Contact Details
| Type | Contact |
|---|---|
| Phone | 0800 278 282 |
| International | +64 3 527 8083 |
| Fax | +64 3 527 8282 |
| info@aquataxi.co.nz |
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Getting Here
Driving Yourself
Approximate driving times to arrive at our Aqua Taxi base located in Marahau/Kaiteriteri from:
| From | Duration |
|---|---|
| Motueka | 20-30 mins |
| Takaka | 1 hr 45 mins |
| Richmond | 40-50 mins |
| Nelson | 1 hr 15 mins |
| Picton | 3 hrs 40 mins |
| Blenheim | 2 hrs 30 mins |
| Christchurch | 7 hrs |
| Westport | 4 hrs 10 mins |
Aqua Taxi Bus
We can arrange a bus transfer from Nelson or Motueka. Please ask at time of booking. Bus from Nelson is $36 return ($19 one way) and Motueka $18 return ($11 one way).
Driving from Nelson to Motueka
Leave Nelson via Wakatu Drive and you will arrive at the traffic lights at the bottom of Queen Street in Richmond. Go straight ahead to the Richmond traffic roundabout (traffic circle), and take the right-hand exit onto Highway 60.
Drive about 40 kms (25 miles), and you will drive into High Street at Motueka.
Drive straight on through Motueka (or enjoy a café stop) and then head to beautiful Marahau which is well sign-posted. (Instead of turning right to Kaiteriteri, make sure you turn first left, then 200m further on turn right, to Marahau).
Driving from Motueka to Marahau
From Motueka, we suggest that you stay on State Highway 60 until the Kaiteriteri junction.
Stay on the highway for another 200 metres as the road turns to the left, then take the next right-hand turn off the highway. It is well signposted Abel Tasman National Park via Marahau.
Marahau is approximately 10 kms (6 miles) from the turnoff. You will go over a hill and carry on down a windy road to come out beside the Marahau beach.
Marahau
Sandy Bay Road runs beside the beach and leads to the small village of Marahau, then veers away from the beach to the National Park entrance and public car park. We are located at the Aqua Taxi Base 500m past the beachfront on the left.
Kaiteriteri
Alternatively if you have booked to depart from Kaiteriteri use the same directions; then follow the Kaiteriteri signposting. The Aqua Taxi booth is located on the left hand side of the road next to the car park and across from the main beach.
