Our Partners | Koru Scenic Tours

Our Partners are an integral part of our service to you.

They expand and enhance our scenic tour offerings, and enable us to take to you deeper into those parts of the South Island that we can’t get to ourselves, and in some cases have many years of experience in those areas

If you find yourselves in that part of the country on your own, you would do well to consider using them yourselves. Note that this is not an endorsement of their services, only that we personally love working with them and respect their offerings and experiences that we’re unable to provide directly

Naturally, we review these on a regular basis, and often add to them as we find new partners to collaborate with but, as always, we reserve the right to alter and substitute providers without notice to get you the best possible experience

Our Fiordland Partners

Cruise Milford NZ

We partner with Cruise Milford to provide our day cruises on Milford Sound. Like us, they deliberately run under capacity on their two smaller cruise boats, to enable a more enjoyable scenic cruise for their clients

Real NZ

We partner with Real NZ to provide overnight cruises on both Milford Sound, and Doubtful Sound. Their overnight cruise boats have the option of twin or double staterooms along with onboard dining

South Fiord Boutique B&B

We believe that our guests should be treated like friends and family, and that includes our accommodation needs. When we're staying in Te Anau we choose, whenever possible, to stay with South Fiord Boutique B&B where our friends John & Linda will welcome you with open arms. We also endeavour to stay with them when the overnight Milford Sound option is not open to us

Southern Lakes Helicopters

We partner with Southern Lakes Helicopters to provide a flight experience as an optional extra for those passing through Te Anau when we've got spare time. These flights need to be booked separately to your main tour

Our Canterbury Partners

Whale Watch Kaikoura

Kaikoura Whale Watch are our partners of choice in Kaikoura with their incredible Whale Watch small boat tours. The team are experts at providing informative stories about the area, and of course they're great at finding whales for us too

Heliworks (Mt Cook)

With our partners at Aoraki Mt Cook, you can enjoy a scenic helicopter flight up the Tasman Glacier complete with glacier landing! Let Heliworks flight tantalise and amaze with this highlights of Aoraki Mt Cook flight

Blackcat Cruises - Akaroa

Join with our partners, Blackcat Cruises - Akaroa, on an optional nature cruise where we discover the incredible landscape that forms the Akaroa Harbour and Banks Peninsula and view the amazing, and rare Hectors Dolphins in their natural environment

NZ Look Shuttles

NZ Look Shuttles are specialists at transfering people around Christchurch and parts of rural Canterbury. For all your Corporate, Sports, Airport, Students, Healthcare transfers and general shuttle needs - Private or shared.

Our West Coast Partners

Oparara Guided Tours

Enjoy an amazing experience with our partners on the West Coast, Oparara Guided Tours, and their Guided Arches Eco-Tour. Explore strange caves and even stranger formations of rocks, with full expert commentary. Note this is an optional extra tour add on.

Okarito Boat Eco-Tours

Okarito Lagoon is a natureland and bird watching mecca par excellence. Join us with our partners Okarito Boat ecotours to discover this magical spot, just a few km north of Franz Josef on the West Coast

Awatuna Sunset Lodge

Located just north of Hokitika, at Awatuna Sunset Lodge, enjoy all the little luxuries that make a stay memorable, and relax in one of their three ensuite rooms, on the outdoor deck overlooking the gardens and the Tasman Sea, or in the cosy guest lounge.

Our Other Partners

NZ Travel Tips (NZTT)

We Partner with NZ Travel Tips (NZTT) with a standing offer discount to all members of their Facebook group. Their website is a mine of information about travel in NZ, and their Facebook Group a haven for all sorts of NZ travel related queries.

Asure Accommodation

The Asure Accommodation Group is a collection of privately owned hotels, motels, and lodges operating under the Asure brand. We use them to provide a significant portion of our accommodation needs because of their overall cleanliness and high standards of presentation

RAD Car Hire

RAD Car Hire are our go to when needing an extra vehicle for our tours. We've found their cars and vans to be reliable, clean, and well presented. Their prices are quite reasonable for the model of vehicle you are hiring. They also have branches nationwide

Pulp Kitchen Catering

With years of experience and locally based, Pulp Kitchen Catering are our go to for many of our picnic lunches and catering needs. Especially on our half and full day tours! We also use them for the first day of our longer tours too. Yum!