Our tour group arrived at the Penguin Place on a rainy Sunday morning. Prior to treking out to see the penguins that were in rehab and then onto the bluffs to see chicks in the nesting boxes, our guide gave our group an informative talk...More

As advertised, a couple of hundred Little Blue penguins came ashore close to the viewing platform at dusk and went to their burrows. Reasonable cafe and shop.

The Penguin Place is a wonderful place. There is a penguin hospital (which you can visit) and the main part of the tour is to the reserve itself. We had a great guide (Louie) who was very knowledgeable and friendly. And we were able to...More

What a great experience to learn about the Yellow Eyed Penguin and to see them as they are being looked after by the hospital. Although we did not not see them on the beach we were fortunate to see one in hospital and one getting...More

Conservation place and hospital for various rare and endangered penguin soecied - great work totally funded by entrance fee. Great guide and learned a lot. Saw meeting pebuings but too early in afternoon to see returners. Go. Pay.

I was lucky enough to get a solo tour of the Penguin Place with Paula. She was very passionate and knowledgeable about conservation and was a fab guide around the conservation site with good chat and travel advice. There were a few penguins in the...More

Family run penguin hospital, conservation and environmentally friendly place. The people who run it are friendly, knowledgable and passionate about penguins. The yellow eye is rare and so few in number that the team are putting the habitat back to suit the penguins. Also saw...More