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We learned a lot about penguins & were very impressed with the care the staff (volunteers?) had taken to make it both an educational and engaging tour. We got to see 2 penguins straightaway who were being reabilitated in their "hospital". then we got on...More
I think Penguin Place is amazing. Their work is absolutely appreciated to safe the endangered species of yellow eyed penguins. I am lucky someone cares for these special animals. It would be a shame for the world if the Yellow Eyed Penguin was extinct. My...More
Whilst in New Zealand, we were determined to see penguins in the wild. Penguin place looks after at risk penguin species but also has covered walkways to hides on the beach where you can see the wild penguins walking ashore after hunting for food for...More
Visited the Penguin Place to experience seeing the Yelloweyed penguin in its habitat. The walk to the hides was interesting and well worth it to see the penguins. The guides were very knowledgeable and passionate about the penguins and the conservation efforts to preserve their...More
Very impressive what Penguin Place has achieved as the first fully tourism funded conservation project! After a great introduction from the tour guide and his advise that we might be lucky of we see one penguin, really lucky if we see and really really lucky...More
Thank you for visiting us and supporting our project here at Penguin Place. We are glad you enjoyed your experience here with us.
We visited here as part of our tour of Dunedin and the Otago Peninsula. Our guide Mateo who used to work at the centre showed us around. We visited when the penguins were moulting and we were able to see a couple of penguins from...More
Thank you for visiting and supporting our project here at Penguin Place. We are glad you enjoyed your experience with us.
We weren't sure what to expect with this, it had been a recommendation from a friend. However it exceeded expectation as it wasn't just a chance to see penguins from the distance, but the trenches built along the shore front allowed us to see the...More
We are glad you enjoyed your experience. WOW! 7 penguins that is incredible luck; as you are right you never know what you will see when it comes to wildlife. We are very lucky to have such passionate guides on our team. Thank you for...More
Well done tour guide for taking us to view the active wild penguin in the drizzling rain walked into the path with the provided green rubber jacket, although felt like in the war zone but fully satisfaction, still I preferred to view the isolated penguin...More
We are glad you enjoyed your experience here at Penguin Place. Thank you for visiting and supporting our project.
We didn't know anything about this yelloweyed penguins before and we learned a lot thanks to our guide Louis. We saw one penguin at the beach and fur seals! It was an exciting experience and we can highly recommend this!
Thank you for visiting and supporting our project here at Penguin Place. We are glad you learnt lots and enjoyed your experience.
This is an amazing organization doing good work to save this rare penguin. You can see the birds up close in the hospital, and also may catch a glimpse of them coming in from the sea in the late afternoon. We were there during a...More
Our tours do have a set schedule and our visitors do also expect there 90 minutes so starting on time is important which is why your guide would have wanted to get underway. Due to our tours being out in the weather it is always...More
