My partner and I searched for a company that would really be into wildlife and in particular birds. Once they understood our passion, they went above and beyond to help us view the birds/animals we came to see. We had quite a small boat (and...More

I searched and searched for the right wildlife tour in Dunedin, and finally landed on Monarch. My husband and I were very excited for this tour. I booked one specifically for cruise ship passengers, since we would only be in Dunedin for one day via...More

If you are short you won’t be able to see anything. I suggested Monarch tell people to sit down, turn the boat sideways, have more seating, or have fewer passengers so people in the back could see. To make matters worse I thought one of...More

Had a fantastic time with Monarch. I got picked up at the office in Dunedin for a bus tour of the peninsula with great commentary and information provided by Rob, he was very knowledgeable and friendly and even stopped for a good few photo opportunities....More

Really appreciate the tour, he rawe hei kitea nga kararehe me nga manu. Respect to the captain for a smooth sail also really good pronunciation with kupu Maori you guys are legends 🙂

We went on a 1 hour trip. We drove and parked our car at the monarch office. We saw albatross, blue penguins, sea birds and even dolphins!! The captain was seriously knowledgable about all the different species and was so friendly!! It was a tad...More

Brilliant trip today and saw albatross seals petrels Royal Spoonbills and Variable Oystercatcher to name a few and I saw a dolphin. Commentary was very informative and drive back to Dunedin by coach along the Otago peninsula was beautiful despite the rain which had ceased...More