Experience the stunning Queen Charlotte Sounds aboard the Magic Mail Boat for an epic half day cruise!
Join Beachcomber Cruises - the only officially licensed New Zealand Post Rural Delivery Service by water in the Queen Charlotte Sound / Tōtaranui for a unique half-day cruise!
For over 150 years, residents along the Queen Charlotte Sounds waterways have been receiving their mail by boat and we are proud to uphold that service.
We invite you onboard to share the excitement as your skipper delivers the mail and experience the real Queen Charlotte Sounds, off the beaten tourist track. Each day is different as the mail route changes to cover different areas but all will be just as scenic!
Sit back and relax as the skipper provides you with interesting commentary while you take in the stunning scenery from the excellent viewing areas.
Available to purchase for $6 in the office before you depart are Beachcomber Cruises keep cups, we no longer use single use cups on board our vessels due the huge environmental impact. Upon purchase of a Beachcomber Cruises keep cup guests can enjoy tea and coffee onboard for the duration of the tour.
We had glorious sunshine and smooth seas which is pretty standard for the Marlborough Sounds. Loved cruising into the bays you wouldn't usually get to see and the short break to get on land and explore Cooks Cove was fabulous. Great trip with stunning views the whole way.
Hi Mary-Anne, You are quite right Marlborough always has sunny and beautiful :) Thank you for choosing to travel with us we are so happy to hear that you had a great time. We hope to see you again one day
due to bad weather we didn't see good view. if there is a short walk for customer, will be great
Ryan, the skipper, gave us a most informative running commentary on the way out to the sounds. Thoroughly enjoyable 4+ hours out not the water.
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shonam from New Zealand wrote on 06 April 2021
A great afternoon out on the water
A thoroughly enjoyable experience, Ryan's mail run commentary gave a great insight to life in the Sounds for the families that have no road access. Getting alongside a pod of dolphins was the icing on the cake. A wee mishap at one pier delayed the trip slightly but was handled well and professionally. Highly recommended.