Snorkelling Leigh

Snorkeling at Goat Island is one of the top 10 things to do in Auckland.
If you've never tried it before. Our Guided Snorkel Tour is the perfect introduction to exploring the ocean - even non-swimmers can join in the fun!
Join our team of passionate instructors for an adventure at the Goat Islands Marine Reserve!
Allow between 2 - 2.5 hours. Bookings are essential. Allow plenty of extra time for travel (especially weekends). Traffic is often held up at Johnson Hill Tunnel. Your meeting place is at Goat Island Dive & Snorkel shop not the beach (just above the Leigh Sawmill Cafe) at the scheduled time (please don't be late as it holds the rest of the snorkelers up). Our friendly team will fit you with comfortable snorkel equipment. You will then drive your own vehicle 2 km down to the Marine Reserve where you will meet your Guide. The experience starts with tips on basic (or advanced) snorkel techniques. We share the history of Goat Island and introduce you to the marine life you are likely to meet at New Zealand's first marine reserve. Under the supervision of your Dive Professional, you're soon off snorkeling in the Goat Island Marine Reserve. Your guide will ensure that you stay safe and comfortable at all times, whatever level of experience you have. You will be part of a natural aquarium, myriads of colourful fish and marine life including blue maomao, huge Snapper, eagle and stingrays, blue cod, octopus, kahawai and crayfish. Sometimes dolphins or orca visit the reserve and will play with the snorkelers, this might be your day! You can pick up a smartphone waterproof cases or hire a GoPro from the Goat Island Dive & Snorkel shop to take pictures during your adventure.

You will meet in the Dive shop - 142a Pakiri Road, 0947 Leigh. We will get you suited up and into your gear, then transport you to the reserve. The reserve is beautiful, full of life, and you'll get to explore it with some incredibly friendly fish. Snapper, Red Moki, Goatfish, Triple fins, and schooling fish, such as Parore, Kahawai, Sweep, Silver drummers and Trevally.. to name but a few!! We have some huge crayfish hiding down in the reserve as well as octopuses, Stingrays, Eagleray. Sometimes we even get both dolphins or Orcas popping in to say hello!
This dive will show you how amazing and critically important marine reserves are for our oceans, and really helps you to appreciate our underwater world.
This package includes:
Dive instructor/ Divemaster as a guide. All our guides are certified professional divers, with unique knowledge of the marine reserve and its residents. They will teach you about the reserve, the fish species you will encounter and make sure you are comfortable and safe for your dive. 1 Long dive. Since this is a shallow reserve we can stay down for one really long dive! We try to spend 70-90 minutes underwater to give you the opportunity to really explore the reserve (and avoid too much surface swimming!). High quality gear hire. Should you choose to hire any of our gear, you can do so knowing we have high quality, trusted equipment that is thoroughly washed after each use. We have a range of wetsuits (7.5mm or 3mm) plus vests and hoods, mask, snorkel, fins (with booties), BCD, regulator, and the tanks required for the dive.

You will meet at our Dive Center - 142a Pakiri Road, 0947 Leigh.
We will get you suited up and into your gear, then head down
to the boat ramp and begin our journey. The Leigh coast has a beautiful rugged
Coast line with cascading cliffs and hidden coves. The Ocean is full of life,
and you'll get to explore it with some incredibly friendly fish. Snapper, Red
Moki, Goatfish, Triple fins, and schooling fish, such as Parore, Kahawai,
Kingfish, Sweep, Silver drummers, Blue Mao Mao and Trevally, to name but a
few!! We have some huge crayfish hiding down in the reserves as well as
octopus, Stingrays, Eagle Ray. Sometimes we even get both dolphins or Orcas
popping in to say hello!
We have access to some of New Zealand's best
coastal diving and some incredible dive sites for all levels of divers.

This package includes:

Dive instructor/ Divemaster as
a guide. All our guides are certified professional divers, with unique
knowledge of the marine reserve and its residents. They will teach you about
the marine environment, the fish species you will encounter and make sure you
are comfortable and safe for your dive. 1 Boat Dive. We will board our dive boat Ocean Tales and head out to the dive site. High quality gear hire. Should you choose to hire any of our gear, you can do so knowing we have high quality,
trusted equipment that is thoroughly washed after each use. We have a range of
wetsuits (7.5mm or 3mm) plus vests and hoods, mask, snorkel, fins (with
booties), BCD, regulator, and the tanks required for the dive.

You will meet at our Dive Center - 142a Pakiri Road, 0947 Leigh. You will meet your instructor, we will then get you suited up and into your gear, then head down
to the boat ramp and begin our journey. The Leigh coast has a beautiful rugged Coast line with cascading cliffs and hidden coves. The Ocean is full of life,
and you'll get to explore it with some incredibly friendly fish. Snapper, Red
Moki, Goatfish, Triple fins, and schooling fish, such as Parore, Kahawai,
Kingfish, Sweep, Silver drummers, and Trevally.. to name but a
few!!
We have access to some of New Zealand's best coastal snorkeling with some incredible snorkeling sites for all levels of swimmers.

This package includes:
Divemaster. All our guides are certified professional divers, with unique knowledge of the marine reserve and its residents. They will teach you about the marine environment, the fish species you will encounter and make sure you are comfortable and safe while out on the water. The dive master will teach you snorkeling skills and how to stay safe. 1 Boat trip. We will board our dive boat Ocean Tales and head out around the coast to the dive site. High quality gear hire. Should you choose to hire any of our gear, you can do so knowing we have high quality, trusted equipment that is thoroughly washed after each use.