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Join us for a relaxing cruise along the magnificent Lake Taupo aboard The Ernest Kemp, a beautiful vintage replica steamboat!
Lake Taupo, one of the largest freshwater volcanic craters in the world, is home to the famous Maori Rock Carvings.
Only accessible by boat, we will get you the closest to these incredible 10 metre high carvings which tower high over New Zealand’s largest lake.
Learn about the spiritual and cultural significance of the area from your skippers interesting and informative commentary.
With comfortable seating both inside and out, bathroom facilities and a licensed bar, we’ll ensure your cruise on the Ernest Kemp will be warm and comfortable.
Your skipper even welcomes you to join him in the wheelhouse and take a turn at the wheel!
The Ernest Kemp cruise is an enjoyable outing and a great way to see the Maori Rock Carvings and to get out onto Lake Taupo.
Cruise Duration:
10:30am, 2pm, 5pm and 7pm = 2 hour (approx).
12:30pm = 1.5 hour (approx).
Thu 30 Jun
Fri 1 Jul
Sat 2 Jul
Sun 3 Jul
Mon 4 Jul
Tue 5 Jul
Wed 6 Jul
- Adult$22.50 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$10.00
- Infant Free
- Adult$25.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$10.00
- Infant Free
- Adult$20.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$10.00
- Infant Free
- Adult$20.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$10.00
- Infant Free
- Adult$20.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$10.00
- Infant Free
- Adult$20.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$10.00
- Infant Free
- Adult$20.00
- Child$10.00
- Infant Free
- Adult$24.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$10.00
- Infant Free
- Adult$20.00
- Child$10.00
- Infant Free
- Adult$20.00
- Child$10.00
- Infant Free
- Adult$20.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Child$10.00
- Infant Free
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Fantastic
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Fun Ride!
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Fun Ride!
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Fun Ride!
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Awesome 👌
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A must do
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A must do
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A must do
dianab6 from
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Nice time on the lake
julie & Phil from
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Nice time on the lake
julie & Phil from
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AWESOME TRIP, JUST DO IT!
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AWESOME TRIP, JUST DO IT!
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Amazing experience
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Excellent experience
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Excellent experience
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AMAZING
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Wonderful experience
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Wonderful experience
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Wonderful experience
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Great experience
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Loved it
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Great host and trip
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Awesome experience
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Relaxing Outing
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Ernest Kemp Cruise
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Ernest Kemp Cruise
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Ernest Kemp Cruise
Tania Topia from
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Great way to spend 2 hours
Julena from
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Earnest kemp māori carvings
Aj Rarere from
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Highly recommended
lolitar from
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Great trip out on the lake
Lisa from
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Amazing
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Amazing
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Amazing
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Amazing
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Amazing
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Amazing
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Beautiful Sunny day in Winter
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Beautiful Sunny day in Winter
Kim Crawford from
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Waves for days
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Stunning!
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Stunning!
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Amazing
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Family Vacation
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Beautiful experience
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Beautiful experience
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Beautiful experience
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Tino Paī
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Highly recommend
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Highly recommend
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Highly recommend
Jessica from
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It was a great experience.
Jill Hellyer from
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Pawsome experience!
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Pawsome experience!
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Pawsome experience!
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Cruising Lake Taupo
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Cruising Lake Taupo
Brian Kerr from
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Cruising Lake Taupo
Brian Kerr from
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Great views
Irene Wheeler from
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Great views
Irene Wheeler from
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Great views
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Amazing experience
Glenn Adriaanse from
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Amazing experience
Glenn Adriaanse from
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Amazing experience
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Epic!
sezza from
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Awesome experience at a small cost
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Beautiful Afternoon
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Beautiful Afternoon
Nancy Au from
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Amazing
Rose from
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Lovely Day
jax12 from
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Great experience!!!
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Great experience!!!
Gurpreet from
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Excellent Value For Money
Brenda Neville from
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Excellent Value For Money
Brenda Neville from
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Fantastic and supportive staff..
Nevil Gandhi from
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Best Experience
Agnes from
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Five star experience
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Five star experience
Nicola from
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Five star experience
Nicola from
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Great family fun and value
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Great family fun and value
Kim Layzell from
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Piper the Adventure Pup
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Piper the Adventure Pup
Claire Worley from
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Such a fun experience and it was raining!
Mayleen Tukaokao from
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Such a fun experience and it was raining!
Mayleen Tukaokao from
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Beautiful cruise on the Lake
Michelle Hopa from
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A lovely outing on the Lake
renatak from
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A lovely outing on the Lake
renatak from
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A lovely outing on the Lake
renatak from
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Wonderful experience
Anthony from
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Wonderful experience
Anthony from
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Wonderful experience
Anthony from
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Great cruise
charlottey1 from
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Great cruise
charlottey1 from
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Amazing cruise on the lake of Taupo
Sa from
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Hita crew
Libby Hita from
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Great time
Teresa from
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Great time
Teresa from
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Great time
Teresa from
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She said YES
Michael Waru from
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A must do
Chris Sands from
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A must do
Chris Sands from
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A must do
Chris Sands from
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Maori rock carving boat trip
Lisa from
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Maori rock carving boat trip
Lisa from
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Maori rock carving boat trip
Lisa from
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Shanique Ahuriri
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Shanique Ahuriri
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Shanique Ahuriri
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Winter view of Mt Ruapehu
Jim from
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Magical
Vanessa Riddell from
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Magical
Vanessa Riddell from
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Fabulous afternoon
Dani Jurgeleit from
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Sail away with me
hollyt5 from
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Rocky at first, smooth sailing back!
Tanya Tapatuetoa from
NZ
Rocky at first, smooth sailing back!
Tanya Tapatuetoa from
NZ
Maori rock carving
Farah from
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Mid-year get away thru Ernest Kemp.?
melodyg1 from
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7 star
himanshug from
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7 star
himanshug from
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7 star
himanshug from
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Unforgettable!
Bayu Paramayuda from
Indonesia
Lake Taupo Trip
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Lake Taupo Trip
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Lake Taupo Trip
Anand Harsh from
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Very nice and relax
Echo Yan from
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Very nice and relax
Echo Yan from
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Very nice and relax
Echo Yan from
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Great little arvo trip!
Danielle from
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Great little arvo trip!
Danielle from
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Great little arvo trip!
Danielle from
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Maori Carving
Rory Grindey from
United Kingdom
Every time..
dustins1 from
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Ernest Kemp Cruise
amandap9 from
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Ernest Kemp Cruise
amandap9 from
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Relaxing and enjoyable.
lindah19 from
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Relaxing and enjoyable.
lindah19 from
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Beautiful Lake Taupo
Szu Szian from
Malaysia
BLISSFUL BOAT TOUR WITH EARNEST KEMP .
Josephine Young from
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BLISSFUL BOAT TOUR WITH EARNEST KEMP .
Josephine Young from
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BLISSFUL BOAT TOUR WITH EARNEST KEMP .
Josephine Young from
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Fabulous
Jess from
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Getting up close to the wonderful rock carvings.
Helen Miller from
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Being Captain!
Natalie from
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Fantastic
chrish1 from
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Awesome experience
Sharn Pune from
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Great experience
Ashley from
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Great experience
Ashley from
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Ernest Kemp - Cancelled trip
Angela from
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School Holidays
harpals from
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School Holidays
harpals from
NZ
Friendly, informative and great value
Kelly-Ann Oosterbeek from
Australia
Amazing carvings full of Māori talent
Steph Mander from
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Amazing carvings full of Māori talent
Steph Mander from
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Nice experience
kevinc15 from
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Nice experience
kevinc15 from
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Nice experience
kevinc15 from
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Beautiful!
keturac from
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Beautiful!
keturac from
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Beautiful!
keturac from
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Great
bryannem from
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Great
bryannem from
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Taupo Lake / Maori rock carvings
Cindy from
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Lake Taupo Family pic
Prasanga Lakmal from
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Had a great time
brittanyn1 from
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Had a great time
brittanyn1 from
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À ne pas rater
Soizic Jacquemart from
France
Beautiful experience
Leanne from
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Beautiful experience
Leanne from
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Beautiful experience
Leanne from
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Fantastic evening cruise
Jonathan from
NZ
Fantastic evening cruise
Jonathan from
NZ
So relaxed and friendly team.
Sarah-Jane Susac from
Australia
So relaxed and friendly team.
Sarah-Jane Susac from
Australia
So relaxed and friendly team.
Sarah-Jane Susac from
Australia
Boat and staff was awesome. Wine and a beautiful sunset were an added bonus. Great way to see the rock carvings!!
Nathaniel Stevenson from
United States
Great experience for the family
Carrie DeBoer from
Canada
Great experience for the family
Carrie DeBoer from
Canada
Great experience for the family
Carrie DeBoer from
Canada
Stunning!!
Raewyn from
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Stunning!!
Raewyn from
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Stunning!!
Raewyn from
Australia
Smashing Taupo Lake Cruise
angelaf4 from
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Smashing Taupo Lake Cruise
angelaf4 from
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Smashing Taupo Lake Cruise
angelaf4 from
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Magical
Sandra from
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Awesome trip
natasham2 from
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Awesome trip
natasham2 from
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Awesome trip
natasham2 from
Australia
Best experience
Paula Gee-wanhill from
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Best experience
Paula Gee-wanhill from
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Best experience
Paula Gee-wanhill from
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여유로운 뱃놀이~
Iris.Kim from
South Korea
Wonderful morning on Lake Taupo
Maryam from
Germany
Ernest Fun
Nicholas Dintelmann from
United States
Il be recommending
Tessa from
NZ
Nice trip and affordable
janap4 from
South Africa
Nice trip and affordable
janap4 from
South Africa
Maori carvings Lake Taupo cruise
leonardh from
Australia
Maori carvings Lake Taupo cruise
leonardh from
Australia
Fantastic all around!
Rhiannon Lattaway from
NZ
Excellentl
Gracie from
Mexico
Ernest Kemp on Lake Taupo 5 month old to 33 year old :)
Aimalefoa from
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Great
Tina Taylor from
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Great
Tina Taylor from
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Great
Tina Taylor from
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Ngatoroirangi
Connie Hawea from
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Beautiful day in june
Carol from
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Lake Taupo
Bec from
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Ernest Kemp cruise
Karen Begg from
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Great trip
Suzanne Kyd from
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Amazing cruise
Louise from
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Amazing cruise
Louise from
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Cruise
Jocelyn Arahanga from
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Fun family trip
Megan from
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Fun family trip
Megan from
NZ
Majestic
Arturo from
Mexico
Majestic
Arturo from
Mexico
Informative and fun tour
Sarah Kleinitz from
Australia
Informative and fun tour
Sarah Kleinitz from
Australia
Informative and fun tour
Sarah Kleinitz from
Australia
Five stars
hamishr from
NZ
Stunning cruise
Sophie Allan from
NZ
The boat docks at the harbor
Agastya from
Indonesia
Ernest Kemp Tour Review
Shimiah from
NZ
Awesome
Lilly Carter from
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Awesome
Lilly Carter from
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Awesome
Lilly Carter from
NZ
Māori Rocks
Cornelia Robbe from
Germany
Māori Rocks
Cornelia Robbe from
Germany
Awesome experience
Robert from
NZ
Great Day Out!!
Jack Domah from
Ireland
Ernest Kemp
Sarah from
Denmark
Ernest Kemp
Sarah from
Denmark
Excellent !!!
Mohd Suffian Sahadan from
Malaysia
nice weather
UEN from
Taiwan
Choppy, but still worthwhile to see rock carvings
Greg from
NZ
Choppy, but still worthwhile to see rock carvings
Greg from
NZ
Choppy, but still worthwhile to see rock carvings
Greg from
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A Must do!
Calli from
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A Must do!
Calli from
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Must Do
GanSetu Family from
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Rock carving up close & personal
maryanneh1 from
Australia
Carvings
jobre from
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Carvings
jobre from
NZ
Awesome Trip
Rajesh Purabia from
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Amazing experience
Sammi Smith from
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Amazing experience
Sammi Smith from
NZ
Excellent
Anastasiya from
NZ
Me neither my wife
snm2975 from
NZ
Some of the carvings totally amazing
Amanda Rossel from
Australia
Lovely journey
Gwen Lee from
South Korea
Lovely journey
Gwen Lee from
South Korea
Nice relaxing trip!
null from
Germany
Maori rockcarvings
Jill from
United Kingdom
Great tour
kimp9 from
Australia
Awesome Experience
Nichola from
NZ
enjoyable and relaxing
craigr2 from
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enjoyable and relaxing
craigr2 from
NZ
A unique experience
Cassy Watson from
NZ
The Maori Carving Rock
Nunik Nurjanah from
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From Ernest Kemp - Lake Taupo and Maori Rock Carvings Cruise
Awesome feedback Tanya, great to hear our valued customers are having fun out there! We are very proud of our little team, their skill and experience on the water and connecting with our guests makes it one exceptional experience. I am glad you had such a great time. Thank you very much for the recommendation!
melodyg1 from New Zealand wrote on 18 July 2020
Amazing cruise
The trip was memorable with the whole family on board and of course with the amazing staff on board too.
From Ernest Kemp - Lake Taupo and Maori Rock Carvings Cruise
Awesome photo Melody, I am glad to hear your family had a wonderful time cruising with us. I am sure your time spent onboard with family was treasured. We appreciate the great review, Thank you :)
From Ernest Kemp - Lake Taupo and Maori Rock Carvings Cruise
Love the photos Himanshu! Great to see your family had an excellent time! Thank you very much for joining us :)
Amulya Annadi from India wrote on 24 April 2021
Congested
It’s good to go around lake Taupo but it’s crowded and congested as it is very small to hold those many people... as we are 14people with 3kids.
From Ernest Kemp - Lake Taupo and Maori Rock Carvings Cruise
Disappointed in the 1 star review Amulya, considering all factors: You had booked a stunning Easter Saturday for 14 people - this is quite possibly the busiest weekend of the year. Every commercial cruise operator here had been fully booked for each cruise on this day, and most of the days either side. which means every boat option would have been sold out and felt a little more 'crowded'. We had earlier seen your larger booking across different platforms and reserved ample seating for your group so as to sit comfortably together. We do not need to do this, but chose to as it worked for you. It is a good thing we did, as your group were the second to last to check in. There would not have been 14 spaces all together for your family without our reserved seating. We were not yet at capacity either, we choose to operate our cruises below our legal limit for our passengers comfortability. While we absolutely appreciated your group having booked with us, you need to understand that you are one of the lucky ones who managed to board a lake cruise this wekend. Plenty were unable to due to the volume of visitors arriving here on the day of.
Anand Harsh from New Zealand wrote on 15 July 2020
Lake Taupo Trip
Ernest Kemp cruise was the right choice. The crew was great. It was ontime and sparkling clean. The service was amazing. My whole family just loved the experience. It offered great views of the lake and carvings. The commentary was really explanatory. I would recommend the cruise to everybody travelling to Taupo.
From Ernest Kemp - Lake Taupo and Maori Rock Carvings Cruise
Hi Anand, Thank you very much for a detailed and excellent review! We do our best to keep Ernest Kemp in great condition for each passenger to enjoy. Our little team enjoy what they do and it is so nice to have great feedback from our valued guests to pass on :) Thank you for joining us Anand, it was our pleasure.
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Tanya Tapatuetoa from New Zealand wrote on 24 July 2020
Rocky at first, smooth sailing back!
Great Skippers, one of which was a woman who prepared us by giving us the option to pull out and reschedule as it will be a rocky trip there due to the whether. We still went and it was a wonderful, fun and rocky experience but smooth sailing back. She went out of her way to explain how the boat works, it’s history, dynamics and even offered us blankets, towels from a few splashes and was very welcoming. The ride was fantastic and we all had a great time. A must do in Taupo