Penguin Place - Penguin Place 45 Pakihau Road
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| Address : | Penguin Place 45 Pakihau Road, Harington Point 9077, New Zealand |
| Phone : | 📞 +788 |
| Postal code : | 9077 |
| Website : | http://www.penguinplace.co.nz/ |
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| Description : | Private, working conservation reserve since 1985 offering guided tours to view yellow-eyed penguins. |
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Shelley Corner on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The rehabilitation program is an essential part, as they help the penguins back to health before releasing back into the wild. Once on the walk we saw penguins in their natural habitat, it was so awesome, even my 80year old mother was able to enjoy it
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Sarah Preston on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Amazing guide who knew what she was talking about. Lovely to see the extra mile they go to to keep the reserve as natural as can be. Really enjoyed the time taken to explain things about each different penguin/seal.
Definitely a place to visit.
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Robyn Lee on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Such an awesome experience. Special Nana and Grandson time. Even got to see a Hoiho. Thanks too to Mia our guide
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Lorraine Maguire on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Another must do if you're in Dunedin. What a wonderful special place. They had over 30 penguins in rehab that they were nursing back to health to be released. It was great to see them up close. Then we saw two in the wild during their moult - it looked like they were sitting in a pile of snow. Magical. We also saw baby blue penguins in their homes waiting for Mum or Dad to return with dinner. And even sea lions on the beach. Naturally beautiful and well worth a visit.
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Lokesh Kumar Ponnala on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Must do list when you visit duniden for holiday.. yellow eyed penguin very rare breed.
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dennis dickinson on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ My wife and I visited 'Penguin Place' on the Otago Peninsula today 8 January 2022.
We were very fortunate to have George as our tour guide.
George is a very enthusiastic person, who is very informed, very able to impart his knowledge and makes sure visitors have the best experience possible.
During our visit we witnessed a yellow eyed penguin come out of the sea, obviously with a belly full of fish !
It 'waddled' it's way approx several hundred metres up to a height of approx 70 metres to its mate, who was waiting patiently for its supper.
During its travel it passed within 5 metres of us !
It was an experience we will never forget
We highly recommend George and Penguin Place.
Dennis & Alison Dickinson - Palmerston North ...
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chris wright on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Fantastic time with a passionate, knowledgeable guide. Highly recommend this trip to anyone. We saw German owls, fur seals, yellow eye penguins, sea lions and native ducks. Walked (occasionally ran) through the trenches to watch a yellow eye walk up the dunes. If your in dunedin and on the peninsula then a great day trip would be the penguins, the albatross and larnarch castle.
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Ru Wi on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ In October 2019 we made a late afternoon stop on the Otago Peninsula at a sanctuary.
Penguin Place is a private wildlife sanctuary dedicated to the survival of the endangered yellow-eyed penguin.
The nature conservation project is financed with guided tours through the reserve. Responsibilities include penguin habitat restoration, predator control, research programs, and rehabilitation for sick, starving, or wounded penguins.
On the vegetated slopes of a secluded bay there are numerous sheltered hiding places offered to the rare yellow-eyed penguins. This means that the shy animals can come here undisturbed every year, lay their eggs, breed and raise their offspring.
Here you can learn a lot about penguins and their protection in guided groups under expert guidance.
A system of ditches and observation hiding places has been created for visitors to observe and photograph the penguins from there. This way you can get very close to the wild animals without disturbing them.
Our approximately three-hour tour of the reserve began with a detailed lecture and subsequent tour of the reserve. It was an experience for animal lovers.
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