelers.
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