This review falls into two categories: things you can do nothing about and things you can. Part One - A wonderful opportunity to be close to such magnificent birds. The first tour (11am) was without a single albatross being seen. There is nothing anyone can do about that. Fortunately we had time for the centre to honour their free tour (if you don’t see an albatross first time). Part - Two The only hitch with the day was having to send a “cooked” meal back to the kitchen because it wasn’t heated properly. That was within your control and you failed.

Seeing the albatross up close was amazing! We were lucky to see them on the ground and in the air and they are so beautiful! We did the Unique tour which also took in the Fort area and that was where we actually saw the birds, so it was lucky we did both. The information was interesting and the guide was very helpful. I would recommend going here for a tour.

We were given great views whilst being kept a safe distance from the wildlife, thus giving it a chance! Albatross populations are in a parlours state due to unsustainable population growth which has driven habitat loss, acidification of the sea, climate change and the issues caused by plastics. So if you are on the Otago Peninsula (close to Dunedin) supporting this organisation is a must.

The Royal Albatross Center is a must see. To see those amazing birds fling overhead is very thrilling. I try to support all of the tours and conservation efforts in New Zealand. These sanctuaries do incredible work.

Glorious day, really lucky with albatross on nests and flying around. Gulls on the nest and many chicks. Excellent tour guide. Make sure you visit the disappearing gun.

Bucket list experience for birders. We did the Blue Penguin tour/experience and it delivered as advertised. Entertaining yet informative briefing by Linton (sp?), one of our guides for the evening. Penguins are up close and personal (no touching) once they start coming in from the ocean. Overall a great family experience. Oh and we did see an albatross.

Absolutely fantastic! My husband and I did The Blue Penguins Pukekura experience tour and it was INCREDIBLE. You get a wonderful talk about the penguins and the area. The staff are friendly and so knowledgeable! Getting to the best part my husband and I and our group saw about 130 little blue penguins!! Best night ever!!! The awesome part is that the staff shuffle the group around on the platform so that everyone gets a chance to be in the best position to see everything so there was no hogging going on. Absolutely incredible Plus all of the money goes right back to the conservation of the area and the animals. So worth it!!

Amazing! Feel embarrassed as a Kiwi that I have never been before. So interesting and informative. Must do and see! Entertainment Card also provided 50% discount which was great. Really fascinating birds and also the Disappearing Gun tour was really good. Highly recommend doing both tours - the tunnels were awesome and my son especially loved them! Thanks also to our guide - really knowledgeable and friendly.

There is a good visitor centre with a gift shop and a cafe. We were taken up tp the viewing hut but told that most of the albatrosses had fledged and now left, We did get a distant view of one bird but, on the whole, the experience was rather disappointing. There were lots of other birds to be seen, but we had hoped to see albatrosses.

We booked a private tour and our guide was superb. Sorry, we can’t remember your name. She explained so much about the life of the albatross and then took us up to see the chicks with a parent. She was able to tell us when they had hatched and with the binoculars provided we could see them clearly. We were able to go further up the hill to see another chick really close and get some good photos. If you are interested in wildlife I suggest this way of visiting the centre is well worth the money. Lunch was good but be aware it got really busy around 12.30.