Kaikoura Travel Guide (New Zealand)
Kaikoura is usually taken as a day-trip type of pitstop, a fleeting blip for many on the tourist trail, to see the whales, and hardly features a a destination by itself. I say, buck the trend! Kaikoura , with its bountiful marine life, offers a number of life-changing travel exclusives. Imagine swimming in the open sea with hundreds of wild dolphins; getting so close to fur seals that their distinctive stench stays on your clothes for days; watching the glorious mating dance of orcas just meters away from your boat; or being personally serenaded by the haunting call of a humpback whale. Throw in the most amazing food, and you get a most surreal and magical experience you'd remember forever. The Hubs and I aren't the rough-and-tumble outdoorsy sort: we like our creature comforts, hate hiking or bush-walking, don't dive (and don't plan to, ever), and shy away from adrenaline sports. Basically, we're city rats who don't care to frolic in the tranquility of th...