Otago Peninsula In-Depth Tour & Blue Penguins Pukekura Experience

4.9

based on 180 reviews

| Otago, New Zealand

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Free Cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Instant ticket delivery

Mobile Ticket

Pickup available

Duration

5 hours

Wheelchair accessible

Audio guide

Live guide

All Fees and Taxes
Air-conditioned vehicle

Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
We have a minimum age requirement of 18 to participate on this tour
Visitors need to be able to walk 300m unaided and manage stairs (about 60 stairs inbuilt along our walkway leading to our viewing platform). Tour and vehicles are not suitable for very young children.
Bring warm clothes we are outside for much of the tour, it can get very cold after dark.
Note we can't have umbrellas on the penguin viewing platform as eye risk to others
MINIMUM AGE OF 18 TO PARTICIPATE this is not a tour for children
Note we can't have umbrellas on the penguin viewing platform as eye risk to others

If you are a visitor that truly wants to see and understand the unique ecosystems, wildlife, culture, geology and botany of the Otago Peninsula then join this tour.

We see a variety of wildlife species along the way (Note: seasonal).
At Pukekura we have a good chance to see seals...

Duration 5 Hours
Group Tour
Max 11 people in the group

1
Dunedin
For those joining us from Dunedin we pass by some of the most famous buildings in the city before heading out onto the Otago Peninsula. This 30 minutes does include pick-up times. This part of the journey isn't available for those joining our bus from the Larnach Castle pick-up because...
- Duration 30 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
2
Otago Peninsula
An In-Depth tour of the geology, human history, botany and zoology of the Otago Peninsula. A tour designed by Lyndon Perriman, former wildlife ranger who spent 30 years working on the Otago Peninsula.
Known as the wildlife capital of New Zealand, the Otago Peninsula has a wealth of wildlife and...
- Duration 1 Hour and 45 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required

Taiaroa Head

On the very end of the Otago Peninsula is Pukekura (Taiaroa Head) an incredibly significant site to Māori and now also and incredibly significant wildlife reserve. Your guide will lead you to cliff viewing locations to observe a wealth of wildlife. Home to 10000 seabirds over the summer months, Pukekura...

Duration 30 Minutes•
No Admission Ticket Required

Taiaroa Head

Here too we join others to start our Blue Penguins Pukekura Experience. Extremely close views of the world's smallest penguin erupting out of the sea at dusk to come ashore to feed their chicks or to rest. Often described by guests as their best wildlife experience in New Zealand, we...