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Penguin Place
938 Reviews
#16 of 99 things to do in Dunedin
Nature & Parks, Nature & Wildlife Areas
45 Pakihau Road | Otago Peninsula, Dunedin 9077, New Zealand
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Reviewed 11 January 2021
GOOD PLACE TO SEE YELLOW EYED PENGUINS.

Penguin Place is a conservation reserve dedicated to helping the endangered species especially Yellow-eyed penguins.

Date of experience: February 2020
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Reviewed 5 January 2021
A passion for penguins

Wonderful, dropped by as part of Monarch tour and was great. Doing amazing work for the yellow eyed penguins, super special to see a new rescued chick arrive. Definitely recommend.

Date of experience: January 2021
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Lisa K, Front Office Manager at Penguin Place, responded to this reviewResponded 28 January 2021

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

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Reviewed 2 December 2020
Helping the Yellow-Eyed Penguin to survive

The Yellow-Eyed Penguin is an endangered species. Penguin Place is the world's only wildlife refuge fully funded by visitors. It is a conservation and restoration program. Injured and sick penguins are rehabilitated. In the summer season, tours run frequently each day from October to March. In the winter season, from April to September, one tour is held daily.

Date of experience: December 2020
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Lisa K, Front Office Manager at Penguin Place, responded to this reviewResponded 28 January 2021

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

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Reviewed 24 November 2020 via mobile
Great experience

Spur of the moment visit, the 4.45 tour. Lucky enough to be the only ones on tour. Great guide, started with overview of these exceptional birds and what they are doing to help them survive. Visited the ‘hospital’ enclosure which provided a very close encounter with about 6 juveniles. Great photo opps!
A quick bus ride to ‘their’ beach and guided around through a series of ‘tunnels’ to various viewing spots. Managed to see 3 in the wild including 1 returning from the sea. Recommend++

Date of experience: November 2020
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Lisa K, Front Office Manager at Penguin Place, responded to this reviewResponded 28 January 2021

Thank you for visiting and supporting our project here at Penguin Place.
We are so glad you enjoyed it.

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Reviewed 12 November 2020
Great experience!

We were pleasantly surprised with this experience. We saw yellow-eyed penguins up close. Enjoyed the trip a lot and hope to visit again some day. Next time we would bring better binoculars with us!

Date of experience: December 2019
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Lisa K, Front Office Manager at Penguin Place, responded to this reviewResponded 28 January 2021

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

We are glad you enjoyed your experience with us.

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