Sandfly bay - Sandfly bay

Name: Sandfly bay - Sandfly bay
Address: Sandymount 9077, New Zealand, 9077, Zealand

4.8/5 ★ based on 8 reviews

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Address :	Sandymount 9077, New Zealand
Postal code :	9077
Categories :	Nature preserve ,

Best Nature preserve in New Zealand

M	Margaret McDonald on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Gorgeous beach many seals together on the beach really unusual sight
T	Teun Mooij on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Great view, nice walk through the sand and u can see some seals etc. Keep distance and respect the environment. Great beach
E	Ehsan Ullah on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Stunning views from the top...hike down from the sand dunes to have a closer look at the seals and sea lions
D	David Rolton on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Beautiful place ,took the kids ,saw seals and one young yellow penguin on the beach a real treasure,but some people need to read warning signs and keep off marked sand dunes as these are penguin and animal habitats which need to be looked after for our future or these sighting will get even rarer.
S	Samantha Chan on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ We came over before sunset and stayed a bit after sunset. Saw a few sea lions resting on the bay and after sunset, 3 yellow eyed penguins from afar. There was a staff from department of conservation there who guided us well on the distancing rules when you spot the animals and told us many interesting facts about them. Try to stay 10m away from sleeping sea lions and 20m from standing ones. I think it was 100m or more from the penguins as they are more shy, and may not come ashore if they spot humans. The ending slopes to the bay from the carpark are steep and sandy, be careful at those areas.
D	Demetrius Surdi on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Amazing experience to see the wildlife such as sea lions and their babies by the rocks and by the beach. The way back can be tough, as you need to walk through the sand dunes. But it's worthy after all.
B	Brendan M on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A nice place. Long walk down and up sand dunes and not guaranteed to see any wildlife. We saw one seal, and one penguin through the binoculars, about 300 meters off.
B	Benedict Uy on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The walkway from the car park leads to a lookout towards Sandfly bay. The dusty path is through some farmland which has sheep running around it. The lookout also has quite a few interesting information boards about the area and wildlife. There is another path which leads down to the beach. It starts with stairs but does end up being dirt and sand as you get to the beach. Going down wasn't too bad but going up was a bit of a mission. The beach was really large and open and if you look around what you think are rocks could actually be seals. We saw more seals as we walked along the beach. They were mostly basking but some did sit up for a bit. We got to the rocks at the end of the bay and noticed more seals there so be careful if you were wanting to walk on the rocks. Really nice experience of the local wildlife although we only saw penguin footprints. Just be aware that the seals are huge and potentially dangerous so don't get too close.