Heading out from South Bay, we traveled 20 minutes or so south until we found a few birds. Having laid some bait, we soon had 5-6 albatross and a variety of other smaller seabirds squawking and fighting. After 20 minutes watching the birds at very...More

Serendipity. Whale watch cancelled, no whales. Up the road to check the booking for Albatross tomorrow. Not booked on that but we were booked on swimming with dolphins. No, done that where it was warmer. Probably no boats out tomorrow, the weather is closing in....More

Ok you have to get up early - but wow it is well worth it. Our skipper was Gary - lovely guy and so knowledgeable. My husband a really good wildlife photographer was in heaven! Albatross and petrels mainly. Lots of them. Wow are they...More

This was the second time we did this tour with skipper Gary. Unfortunately we had to cut a bit short as the sea was extremely rough and the following tour had to be cancelled. But we were rewarded. There were lots of giant petrels, 2...More

very unhappy with so many people in safety-first whale-watch-tour, i was so lucky to get a place with albatross encounter, with four other people on a small comfortable "loud" boat, a great skipper, Gary, we came so close to birds, dolphins, sealions, sea, wind and...More

Could not recommend this experience more highly. This is a really intimate experience compared to the more commercially geared larger tours. There was only 4 other visitors on the boat. We got up close to a number of different birds including several albatross and had...More

We really enjoyed this excursion. We were lucky enough to have a small group, which meant we had plenty of space on the (quite small!) Boat. Be aware the boat is very basic-I highly recommend you visit the facilities before going on board! If you...More