Wildlife - Dunedin, New Zealand
Natures Wonders Naturally
Experience a tour over spectacular coastline in an 8-wheel-drive Argos vehicle complete with first hand commentary on this unique wildlife habitat. View wildlife in their natural environment, rare yellow-eyed and blue penguins, New Zealand fur seals, commorants and much more. This tour has amazing coastal views and of the Otago Harbour. Relax with lunch or coffee and enjoy the wonderful sea views. Remember to bring your camera!
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Penguin Place
One and a Half hour guided tour to view Yellow-eyed penguins through a series of camouflaged trenches and viewing hides from 4 metres. This Reserve is a private conservation effort to save one of the world's most endangered penguins, the Yellow-Eyed from extinction. Penguin Place offers you the opportunity to visit a working conservation programme and to experience and photograph undisturbed penguin activity at close range through a unique system of hides and tunnels.
Elm Wildlife Tours
Elm Wildlife tours - a multi-award winner and judged 'New Zealand's best leisure activity 2005' - is based in Dunedin, the wildlife capital of New Zealand. 'Peninsula encounters' tours offer an exceptional small group wildlife experience visiting several spectacular areas on the Otago peninsula including the Royal Albatross centre and our exclusive conservation reserve. Elm Wildlife tours has attained many New Zealand tourism and environmental awards in recognition of environmental awareness and provisions of exciting, rewarding wildlife experiences.
Monarch Wildlife Cruises
The classic vessel Monarch provides a natural and unique way to experience the special wildlife and features of Otago Harbour and Taiaroa Head. Experience albatross, fur seals and other marine mammals. Also see penguins, shags, wading and ocean birds in their natural environment. 2006 NZ Tourism Award Winner.
Find out more about Monarch Wildlife Cruises here.
Royal Albatross Centre
The Royal Albatross Colony at Taiaroa Head, is the world's only mainland breeding colony of Albatross. View these magnificent sea birds up close and learn about their life cycle.
The Royal Albatross Centre offers excellent interpretative displays of the history and wildlife of the area and guided eco-tours of the albatross colony and surrounds.
New Zealand Marine Studies Centre and Aquarium
The NZ Marine Studies Centre and Aquarium are part of the University of Otago. As well as opening to visitors, the Centre is used for marine research, school education programmes and special interest marine tours.
Peek inside a shark egg, touch a sea anemone, feed a hungry pigfish and shake hands with an octopus or taste local seaweed as part of the Aquarium's underwater gardens programme.
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