Iconic Wildlife Tour with Yellow Eyed Penguins & Royal Albatross
Overview
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7 hours
Mobile ticket
Visit the habitat of the world's rarest penguin. Walk through a private nature reserve on this guided tour for a chance to see the endangered Yellow Eyed Penguin, Little Blue Penguins and NZ Fur seals in the wild. Specially designed hides allow for close viewing of Yellow Eyed Penguins in their nesting habitat *please note the penguins are not kept in captivity in the reserve and they may not always be visible from the hides. A visit to the penguin rehabilitation hospital is also included in this tour.
This tour also visits the Royal Albatross Colony for a guided tour of the nesting area.
Lookouts, photo stops and full commentary provided throughout. Also included is a brief tour of Dunedin's main city sights.
Additional Info
Specialized infant seats are available
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
Children must be accompanied by an adult
This tour involves short walks on unsealed tracks and there are a number of easy steps to negotiate in the reserve. Please bring suitable footwear.
Not recommended for people with mobility aids
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
What‘s Included
Entry fees to Royal Albatross guided tour
Entry fees to The OPERA (Yellow Eyed Penguin guided tour)
Lunch
Options
Iconic Wildlife Tour
Reviews
29 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Seals, penguins and albatross -oh my!
Jeanne L,
Mar 11, 2025
- Viator
5.00Tour guide was very informative and fun describing countryside as they delivered us to the two amazing sanctuaries. Both sanctuaries had incredible staff that guided us on the trails where beautiful wildlife showed up to “wow” us. It was a breath-taking trip!!!!
Very well organised and...
lanzawda,
Feb 19, 2025
- Viator
5.00Very well organised and got a lot in a day without feeling rushed. We saw the many varieties of penguin and at the Albatross centre saw three nesting pairs with their young from the comfort of the viewing area. Excellent tour, would definitely recommend
A very relaxing tour,...
Tiffany S,
Feb 11, 2025
- Viator
5.00A very relaxing tour, beautiful scenery, and we loved seeing and learning about the albatross and penguins. Our guide Greg was informative and did a great job. Definitely recommend
Dunedin, penguins and albatross
Kathy K,
Mar 14, 2020
- Viator
5.00Loved this tour! Our guide Jo was friendly and knowledgeable, and made sure we got to see the highlights of Dunedin as well as the 2 bird reserves. We were lucky to see the yellow eyed penguins as well as albatross flying and nesting with their chicks! Perfect tour from our cruise ship
Good friendly tour
John T,
Feb 16, 2020
- Viator
5.00Excellent trip enjoyed the penguin sanctuary and we saw a young chick yellow eyed Penguin in the wild. The albatross sanctuary was good we saw adults on the nest and saw them soaring. There was a problem with our ticket but the company sorted in quickly without fuss so very pleased with the tour.
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