OUR COAST

Discover the beauty, stories, and spirit of Mercury Bay

This is our office: dramatic cliffs, hidden coves, turquoise water, and a stretch of Coromandel coastline with real history. We never get tired of it.

Nature & History

This coastline has a story written into the rock. Towering formations, ancient blowholes, and sea caves — all carved out by volcanic activity over millions of years — give our tours their dramatic backdrop, and they still catch us off guard on a good light day.

The history isn’t only geological, either. Mercury Bay was home to early Māori communities long before it became known as the landing site of Captain Cook in 1769. Spots like Cooks Beach and Shakespeare Cliff carry real weight, and they’re some of our favourite stories to share out on the water.

Wildlife Encounters

We tour through the Te Whanganui-a-Hei Marine Reserve, one of New Zealand’s most protected stretches of coastline, and the marine life shows it. Stingrays, snapper, and crayfish are regulars, and depending on the season you might spot dolphins, orca, or whales cruising past.

Overhead, gannets, terns, and shags work the cliffs and skies. And with our smaller, open-style vessel, you’re not watching from a distance — you get a genuinely close seat to all of it.

Local Knowledge - Real Connection

We’ve been running tours out of Whitianga since 2010, and that time on the water shows. We know the weather patterns, when the light hits Cathedral Cove just right, and the stories that never make it into a guidebook.

It means you get more than the postcard sights — the hidden beaches, the tucked-away caves, and a sense of the place that only comes from years of knowing it properly.