Half Day Guided Dive Tour: Explore Goat Island Marine Reserve & Break Dive Records
4.7
25 Ratings
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Embark on a half-day guided dive tour in the Goat Island Marine Reserve, where you can break dive records and explore the stunning marine life. Dive with certified professionals and discover the true beauty of this magical place.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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156 Goat Island Road - Join us in Goat Island’s spectacular underwater world. The Goat Island Marine Reserve is a great example of a healthy New Zealand marine environment; it is beautiful, full of life, and you get to explore with some incredibly friendly fish!
The reserve is home to huge Snappers, Red Moki, Goat-Fish and Triple Fins, as well as schools of Parore, Kahawai, Sweep, Silver Drummers, Trevally.
We also have crayfish, octopuses, stingrays, eagle rays, and so much more.
Your Guided Dive package includes:
- Dive Instructor/Dive Master as a guide. All our guides are certified professional divers, with unique knowledge of the marine reserve and its residents. They will teach you about the reserve, the fish species you will encounter and make sure you are comfortable and safe for your dive.
- 1 Long dive. Since this is a shallow reserve we can stay underwater for longer. Its time to break you longest dive record! Our dives generally last at least 70 to 80 mins, dependent on individuals’ air consumption!
NB!! THIS OPTION IS FOR CERTIFIED DIVERS ONLY. If you’re not a certified diver, please book our Try Dive.
âAll dives are conducted from the shore, within the Goat Island Marine Reserve.
What's Included
- SCUBA equipment usage included
Additional Information
Go Scuba Diving in one of the world’s first Marine Reserves. \n\nDive instructor/Divemaster as a guide. All our guides are certified professional divers, with unique knowledge of the marine reserve and its residents. They will teach you about the reserve, the fish species you will encounter and make sure you are comfortable and safe for your dive.\n\n1 Long dive. Since this is a shallow reserve we can stay underwater for longer. Its time to break you longest dive record! Dependent on individuals’ air consumption! You will get to explore further out into the bay and see the true beauty this magical place has to offer.\n\nThis is the perfect dive for divers who really appreciate the Marien life, and our ocean.
- Must be a certified diver (min Scuba Diver)
Location
142A Pakiri Road
Pakiri Road
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Odyssey27982735644
Dec 16, 2023
Great dive experience - Excellent dive! Staff was super friendly and extremely helpful. Really enjoyed our dive with dive guide Juliette. Extra bonus was that Roxy the dog joined the trip!
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Ianonei11
May 14, 2023
Excellent Goat Island Snorkel Experience - Snorkel experience was great with lots of sea life viewed up close in a marine conservation area. Additional pleasure was the Goat Island dive team allowed us to use weight belts, which allowed us to free dive and swim amongst the fish shoals. By comparison this was not allowed on a similar snorkel expedition to the Poor Knights.
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Johnm11605
Feb 13, 2023
great dive! - Our family ranged in SCUBA experience from me (Advanced, many dives) to the rest of us, who were newly qualified Open Water divers. We had a false start with Goat Island Divers: there was a rāhui placed on the bay when we were due to dive, and then the weather intervened. None of this was the company's fault. But we re-booked, and the lovely Sara was our guide. I'd previously done many dives at Goat Island, but this was among the best. Sara was the point of difference: she was able to keep a close eye on all divers while still noticing and pointing out cool stuff to us. It was a great experience!
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Sightseer28991027416
Dec 28, 2022
Wonderful Experience - Wonderful dive, well organized shop with all equipment included in the guided dive. The 7mm wetsuits were the perfect size for the 20C (68F) water. We saw many fish, including a stingray and a cute little sea slug-looking thing. Our guide was Kaiya who did an amazing job getting us there and showing us the best of the marine preserve. 100% recommend this for all divers of all ages, this is a simple beach dive with much to offer. My first dive post Covid and am very happy I chose this on my trip to New Zealand. Bravo!
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Briane2207
Dec 26, 2022
Goat island diving review. - Kayai was a fabulous guide for my daughter and myself, both certified but inexperienced divers. She was professional, competent and thorough, kept a watchful eye on us but still let us explore. Goat island Marine Reserve is perfect for those looking for an easier diving site with shore access.
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Chad
Dec 21, 2022
Don’t miss this Dive experience in Auckland. - We had an amazing time , everyone and everything was top notch from start to finish. The dive was awesome and our dive master Kaiya was superb , I can’t say enough great things about her. Her obvious expertise as a master put us at ease immediately and her intimate knowledge of the area allowed us maximize viewing of the plant and fish life. I would definitely say this is a don’t miss experience for anyone who wants to dive or snorkel while in Auckland.
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Christinewtrip
Dec 4, 2022
Awesome experience - It was an awesome experience, we saw lots of fish and our guide Sarah so patient and helpful. Will recommend the trip to others.
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Lozza337
Oct 9, 2022
Wow wow wow!!! Do it! - Wow wow wow wow wow!!!! What an amazing experience. Our guide Stone was so helpful and made the dive that much better. We saw eagle ray, crayfish, HUGE snapper, nudibranch, and so many other fish including leather jacket, blue mao mao, spotted and banded wrasse, red moki and of course goat fish. I would totally recommend and definitely do this again. Great value as well. Loved it.
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11lou
Apr 13, 2022
Great dive - Great dive. A great team, enthusiastic and happy to help. Thank you! I will be back soon!!!! And also thank you for making things super easy with my gear servicing !
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Barthlemy_d
Mar 5, 2024
Hi, ... - Hi,
I booked a guided dive in goat island reserve near Auckland. This dive was cancelled because of the weather conditions. I cant reschedule because Im leaving soon. I didnt recieve any mail from viator telling that the dive was cancelled. When I go the the Web site the book dont appear as cancelled but it is. So, is it possible to get a full refund ?
Kind regards,
Barthélemy Dufau Saphores
Nº of confirmation: 1491139269
Reference number of reservati9n: 1105498503
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