Natures Wonders - Taiaroa Head
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Contact Natures Wonders
| Address : | Natures Wonders 1265 Harington Point Road, Taiaroa Head, Dunedin 9077, New Zealand |
| Phone : | 📞 +78 |
| Postal code : | 9077 |
| Website : | http://www.natureswonders.co.nz/ |
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Jonatan Almanza V. on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ About one hour from Dunnedin's port, in here you will encounter the nature on its own. The tour guides will really amaze you with the information about the seal colony that they will take you, and if you are lucky, as well you will be able to see the blue penguins, smallest on their kind of the penguins in the world. If you see them, it will be for a couple of seconds, as they can be nesting and do not like to be disturbed. At the location that you are taken, not pictures are allowed.
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Job Kievit on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Our Nature’s Wonder’s 8-wheeler tour was one of the highlights of our 5-weeks NZ-holiday. We had Nick as our private guide, who was very knowledgeable and kind, and went out of his way to show us all the beauty that NWN offers. The close-up views of the seals, seal pups, spotted shags, blue penguin’s, and of one yellow eyed penguin on a beach where no human being had set foot for decades, were so special. Likewise o-so-interesting was our talk afterwards with Perry over coffee on farming, conservation and tourism (including the difference between real-world-nature and an amusement park), and ‘the world’ .
The whole experience was more than worth the money, in particularly knowing where this money goes to …
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Joseph Burns on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Awesome experience to see the seals and penguins up close. Perry is very knowledgeable and passionate about the land and the animals living there and getting around in the Argo was fun. Kids loved the tour and had lots of questions.
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Andrea Sands on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ THE BEST DAY EVER!! ARGO TOUR
This ticked all the boxes for us... educational, scenery, sea, fresh air, wildlife, and a very very fun ride ?. Kids and adults, we ALL loved it. Guide was very interesting, and we learned heaps about the penguins and seals. Guide helpfully brought binoculars and we watched two yellow eyed penguins arriving and heard them calling to their mates on the hillside. Saw little blue penguins IN their nesting boxes. Completely unafraid. WOW.
The seal pups playing were so fascinating to watch.
The views were breathtaking.
My 14yo son got some fantastic pictures of the wildlife with the longer lens on his camera.
This wonderful trip was well worth every cent.
Glad we did it now before the crowds return. ??
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Abhijit Roy on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A true conservation project that you get to live in for the duration of your exciting 8 wheel off-road vehicle tour. Perry, whose family have owned the land on which the tour is located for 200 years, was our tour guide. He is passionate, very knowledgeable and fun to have a yarn with. Because the land and beaches are all private, so you'll get to see up close blue eyed penguins, fur seals and various other local wildlife. We were quite lucky to be able to observe from mere metres days old fur seal pups and adults jostling for control.
We went on a slightly rainy day with a 18 month old. Don't let a bit of rain discourage you, the tour is more than worth a towel dry later.
Loved it
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Willie, Steph & Ana Robinson on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ We have recently enjoyed a 3 week trip around the bottom of the South Island. While in Dunedin, we booked an Argo Wildlife Tour with Nature’s Wonders and this turned out to be one of the absolute highlights of our holiday.
We consider it a great privilege to have met the owner of this land and eco-tourism venture, Perry Reid, and to have experienced a personal tour with him on his family property. Perry has amazing knowledge, passion and enthusiasm. It was inspiring to learn how this family have been committed to developing the land and wildlife conservation on their property.
We were thrilled to get truly up-close viewing of blue penguins and fur seals and to experience that this wildlife had no fear of us. We learned that this is due, in part, to a policy of no touching, tagging or feeding of the wildlife.
The scenery and views from the property are stunning. The ride on the Argo was a new experience for us and was good fun.
We definitely plan return to Nature’s Wonders in the future. Thank you, Perry, for a fabulous visit. We will have no hesitation in recommending this tour to others.
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Priyanka Roy on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ We had the most amazing time the Argo tour with our guide,Perry, who owns Natures Wonders. His passion and enthusiasm about wildlife is unmatched.
We were able to see the seals, albatross and penguins from up close and personal.
Overall a wonderful experience and highly recommended the tour.
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Nikki Close on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Oh my goodness- the BEST money we have spent in a long while. Perry’s incredible knowledge and passion as he journeyed us through this protected environment and afforded us up close and personal views of wildlife not usually seen without a zoom lens. The interaction was facilitated in such a way that the wildlife had and felt no fear. Words cannot adequately describe the immense privilege of being on this very personal tour, the penguins sounded like they were purring!! the magical views, the never before seen or understood moments will be with us forever. If you are in Dunedin MAKE THIS A MUST SEE - you will walk away in awe ????⛰?
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