Visited Stewart Island in March 2024 and did all RealNZ experiences and I can safely say that all the trips (Village & Bay Tours, Ulva Island and Kiwi Encounter) are outstanding with amazing guides and skippers providing an in depth and unique history of Raikura. And also by having the same guides for all trips it created a personal experience with them thus enriching the trip for a solo traveler like myself. For me the standout tour was the Wild Kiwi Encounter. This tour started in the late evening and provided so much more then I expected. Our guides: Karen and Natasha gave us in depth commentary throughout the tours and used their vast knowledge to help us site species like penguins, sealions, albatross and of course Kiwi. Furthermore throughout the entire tour hot drinks and snacks were provided to warm us up after the chilly but amazing bush walk. I would highly recommend these tours to anyone with a passion for wildlife and history!!!

Really good experience with Anthony on the Tequila boat. He had great communication needed to work around the bad weather and get us out on the water when conditions were good. He was very knowledgeable with fishing, the types of fish we caught and the wildlife around us which were blue penguins, and albatross. He stopped to show us the birds which was really cool. We caught more blue cod than I expected too which was a bonus. Great day out, thank you so much.