
4. NightSUP Akaroa
Location: 58 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa, NZ
If you’re up for doing things differently, NightSUP in Akaroa has reinvented the stand-up paddle board experience with their LED enhanced after dark tours. The stable paddleboards feature 1600 LED lights to guide you through the water by night.
NightSUP uses state of the art, purpose built 1,600 Lumen multi-colour LED Lighting Systems, along with super-stable, high quality stand up paddle boards.
"The tours start out with a detailed safety briefing and lessons to ensure even the shakiest first-time paddler can stand up and enjoy the full experience."
After you’ve selected your personalised setup from seven different LED colours and three different modes, you’ll be free to glide across the beautiful shore fronts of Akaroa’s iconic bays, absorbing the scenic surrounds in an entirely new light.
Upon finding your sea legs, your tour group of up to nine paddlers will follow your guide along the picturesque shorelines for a full hour, watching the sea-bed come to life beneath the lights.
This experience is a clever piece of ingenuity for an otherwise typical beachside experience, and with built-in night lights, even those of us still afraid of the dark can enjoy Akaroa’s aquatic nightlife from the safety of your board.