Farewell Spit Tours

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Monday8:00 am – 5:00 pm.

Tuesday8:00 am – 5:00 pm.

Wednesday8:00 am – 5:00 pm.

Thursday8:00 am – 5:00 pm.

Friday8:00 am – 5:00 pm.

Saturday8:00 am – 5:00 pm.

Sunday8:00 am – 5:00 pm.

6 Tasman Street, Collingwood

03 524 8257

Offering sustainable visits to Golden Bay’s most iconic geographic feature for over 70 years, the family-run Farewell Spit Tours is the perfect way to visit this protected bird sanctuary.

A 34-kilometre-long natural sandspit, Farewell Spit curves into the waters of Golden Bay while powerful winds shape the sand into ever-moving dunes. It’s also a crucial stopover for 20 thousand migratory wader birds like godwits and knots. 

The 6.5-hour signature Farewell Spit Tour gives you a full sense of the splendour of the Spit. You’ll get a chance to climb one of the larger sand dunes for a panoramic view around the Bay, and stop off at the historic steel lighthouse near the Spit's tip. Stunning cliffside views and the chance to spot birds and fossils are also a given. If you don’t have a full day to spare, the shorter, two-hour Wader Watch Bird Tour will give you a taste of the Spit’s ecology, with birdwatching near the base of the Spit at high tide. 

Farewell Spit Tours helps keep the area predator-free by working with the Department of Conservation to trap stoats, rats, and possums; organise and provide transportation for annual clean-ups; and ensure tours avoid fragile areas of the Spit to protect the environment and wildlife that call it home. 

Words by Claire Williamson & Photography by Anna Briggs

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Location

6 Tasman Street, Collingwood

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