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Penguin Place Tours & Tickets - (Dunedin, New Zealand)

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Penguin Place is a private conservation effort to help save the world's most endangered penguin, the Yellow Eyed Penguin. Visitors are taken on guided walking tours through a unique system of trenches and hides to view the penguins undisturbed at...more

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PenguinRuth

12

Reviewed 2 days ago via mobile

Amazing experience

Was very unsure whether we’d see any yellow eyed penguins as they are so rare now and had tried elsewhere independently unsuccessfully. But this was so worth paying. The tour leader was fun, passionate and dedicated to showing us the conservation work they’re doing as...More

Date of experience: August 2019

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pono111

1

Reviewed 1 week ago

A miracle of nature!

This was a sad but wonderful experience for my family and I. Sad to learn that we could be the last generation of humans to witness these beautiful anti-social hoiho in their natural habitat. We could lose them within 15 years if the population continues...More

Date of experience: October 2019

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Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We are so glad you enjoyed your experience here with us and we thank you for supporting our project. The Penguin Place Team :)

winnett

Vancouver, Washington

84

Reviewed 3 weeks ago

Wonderful penguin experience

As a birder, seeing the yellow eyed penguin come out of the ocean and waddle up the sandy beach up into the grassy foothills was magical. Plus, the proceeds go to penguin protection.

Date of experience: October 2018

Thank winnett

We are so glad you enjoyed your experience here with us. Thank you for supporting our project.

Yordas1

Yorkshire, United Kingdom

13049

Reviewed September 5, 2019

Go soon as these penguins are in decline.

Very good briefing about the sad decline of yellow eyed penguins. Saw penguins in the hospital then drove/walked to see blue penguins in their burrows. Got the impression that all the conservation efforts that have gone on may not save them.

Date of experience: February 2019

Thank Yordas1

Thank you for supporting our project here at Penguin Place. We will continue to do all that we can here at Penguin Place to help ensure this species survival.

Julie S

Sacramento, California

761144

Reviewed September 1, 2019 via mobile

At last: Viewed Yellow-eyed Penguins

I couldn’t get the timing right on prior visits. This time I planned my day to be sure I was there by 3:30 for the afternoon tour. After a brief presentation on YEPs we viewed 2 ju I led in hospital with injuries. They will...More

Date of experience: September 2019

Thank Julie S

Thank you for taking the time to visit and support our conservation project.

ohmygif

Brisbane, Australia

404

Reviewed August 14, 2019 via mobile

Absolutely fantastic amazing

Went there with my husband this afternoon the lady that took us was awesome we saw three penguins and to make it more awesome I saw the first one I am so amazed by this lady how she is explained everything and what they do...More

Date of experience: August 2019

Thank ohmygif

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We are so glad you enjoyed your experience here with us, thank you for supporting our project here at Penguin Place.

K_islandlover

Maitland, Australia

113

Reviewed July 31, 2019

Amazing experience

I visited Penguin Place as part of a Monarch Tour - it was fantastic and was my favourite part of the tour. We learnt about the penguins from our guide Jason and visited the two that were in care. Then we were driven by bus...More

Date of experience: July 2019

Thank K_islandlover

Thank you for taking the time to visit us and support our project here at Penguin Place. We are so glad you enjoyed your experience with us.

BarbaraL135

Albuquerque, New Mexico

15062

Reviewed July 13, 2019

They work hard to let you see penguins

I enjoyed this. We ended up seeing 3-4 penguins. They work hard trying to get to the right place and wait for the penguins. One came in and we were waiting for it to walk up the hill. They really wanted us to see that,...More

Date of experience: July 2019

Thank BarbaraL135

We are so glad you enjoyed our visit with us. Thank you for supporting our project here at Penguin Place.

LEllen123

Brisbane, Australia

62

Reviewed June 30, 2019

Pretty average

My review is about 1 year old - been meaning to leave one for a long time! My family and I did this tour during July/August 2018, obviously with this tour everyday is different and we just experienced a pretty average one. It was freezing...More

Date of experience: July 2018

Thank LEllen123

Thank you for leaving your review. As this review is from a year ago I am not entirely sure which tour guide you are referring too, however they would have had other visitors on the tour and it is so important for everyone to stay...More

Sandra M

21020

Reviewed June 9, 2019

Wonderful reserve

Enjoyed the story on this & loved seeing some of the efforts to be able to save these penguins. The small recovery area was interesting and hearing the stories. Then a hike out to see a couple of the penguins were there in the wild....More

Date of experience: February 2019

Thank Sandra M

Thank you for visiting us and supporting our project at Penguin Place.

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regencyfarms

Can you actually get close to the penguins or is this a tour behind a fence/barrier etc? Like a zoo?

December 8, 2018|

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It’s almost the reverse. The Penguins are in the wild, and you are hidden in a trench. The penguin we saw was about 15 feet from us, but it could not see us as we were hidden.

CynthiaC1376

HI, I have a 3 years old and 1 year old, is the tour a long walk and want to check if pram allowed? Want to teach kids about penguin :)

February 19, 2018|

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I'm sorry i have not been on this site for a long time. The pram would of only got you so far. I do hope you went and enjoyed the tour.

craig r

hi Cazellie and others! what tour did u do and what did it cost pls? how long was it - we don't want to be there all day . . . we would board at Port Chalmers if possible Advise from staff is welcome too! :-) thnx Craig

June 21, 2016|

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Hi, we went with Monarch Cruise from Dunedin port at 13h. They didn't pick up at Port Chalmers when we where there but you maybe can ask them. We paid aprox 260 nzd for our family of 2 adults and 2 little boys. Tip: we had a... More

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