Auckland Sea Shuttles

Auckland Sea Shuttles

Auckland Sea Shuttles
5
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Monday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Tuesday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Wednesday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Thursday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Friday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Saturday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Sunday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
About
Auckland Sea Shuttles is a water taxi service offering private ferry transportation between Auckland and many of the islands in the Hauraki Gulf. Steve and his crew also offer guided fishing trips, day/night cruises, beach drop-offs and day charters to major attractions, including Rangitoto Island, Riverhead, Waiheke Island, Tiri Tiri Matangi and more. Travel with us and avoid the masses - anywhere, anytime. Max 10 passengers.
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Jessica
6 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2023 • Solo
The whole experience with Auckland Sea Shuttle was brilliant! The booking crew was easy and amazingly helpful, they went out of their way to solve my dilemmas and put together the best possible itinerary for me. The trip over was stunning, the boat was obviously really well maintained and the skipper was professional (and as a bonus really good looking ;) Hugely recommend these guys as a company that really wants to help their customers.. five stars 🤩
Written 22 February 2023
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Happiness818738
7 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2022 • Family
Amazing service. Booked to take family group to rotoroa island. Had to go via waiheke due to the sea conditions. Steve had us buses across waiheke island after using a regular ferry where we boarded the sea shuttle.

The sea was rather choppy (basically I was ready to quit & go home) and hard to get the boat to the jetty. But the shuttle guy got us, all our stuff & the little kids onboard safely & to the island.

Totally saved the day & our family holiday.

Incredible service.
Written 13 October 2022
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Kikki
Auckland, New Zealand365 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2022
Superb service. Steve was so accommodating, helpful, safety conscious, experienced, and an excellent communicator. Could not have received better service. Comfortable ride on the slightly bumpy seas.
Highly recommend for any of your fishing or ferrying needs in the Hauraki Gulf.
Written 13 November 2022
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TLC056
Mount Maunganui, New Zealand57 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2022 • Friends
I booked Steve’s boat the take a group of 15 friends to Man o War winery from Matiatia on waiheke island. I can not rave enough about how amazing this trip was. Steve made the trip even better with his welcoming attitude and excellent music for us to all enjoy as we celebrated my birthday. The boat itself was amazing, very spacious and comfortable for our party of 15. Steve was so accommodating and even stopped the boat on our return for us to all drive in the ocean. Can’t recommend this company highly enough. We all had the best time. Cannot wait to book it again.
Written 4 January 2022
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Sally T
Auckland, New Zealand7 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020
Extremely friendly and efficient service from AK Sea Shuttles both ways to Rangitoto Island. SO convenient for our group to get to Islington Bay this weekend. We were able to take more 'stuff' for our stay & saved us walking 1 1/2 hours from the ferry across the island to where we needed to be. And...really appreciate Steve's graciousness in dealing with the full rubbish bag we inadvertently forgot and left on the shuttle!...Blush!!!
Written 26 January 2020
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Charles C
North Canton, OH62 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2019 • Couples
The shuttle boats were very nice and efficient. The fares were very reasonable and tickets could be purchased using your credit card. The boat trip afforded a nice view of the harbor. Be sure to take at least one harbor shuttle cruise while in Auckland.
Written 25 March 2019
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Zymotic
Sutton Coldfield168 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2014 • Friends
I only had one full day in Auckland at the end of touring both islands & it turned out to be one of the highlights of the whole trip! Our group of 5 had met on a Haka Tour & joined Steve, our Skipper, at the harbour in Auckland having stocked up on booze & food on the way. It was totally up to us where we wanted to go; so we started with a trip over to Motutapu Island. Speeding off across the harbour, passing under the Auckland Bridge & just taking in the awesome scenery - fabulous! We set off to trek across the island (getting hopelessly lost but having a blast nonetheless) & Steve was there waiting for us on the other side.
Next our charming host took us to another island, where we visited the Mudbrick winery - the views from there are incredibly beautiful & the wine was pretty good too!
Steve collected us & we moved on to a lovely bay for some sunset fishing, the idea being to barbie our catch (fortunately Steve came prepared with back ups!).
Happy as Larry, chilled & feeling good, we took a lovely slow ride back to harbour, enjoying a final drink with our new buddy (Steve likes his rum we discovered).
Even now, a year later, I look back on that day with a huge grin on my face & when I next visit NZ, Auckland Sea Shuttles will be very high on my list of things I most want to do.
Highly recommend for those of you who like to see & do things your way.
Written 18 September 2015
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John N
United States69 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2018 • Couples
I had arranged a trip to Tiri Tiri with Steve well in advance of our vacation to New Zealand. The only day we were in the area the standard ferry service was not operating. The weather on the day before our scheduled trip was horrible. (They called it a Cyclone). Needless to say the water was extremely rough the next day even though the sun was out and the day was otherwise perfect. Steve emailed me the night before the trip that he was worried about the seas and that I should check my email in the morning in case he had to call it off. The next morning he emailed me that we would give it a try and he showed up right on time. He took us out to the island and then back again in the afternoon. I'm sure Steve would have preferred to stay at home that morning but he had made a commitment to us and he wanted to keep it. The seas were very rough but Steve handled the boat like the pro that he is. He is a great guy and was a pleasure to deal with. Thanks again Steve!
Written 15 April 2018
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emily79Cambridge
cambridge45 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2019 • Couples
This service is efficient and highly reliable. Steve is an excellent skipper and we have travelled with him many times. He is highly skilled and I always trust his judgment on the water. Steve has assisted us with our luggage and is willing to help on and off the boat. I love travelling with this service.
Written 14 May 2019
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Gabriel H
Bellaire, TX7,161 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2019 • Friends
These water taxis can be reserved in advance from several offices throughout central Auckland and the surrounding areas. They service all areas of the Hauraki gulf, including all the islands. This is an efficient and relatively inexpensive way to visit various tourist attractions in the area. You can also charter a boat for fishing or diving trips or for a romantic bay cruise at sunset or the evening..
Written 31 March 2019
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