Abel Tasman Eco Tours

Abel Tasman Eco Tours is a must-visit destination for nature lovers and adventure seekers visiting Abel Tasman National Park in New Zealand.

The company offers a unique and authentic experience of the park's natural beauty and wildlife through its signature eco boat tour. The tour is suitable for all ages and fitness levels and lasts a full day, departing at 9 am and returning between 3-3.30 pm. The tour explores the coastal zones, islands, beaches, forests, and streams of the park, with plenty of time for relaxing, walking, and swimming.Abel Tasman Eco Tours is the only conservation tour operator in the park, and its guides are passionate about conservation and preserving the park's ecosystem. The company's owner, Stew Robertson, has a great company slogan, "Open your eyes," which is written on his boat and t-shirts. The tour culminates at Wainui hut, where purpose-built aviaries often house kaka and kakariki, acclimatizing before release to strengthen the wild flock. The guides tell the story of evolution, devastation, and conservation in Aotearoa, focusing on the Abel Tasman Birdsong Trust and New Zealand's most ambitious restoration project to date, Project Janszoon.Abel Tasman Eco Tours offers small-group eco tours in the Abel Tasman, with boat and land-based options. The company's guides use their local and ecological knowledge to find the best that the park has to offer on the day. On the full-day 'Golden Future' tour, the skipper and guide safely pilot visitors through the various ecosystems of the park. The company also works with schools and organizes clean-ups to help make Tasman Bay a better place for everyone.Abel Tasman National Park is the smallest but most-visited of all of New Zealand's national parks, and it offers some spectacular day trips. The park is a jewel with New Zealand's nature offerings, and Abel Tasman Eco Tours is the perfect way to experience it. The company's boat tour gives visitors so much more than any other boating option, and it is a highlight of any New Zealand adventure.Abel Tasman Eco Tours is committed to sustainability and conservation, and a dollar per person who goes on tour with the company goes to local conservation projects. The company acknowledges its impact and strives to leave a positive result through its environmental, educational, and community work. Visitors to Abel Tasman National Park can disconnect from the everyday and reconnect with nature through Abel Tasman Eco Tours.