About The Site

What The Site Is

Cathedral Cove Boat Tour is an independent comparison site for guided boat and sea kayak tours that visit Cathedral Cove in Te Whanganui-o-Hei Marine Reserve on the Coromandel Peninsula. The site sells nothing, runs no boats and belongs to no operator. Every tour named here is sold on a third-party booking platform.

What It Covers

The site compares 18 tours across 5 categories: Whitianga Cathedral Cove Cruises with 5 tours, Sea Caves Glass-Bottom And Snorkel Boats with 5, Hahei Beach Boat Tours with 2, Cathedral Cove Sea Kayak Tours with 3, and Sailing And Tairua Departures with 3. Some tours appear on two booking pages, each with its own price and review count, and the site names both where that is the case. Departures span four points: Whitianga Wharf, Hahei Beach, Tairua Marina and Flaxmill Bay.

How Data Is Gathered

Prices, ratings, review counts, durations, group maximums and inclusions are read from the booking pages that sell each tour. Facts about the marine reserve and the walking track come from the Department of Conservation, including its rules on fishing, taking marine life and anchoring in the reserve established in 1992. Where a fact is not stated on a booking page, the site leaves it out rather than guessing.

How It Earns Money

Some outbound links are affiliate links. When a reader books through one, the booking platform pays the site a commission and the reader pays the same price. The full arrangement is set out on the disclosure page.

What It Does Not Do

The site takes no bookings, holds no payments and cannot change or cancel anything. It does not promise wildlife, sea cave entry, beach landings or weather. Landing, cave entry and snorkel stops are reported exactly as each tour's own booking page states them, with the operator's conditions attached.

How To Cite It

Cite the site as Cathedral Cove Boat Tour, domain cathedralcoveboattour.com. There is no named author. Contact is by email only: info@cathedralcoveboattour.com.