Kewpie Cruises
Kewpie Cruises
4.5
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Monday
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Tuesday
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Wednesday
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Thursday
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Friday
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Saturday
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Sunday
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
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About
Welcome to Kewpie Cruises, Taurangas original Harbour cruise boat. Shes been lovingly restored and a truely Iconic. Mount Maunganui, Bay of Plenty's best value scenic tour. This is a fantastic opportunity for families with young children as kids under 12 travel FREE. ( conditions apply ) Cruise through the vibrant port, see the shipping activity, and islands of Tauranga harbour. Bring a picnic and hop on-off at Matakana Island to explore the island or have a swim. Occasionally you may see some seasonal wildlife on your cruise like blue penguins, sea birds, NZ fur seals, orcas, dolphins. This cruise is popular with everyone, local Tauranga residents and visitors from all over New Zealand and overseas. It is relaxing and easy aboard the iconic KEWPIE. Located at PILOT BAY WHARF at the base of Mt Maunganui off the Mount Maunganui walking track..
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Nasbabe S
1 contribution
Nov 2023 • Family
Great boat tour experience! Family and young children friendly, and the lady captains so cool and nice guide! We enjoyed a beautiful ocean day
Written 9 November 2023
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Ria J
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Dec 2022 • Couples
Best recommendation is to get the 12 boat to the island and get off for a few hours to enjoy more if the area..in the busy season Dec/Jan/ Feb make sure to give at least 30 mins to park. Lovely skipper and deck hand. Great little bar inside.
Written 28 December 2022
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Jess H
Tauranga, New Zealand108 contributions
Dec 2022 • Business
We had our Tunstall Christmas Party on the afternoon cruise the Saturday just gone and couldn't have been more impressed with Amy and her Team. From the get go Amy was helpful and easy to deal with. The boat was tidy and well equipped with what we needed for a night Of FUN! Highly recommend doing this as a coroprate event. We did get our own catering we brought on board, but next time to save the hassel we would just use kewpies recommendations. Loved it all. Thankyou guys - we all throughly enjoyed ourselves and where very impressed.
Written 11 December 2022
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Class Teacher
Tauranga, New Zealand1 contribution
Dec 2021
The Kewpie Cruise was a highlight for two of our classes as an end of year celebration trip. Amy was amazing to deal with. We live in a beautiful place, and for some of our students it was their first time on board a boat! Amy and her staff were very patient and reassuring of these students. Our class trips were 1 hour and our students enjoyed a little bit of information / history and commentary while aboard. I would highly recommend this outing for a class or two, whether it be a celebration or simply an experience while learning the history of our beautiful moana.
Written 16 December 2021
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Alice W
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Nov 2021 • Business
Went on kewpie cruise for my work do and they were so amazing to work with. I would recommend if you want an epic work do go on a kewpie cruise! I could not commend them enough, a good business to support
Written 14 November 2021
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809kayp
Auckland, New Zealand15 contributions
Apr 2021 • Family
We had a great cruise around the harbour. The crew were very informative and friendly. And especially they were great to our granddaughters.
Written 18 April 2021
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Ashleigh Stevenson
Tauranga, New Zealand2 contributions
Mar 2021 • Friends
Hopped off at Matakana island for an hour for a swim and walk along the beach it was lovely like a tropical getaway without the price tag. Awesome commentary from the skipper during the tour very interesting learnt heaps about the beautiful pilot bay the staff very friendly and helpful with awesome barrister quality coffee on board during the ride.
Written 13 March 2021
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bianca5699
Tauranga, New Zealand229 contributions
Jan 2021
Perfect cruise if you have small children as just over an hour with lots of interesting harbour sights. Great commentary and friendly crew, also a good price with free trip for younger children.
Written 25 January 2021
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Espie F
2 contributions
Dec 2020 • Friends
My partner and I threw a surprise wedding and Amy and the crew did an amazing job helping us put it all together. They were totally accommodating to all our requests and offered up really awesome suggestions to make the day even more special for us. Our friends and family all had a blast and absolutely enjoyed the harbour cruise aboard Kewpie. Thank you for making this experience a total breeze and extra special for us.
Written 6 December 2020
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Tenpin Tauranga
1 contribution
Nov 2020
Our experience last Sunday, was very enjoyable. There was plenty of space on the cruise to host our 15 staff members. As well as a large variety of beverages to choose from. Following from this, the staff on the cruise were friendly and helpful.
We were fortunate enough to go on a day when there was good weather, making the boat ride easier to experience the scenic views.
We highly recommend Kewpie Cruises.
We were fortunate enough to go on a day when there was good weather, making the boat ride easier to experience the scenic views.
We highly recommend Kewpie Cruises.
Written 18 November 2020
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Shirley660
Palmerston North9 contributions
Hi I would like to know how much for 1 hour cruise and the departure times thank you Shirley
X4924DDnicolek
4 contributions
Hi Shirley,
The cost for a 1 hour scenic cruise is $30 per adult $15for youth and kids under 12 free. We run every hour with the first tour departing at 11am we recommend that you ring the morning of the day you would like to go to check weather and operational conditions. Hope to see you onboard soon
Cheers from the Kewpie Crew