Marine Science

In New Zealand, you are never more than 130km from the ocean. As an island nation, New Zealand provides the perfect learning environment for marine science. At a glance, our marine science itineraries include experiencing coastlines and marine reserves, scientific experiments and data collection, policy workshops, and visits to aquaculture businesses.

Science workshop in a marine reserve

Our students visit New Zealand’s oldest marine reserve and learn from scientists in a hands-on workshop.

Experience a day at a New Zealand school

We can add a school visit as part of your itinerary, so that students can make friends with kiwi kids and experience the school day.

Explore the ocean but stay dry

We will see underneath the water onboard a glass bottom boat across a spectacular marine reserve – all while staying dry.

Connecting the land and the water

The link between the water and land is important, so we work with scientists to better understand this connection.

Learn more about the ocean

New Zealand is surrounded by the ocean, which is a significant part of our indigenous connection to the land, as well as a a key export and tourism component. Our Marine Science programme enables students to get an authentic experience of New Zealand while also gaining a depth of knowledge, with the option for a guided snorkel or to even stay completely dry!

Take a glance at some of the incredible items across our Marine Science itineraries:

We are here to assist with the itinerary process – whether you come to us with ideas in mind, or you want to pick and choose options that suit you. We can help with it all.

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Across their programme, half-day activities could include:

A visit to a marine reserve (marine protected area) for a workshop
The opportunity to see the ocean on a glass-bottom boat ride
Rocky shore science along the intertidal zone
Visit to a hot water beach
A guided snorkel
A guided kayak
Volunteering planting dunes or doing a beach cleanup
An astronomy workshop to learn about the connection between sea and sky
A freshwater science workshop
Virtual reality marine science workshop
A visit to the museum to learn about natural history in New Zealand

Across their programme, full-day activities could include:

Whale and dolphin watching
Visit to a local island in the Hauraki Gulf
A visit to a Māori marae for a cultural experience
Spending time at a local New Zealand school (for 1+ days)

Because of our 20+ years in the industry, we have developed strong relationships and as a result we can offer programme components that our competitors cannot access. At a glance these include:

We work with specific scientists, who do not often make themselves available to public groups, so you know you are getting a bespoke experience
Our programmes align with the New Zealand curriculum, they are not just regular tourism activities
We work with local iwi to access their rich indigenous knowledge as an education tool
Our volunteering activities are specific to your groups interests and needs, including a certificate for every volunteering session
We have our own transport company, keeping costs low and your safety paramount. Our drivers are multi-lingual
Our programme manager has worked with over 40,000 people across the world, so we stand by our claims that we know how to craft a perfect experience!

Want to learn more?

Do any of these programmes catch your eye? Or perhaps you want to mix and match?

We can easily provide a seamless quote for any of our programmes. Just make a list of some of the items you want in your itinerary, how long you want to spend in New Zealand, any areas you want to travel (we can help recommend more) and a budget if you have one, we can do the rest!

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