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Carino Sailing & Dolphin Adventures


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 17 attractions in Paihia
Traveller Description:
Come sailing on Carino NZ. Help to hoist sails or sit back and relax. We are the only yacht licensed to swim and view wild dolphins in the Bay....... more » Come sailing on Carino NZ. Help to hoist sails or sit back and relax. We are the only yacht licensed to swim and view wild dolphins in the Bay. Included is an island stopover for Snorkeling tours, Island walks, beach games and BBQ lunch. Depart Paihia 9.30am-3.45pm daily. « less
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Attraction type: Group tour/boat
Address: 67 School Rd Paihia 0247
New Zealand
Tel: 619 4028040
Fax: 649 4028661

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16 Dec 2009

Carino is a great option for seeing the Bay of Islands. The catamaran takes about 20 people at one time so it's peaceful and you don't feel like you are one of the hordes on the larger boats. Sailing is also a nicer way to get around than a large noisy engine. We spent quite some time around a pod... more

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5 of 5 stars
Scotland
14 Nov 2009

A fabulous experience, the crew were very friendly and knowledgeable and made you feel extremely welcome. It was the last week of a month’s tour of NZ. In the past we have been whale watching in Cape Cod and Kaikoura, both on larger vessels, but this felt much more sociable. There was plenty of room on board and the weather... more

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5 of 5 stars
genova
21 Jul 2009

the bay of islands is a fantastic place and Carino is the best way to discover it. more

1 Mar 2009
4
people found this review helpful

We had a thoroughly enjoyable day with Carino. The boat was fully booked, but it did not feel crowded on board at all. There was plenty of space for people to sit inside the cabin or lay about outside. The crew was very friendly, and went out of their way to take us farther out to see a second dolphin... more

19 Oct 2008
5
people found this review helpful

I thought that this trip was just amazing. It was so calm and relaxing to just sail around the different bays. We founds some dolphins unfortunately due to them having babies we werent able to go swimming with them, but that was ok because it was still fun. We docked for lunch were we were taken over in a little... more

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Carino Sailing & Dolphin Adventures Address

67 School Rd, Paihia 0247, New Zealand
Tel: 619 4028040 Fax: 649 4028661