Lake Rotoroa Water Taxi

Tourism & AdventureTasman District4.8(38 reviews)
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About

Lake Rotoroa Water Taxi operates an on-demand water taxi service on Lake Rotoroa in Nelson Lakes National Park. Based on Porika Road opposite the DOC campground, near the jetty, the business provides access to fishing, hunting, and DOC huts and tracks, and offers a shuttle service to and from St Arnaud or Murchison. Owner-operators are Dudley and Charlene White.

Reviews

Fantastic service. Easy to organise and communicate with. Very flexible to our needs. Really top notch people. Will hopefully use again. Tramp transport for family with 2 kids

Jenny T. · April 2026 · via Google

Amazing service. Thank you so much. They knew we had two big days and when we called and said we we're still waiting for two.in our.party he still came straight over and waited cause he said he knew we'd be tired. Legend!

S · March 2026 · via Google

Brilliant service, highly recommended. We wanted to change our booking to leave a day early - radio call from the hut, no problem, the boat came straight away to pick us up. Really helped us out from a bit of a spot which was hugely appreciated. Thank you! The boat ride down the lake is pretty special too.

Tim B. · February 2026 · via Google

Fantastic service! A number of tired and weary hikers (including me) turned up at Sabine Hut without a water taxi booking and decided we didn’t want to carry on hiking the next day. These guys organised a water taxi for us and shuttle to St Arnaud at a moments notice. There’s even a radio inside the hut to get ahold of the office. Amazing service and really made my day/trip. Thanks so much!

Nicole M. · January 2026 · via Google

What a great service!!! Nothing was a problem. Boat ride was awesome. Van was super convenient too. Lovely people

teresa M. · March 2025 · via Google

Services

  • On-demand water taxi
  • Shuttle service (St Arnaud and Murchison)
  • Guided tours
  • Fishing trip transport
  • Hunting trip transport
  • Tramper transport to DOC huts and tracks