Best of the Bay Supercruise - Original Cream Trip

Bay of Islands, New Zealand

The only authentic "Cream Trip". Fullers Bay of Islands have been delivering mail and supplies to island residents, exclusively for over 100 years. See idyllic sandy bays and homes up close as you truly explore life in the Bay.

Great views from everywhere on the modern cruising catamaran as you are escorted around the Bay in comfort and safety. Crew share their local history and ecology. We often see a variety of marine wildlife including Whales, Seals, Dolphins, Penguins, and other sea and bird life as you travel out to the "Hole of the Rock" at Cape Brett.

If the conditions are right, customers can simply pay $30.00 extra onboard to swim with a pod of dolphins! Hot showers, wetsuits and snorkel gear are all provided onboard the vessel.

At lunchtime explore the walking tracks of scenic Urupukapuka Island. Island activities include safe swimming with snorkeling, kayak and pedal boat hire at an additional cost.

Highlights:

• Extensive cruising around New Zealand's finest Marine Park
• "Cream Trip" mail deliveries to island residents
• Navigate Cape Brett's "Hole in the Rock" (conditions permitting)
• 1.5 hour Urupukapuka Island visit - explore and relax ashore

USD $78.18

Review by: Xandra	January 2012
Hole in Rock was great and beautiful island and rock sights.

Review by: Mervyn W	December 2011
It was way above our expectations and it was the highlight of our wonderful NZ trip - we would highly recommend it - Tammy with her local knowledge and her love of the local wildlife was very evident and her crew were great - we saw dolphins a hammer head shark and a penguin.

Review by: Marina K	November 2011
the best day trip ever...we had an awesome time....excellent value for money. the crew were fantastic and friendly............would highly recommend this to everyone.............a nice relaxing day on the water ! and Billy the Skipper went out of his way to make sure you could swim with the dolphins after finding 2 pods ! thanx guys/gal for a memorable day out !

Review by: Doug W	May 2011
Educational, relaxing and enjoying. Great trip and have highly recommended it to friends and family.

Review by: Keith S	April 2011
Fantastic day. Skipper Tammy was just great, scanned the seas found us gems to discover. Great commentaries. One of our top days in NZ

Review by: Erin M	March 2011
Was a fantastic experience. We were fortunate to have a beautiful, clear day and extremely lucky to have spotted several pods of dolphins! Only downside was that we were unable to relax at the restaurant on the island stop over due to 'political' reasons (I'm assuming this was in reference to a competitor). Regardless - I would DEFINITELY recommend this trip to anyone travelling to the beautiful Bay of Islands area.

Review by: Joseph C	March 2011
Good value with a wonderful day on the water

Review by: Helen D	February 2011
We travelled on the Original Cream Trip last week. It truly was a day to remember. The commentary was first class. Lots of fun and enjoyment. The only thing that I felt could be improved was for tea/coffee to be included in costing. Apart from that - fantastic

Review by: Mr Mark Ian D	February 2011
First class. One thing to mention is that the transfer bus is not user friendly for people with mobility problems.Apart from that everything was great. Staff on the boat were friendly helpful and informative. The boat was comfortable and had great viewing from both inside and outside. Suggestion though, if you plan on going in the net wear a one piece costume. Overall a great day and highly recommended.

Review by: Mrs A A	December 2010
We were really quite excited about the trip, and although there were highlights like the sighting of Dolphins and some of the outstanding scenery the crew were excellent but!. we felt that far too much time was spent allowing people to swim with the Dolphins ( over an hour in one place which prevented us from covering the full trip. Another 45 minutes was wasted at lunchtime waiting to rendevous with another boat to transfer some passengers who has buses to catch. all in all we missed out on over 2 Hours worth of the trip 2/7 which spoiled the value of the trip. The trip was quite expensive and therefore poor value for money.

Review by: Marilyn A	October 2010
We only had limited time so the cream trip was ideal .it was a wonderful day cruising the bay There were plenty of dolphins and some took the opportunity to swim with them Going through the Hole in the Rock was sensational

Review by: Anonymous, United Kingdom	April 2010
Enjoyed a wonderful day.

Review by: Christina S, Australia	April 2010
When I booked this Trip just to go to the Hole in the rock was something I always wonted to do. The day was lovely saw plenty of Dolphins could not swim with them but that is alright as they had babies now we know why. The captain was really informitive of the local knowledge, and area. And the stop of to the Island was lovely. Give you time to walk around or just relax and take in the beautiful scenery. And the highlight of the trip would have to be the "Boom net". I went in with my grandaughter who surprised me and went but it was awesome. I have already recommended to friends who are coming to NZ from Aussie and will take the tour. The staff very laid back and joined in just awesome......

Review by: John Keith W	February 2010
A very good trip - very good scenery, well planned and lots to see. Only disappoint was not being able to swim with the dolphins - this often happens, on all boats according to locals.

Review by: John W, United Kingdom	February 2010
A very good trip - very good scenery, well planned and lots to see. Only disappoint was not being able to swim with the dolphins - this often happens, on all boats according to locals.

Review by: Robert M, Australia	January 2010
Perfect day! Enjoyed great weather and an excellent cruise around the islands. Spotted a pod of dolphins as well. Great commentary. Couldn't fault the day!

Review by: Laurelle P, Australia	December 2009
your staff personell were very helpful with my father who is elderly and visually impaired. Thank you for the wonderful trip.

Review by: Linda R, United States of America	March 2009
This was a relaxing day trip. I think a good note is that when they mention swimming with dolphins it is with wild dolphins so you literally swim with the dolphins - not play with the dolphins. On the day we went the dolphins were moving too fast so notwithstanding that we got in the water to try swimming with them because if it didn't work out the tour company happily refunded everyone's money which I thought was fantastic! Definitely a friendly crew who helped make the day relaxing and enjoyable - I would recommend this trip.

Review by: Michael V, Australia	March 2009
The weather beat us on the day, preventing venturing out to the 'Hole-in-the-rock' 4m swell, but the cruise went ahead within the protected Bay of Islands. The operator offered a refund to all, but we continued and were glad we did. Even without the feature 'Hole', the cruise was excellent. The commentary by the skipper with history of the various land and sea marks really made it. Absolutely recommend this cruise to anyone.

Review by: John T, United States of America	March 2009
Fabulous trip and great crew - NO complaints.

Review by: Julie S, Australia	April 2008
It was a very informative cruise. Due to rough seas, we were unable to go through the hole in the rock and didn't see any dolphins.