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A sperm whale lifts its tail to dive off Kaikōura, with the snow-covered Seaward Kaikōura Range behind

Whale Watch Kaikoura / Destination Kaikōura

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A sperm whale lifts its tail to dive off Kaikōura, with the snow-covered Seaward Kaikōura Range behind

Sperm whale's tail rising out of the sea in front of snowy mountains near Kaikōura

Wandering albatross resting on the sea south of the Kaikōura Peninsula

Whale Watch Kaikoura catamaran Te Ao Mārama under way off the Kaikōura coast

Two blue-and-yellow Whale Watch Kaikoura catamarans side by side with mountains behind

Sperm whale fluke with water pouring off it as the whale dives off Kaikōura

Sperm whale tail silhouetted against hazy mountains as it dives off Kaikōura

Sperm whale blowing spray at the surface off Kaikōura

Aerial view of a sperm whale swimming just below the surface off Kaikōura

A large pod of dusky dolphins swimming in South Bay, Kaikōura

Two dusky dolphins leaping at sunset off the Kaikōura coast

Dusky dolphin breaking the surface in clear green water near Kaikōura

Encounter Kaikōura building on the Esplanade, base for dolphin and albatross tours

New Zealand fur seals resting on rocks at Ōhau Point

Fur seals and pups on the boulders of the Ōhau Point seal colony

A fur seal asleep across a wooden boardwalk on the Kaikōura Peninsula

Young New Zealand fur seal on a rock at Ōhau Point

Sperm whale fluke with a seabird flying past, off Kaikōura

Kaikōura airfield with a light aircraft and misty hills behind

Sperm whale tail lit by low evening sun off Kaikōura

Gippsland GA8 Airvan parked at Kaikōura airfield

Close view of a sperm whale's tail as it dives

The Coastal Pacific train running along the Kaikōura coast between bush and sea

Sperm whale lifting its tail to dive off Kaikōura

Sperm whale tail with water streaming off it off the Kaikōura coast

Dusky dolphins leaping in turquoise water off Kaikōura

Pod of dusky dolphins surfacing near the Kaikōura coast

New Zealand fur seal on a rock at the water's edge at Point Kean

Fur seal sleeping on a pale rock at the Point Kean colony

Fur seals on rocks at the Point Kean colony, Kaikōura

Dusky dolphin leaping beside a double sea kayak off Kaikōura

View from a small aircraft cockpit over the Kaikōura coast and peninsula

Three fur seals on limestone rocks by the sea on the Kaikōura coast

A sperm whale lying at the surface of the deep blue sea, seen from a Wings Over Whales aircraft

Wings Over Whales and South Pacific Helicopters check-in building with a Whale Watching Flights sign at Kaikōura Aerodrome

High-wing Wings Over Whales aircraft on the grass apron behind the check-in building, seen from the veranda

Climbing out over the long grey beach south of Kaikōura from a Wings Over Whales aircraft

Pilot at the controls of a Wings Over Whales aircraft before take-off

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Kaikōura town and the turquoise bay below the snow-capped Seaward Kaikōura Range, seen from the peninsula

The carved wharenui Maru Kaitātea at Takahanga Marae, Kaikōura

The Kaikōura Peninsula, town and plains seen from high in the Seaward Kaikōura Range, with the Pacific beyond

Panorama of Kaikōura bay, the town and the mountains

Aerial view of the green Kaikōura Peninsula and its reefs from a plane

The curved, craypot-like civic centre building housing the Kaikōura Museum on West End

New Zealand fur seals in a rock pool at Ōhau Point

Brick remains of a furnace in the Fyffe Historic Area on the Kaikōura shore

Wide panorama of the Kaikōura Peninsula and coast

The Milky Way over the Seaward Kaikōura mountains at night

Purple aurora australis glowing over the sea at South Bay, Kaikōura

Flax on a headland above the Kaikōura coast under a stormy sky

Kaikōura beach, Norfolk pines and the snowy Seaward Kaikōura Range on a sunny day

Nin’s Bin, the blue-and-white crayfish caravan beside the sea at Rakautara

Nin’s Bin caravan and van on the seaward side of State Highway 1

A crate of freshly caught Kaikōura crayfish (spiny rock lobster)

Battered fish, chips and salad on a plate in Kaikōura

A café terrace with tables and Norfolk pines in Kaikōura in the morning

The Esplanade in Kaikōura lined with Norfolk Island pines

A Norfolk pine and the Kaikōura shoreline leading to the peninsula cliffs

Shops along West End, Kaikōura’s main street

Rocky platforms and tidal pools on the Kaikōura Peninsula with mountains behind

Rocky coast of the Kaikōura Peninsula at the red-billed gull colony

South Bay, Kaikōura, under a big sky with the mountains behind

Tilted layers of rock along the Kaikōura coast

A wooden viewing platform looking over the sea on the Kaikōura Peninsula

View from Mt Fyffe over the Kaikōura plains and coast

The bare ridge of Mt Fyffe in the Seaward Kaikōura Range

The gravel Mt Fyffe Track climbing through scrub

Native forest with tall trunks on the Hinau Track

Farmland and the coast seen from the Fyffe-Palmer Track

View from the Coastal Pacific train along the coast north of Kaikōura

The platform of Kaikōura railway station on a sunny day

Railway bridge and tunnel portal in the bush at Ōhau Point

A concrete railway bridge over the road in Kaikōura with mountains beyond

Rocky shore with gulls at Goose Bay, south of Kaikōura

A driftwood log on a grey beach north of Kaikōura at dusk

Early sun on the snow-capped Seaward Kaikōura Range above Kaikōura town

Clouds wrapping the Kaikōura mountains above a teal sea

Sunrise panorama of the Seaward Kaikōura Range over Kaikōura