Auckland Sea Kayaks - Sunset & Twilight Tours

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Auckland Sea Kayaks runs guided paddles out of St Heliers, and the two evening trips are the ones worth the effort. The Sunset Tour crosses roughly five kilometres to Rangitoto, walks the summit track for the sunset, comes back down for a barbecue dinner cooked on the island, and paddles home after dark under headlamps. It runs six to seven hours and takes paddlers from fourteen. The Motukorea twilight tour is the shorter version at five hours, from age twelve. Both are built for beginners and everything is included. Between roughly October and April it is not uncommon to see bioluminescence lighting up around the paddles on the way back, though the operators are clear that it is never guaranteed. There is a 120 kilo limit and you need to paddle forty-five minutes without a break.