Dive! Tutukaka

I took the Perfect Day boat tour of the Poor Knight islands marine reserve and it was spectacular!! We saw dolphins, manta rays, a seal, bait balls and more birds than I can remember. The crew was friendly and helpful, the boat afforded us great views, they served lunch, and the captain navigated with ease through natural arches and even into a cave!

I had a wonderful time on the Perfect Day. Equipment was great. The crew was outstanding. Wonderful safety practises. They fed us lunch, provided warm showers onboard, and took us through some amazing rock tunnels and caves on the return trip. They took pictures for us (still not clear on how we access them, but working on that). They were even flexible and accommodating with me just showing up a day early and changing my trip. I highly recommend this company.

We went on the snorkelling cruise to the Poor Knights with 75 others. An exceedingly well organized young crew and captain were professional, safety minded, engaged and focused on everyone having a great safe time. A bucket list item executed to perfection. Well done company & crew.

Once again we visited Tutukaka and found an extremely professional partner in Dive Tutukaka for diving around the Poor Knight Islands. The base is super organized and the team is super friendly and helpful. There is good space on board the boats for equipment and to move around. We had a separate guide for our small group, which was perfect for being able to take photos in peace and yet experience a guided dive. We ordered a small lunch and were thrilled with the size and quality. Thanks for that. After each dive the captain took the boat between the islands and we were also in a large grotto. A great experience. Despite the fact that we were here in November, we saw eagle rays, stingrays, a small shark and a lot of fish. A great experience! We'll definitely be back! Thanks for the great service!

What an amazing diving experience from booking, to checking, to kitting out to on board briefings to great dive guides and crew on board. They are all so professional, welcoming, friendly and knowledgeable it could not have been better. I have dived all over the world and this probably my best days diving experience. I highly recommend this dive company. Throw in the Poor Knghts Islands as the backdrop and you have the makings of a perfect day. Thank you so much to you all.😀

Every year (or more often if I can afford it) I like to dive with these guys. We were lucky last weekend - conditions allowed us to go to Maomao bay - northern arch dive site. However too surges to go through the arch but nice dive anyway. Lots of surface fish. Anchor got well and truly stuck ⚓️ 47 metres down so we had two dives in the same spot then had to leave the anchor behind. A great day.

Some companies have just got it right. Dive! Tutukaka is one such company. Every single interaction I had with them from my early enquiries, the booking process, registration each day, all the equipment supplied, the four different locations I dived at and the overall care attention of all their guests was 10/10. I’d waited for over 30 years to dive The Poor Knights Islands (no.1 on my bucket-list) so my expectations were sky high – I’m delighted to say Dive! Tutukaka did everything to meet, and even exceed, my hopes. Thank you to skippers Nick (day 1) & Carole (day 2) on ‘El Tigre’ and dive instructors Caitlin (d1) and Fin (d2) for helping me achieve my dreams 🙏

If I could rate it 10/10 stars I would! An absolute cracka of a crew, good vibes, yummy food, epic views - what more could you want. Had to whip out old mate Shazam too, what a groovy playlist on the boat, the reggae perfected the trip out into the big blue. Awesome dive spot, mad aquatic critters and sick activities yeeew 🤙🤙🤙!