Come join us for a Kaikōura kai moana "Ocean to Table" experience like no other!

We’re all about celebrating seriously fresh ingredients, that’s why Top Catch Fishing Charters & Hapuku Kitchen Cooking School have teamed up to provide an exceptional Kaikōura sea-to-plate experience "Catch & Cook, Kai Moana"

The Kaikōura coastline is abundantly rich in aquatic life and in particular a wide range of kai moana (seafood).

Join Malcolm from Top Catch Charters for a fun packed fishing trip to catch your main kai moana ingredients. After your fishing trip, spend the afternoon with ex Masterchef Fiona Read at Hapuku Kitchen, and learn the skillful art of preparing and cooking your own fresh catch before sitting down with a glass of local wine or beer, to enjoy your well earned feast.

What’s Included:

• Private 2 Hour Fishing Charter with Top Catch Charters Kaikōura

• Safe, chilled transportation of your prize catch to Hapuku Kitchen

• Private Half Day Cooking School where you will forage for fresh ingredients, learn how to scale & fillet your catch & prepare a whole crayfish.

• Relax and enjoy your feast, accompanied with local wines or locally brewed craft beers.

• A Recipe Booklet to take home

• Complementary Hapuku Kitchen Branded Apron

• Great stories & lifetime memories!

Duration: Allow 6.5 hours

Prices (Seasonal based on private experiences for 1 to 4 people):

• 1 Sept 2024 - 31 May 2025 - NZ$ 2,160.00

• 1 Jun 2025 - 31 Aug 2025 - NZ$ 2,130.00

• 1 Sept 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 - NZ$ 2,780.00

PRIVATE CHARTER FAMILY FISHING TRIP

Have the whole boat to yourselves with our hugely popular Private Family Fishing Trip. Take the kids fishing in Kaikoura and make memories of a life time with the whole family!

What’s Included:

• 2 Hour Private Fishing Charter

• Craypot lifting with chance to take a Crayfish home

• High quality rods, reels and bait

• Fun & friendly Skipper Malcolm, who will fillet and prepare your catch to take home

• Complimentary Top Catch Bucket to take home your catch

• $10 Voucher towards getting your catch cooked at Coopers Catch Fish & Chips Kaikoura!

Duration: 2 Hours
Price: NZ $395 - for 2 Adults + up to 4 Kids (Save $100 - normally $495)
Child Age: 12 years + under

C’mon ladies, enjoy a fun private Kaikoura fishing charter and show the guys how to put fish on the table!

Grab your girlfriends and have a fun day out where we will take you to our nearby fishing spots with spectacular views of the Kaikoura coastline. You will fish for 2 hours, and while Malcolm prepares your catch to take home, you will have the chance to relax onboard in a sheltered bay and say “cheers” to a great fishing trip with a glass of Kaikoura’s own Esses Wine Pia NV Extra Brut Cuvée.

What’s Included:

• 3 Hour Private Fishing Charter

• Complimentary bottle of Kaikoura’s very own Esses Wine Pia NV Extra Brut Cuvée

• Craypot lifting with chance to take a Crayfish home

• High quality rods, reels and bait

• Fun & friendly Skipper Malcolm, who will fillet and prepare your catch to take home

• Complimentary Top Catch Bucket to take home your catch
  

Duration: 3 Hours
Price: NZ $600 - for up to 6 ladies