School Holiday Cruises and Excursions for Children
Touch Tanks! The famous Quarantine Island Treasure Hunt! Volcano Tours and much more!
Port To Port Cruises & Wildlife Tours offers themed educational holiday cruises for children. Our two most popular are the Quarantine Island Treasure Hunt, Marine studies Touch Tanks Tours. Volcano are also really popular and are our Cruise Ship Viewing Tours! Rachel is always creating new options as she is a child at heart too! Click BOOK NOW for school holiday cruises and youll see what we currently have on offer. Families are easily able to enjoy Otago Harbour and its uniqueness.
Book these cruises online under School Holiday Cruises, or get in touch to enquire.
(Children's cruises are typically from 25 minutes to 2 hours in duration.)
Get in touch for special school excursion or use these ideas as a kids birthday party idea.
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Local & Mini Tours
For private or shared cruise options!
Email us for group options- info@porttoport.co.nz
Have an upcoming work do and need some inspiration?
What better way to spend your work party than out cruising on Otago Harbour. We've collected some of our best work do ideas below, and are happy to discuss any options further. Just give us a call or send us an email.
Pub to Pub! Want to visit local harbourside cafes and pubs with a group of friends? There are many great options to choose from. We can get you between them by ferry, from just $20 per person, each way.
Book a children's birthday party and explore Quarantine Island on a pre-organised Treasure Hunt.
Get a work group or family together for a function and have the boat to yourself. Booking your own harbour cruise can be an interesting way to spend the day with your family, or a work do with a difference. Ideal for groups between 4 and 20 people.
Check out some of our top private boat tour ideas and staff parties....
Private wildlife charters/cruises
On our wildlife tours, your group we look for fur seals, albatross, sea birds, penguins ,sea lions and much more in the privacy and comfort of having the boat entirely to yourself. Let us arrange food for you to enjoy on board. Alternatively, you can bring your own food. Or we can drop you off for a meal at Carey's Bay Hotel after the cruise.
There are toilet facilities onboard, and food and beverages can be available by arrangement.
We have a liquor and food licence.
Contact us to find out your options and book your tour on your preferred date.
Visit Quarantine Island
Quarantine Island/Kamau Taurua is jointly managed by The Quarantine Island/Kamau Taurua Community and the Department of Conservation. Visit Quarantine Island for a day, or stay overnight as there is plenty to explore. You can see the old hulks of historic ships on the shore, historic quarantine stations, a quaint chapel, stunning scenery and nesting birds. Bring a picnic and stay a couple of hours, or more.
Theer is some shelter on the island. You can hire out the buildings on the island by contacting the island keeper (See deatils below.)
We organise a children's Treasure Hunt during School Holidays and special private events, such as birthday parties. The children will each recieve a treasure map and treats at the end. (Best for ages 3-12 years but special maps also available for the very young or the super clever teenagers!)
When visiting Quarantine Island, please be respectful of guests who are using the lodge and do not enter unless you have organised an overnight stay.
There are bathroom facilities available and shelter in the historic married couples quarters and chapel, in the event of rain during your visit.
For more information about the island or to contact the keeper for overnight stays, please email quarantineisland@gmail.com
Some of our most popular options for private work group and parties!Wildlife Cruise and Drinks
Take a step back and enjoy an evening wildlife viewing at Taiaroa Head on a 2 hour wildlife cruise.
We look for albatross, seals, sea birds, penguins, sea lions and much more!
Enjoy alcoholic beverages and snacks onboard while we cruise (liquor licence onboard and bar available on request. Then finish up at the historic Carey's Bay Hotel or Portobello's 1908 restaurant for a meal, before being transferred back to your point of departure by ferry or coach, at the end of your evening.
From $120 per person (cruise only) Locals discount applied.
Add ferry or coach from approx $15 per person, each way.
Drinks and food at extra charge.
Larger group discounts may be available
Pub To Pub Ferry
Hop on the ferry for a commentated ferry trip between harbour side pubs. One way or return.
The ferry trips is between 10 and 20 minutes in duration and links up with some of Dunedin's most popular restaurant options. That just happen to be by the harbourside!
Private options for groups 6-20 people. (Multiple trips available for larger groups.) Or join a public sailing.
From $20 per person each way (or $23 each way, for Careys Bay options)