Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony
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Oamaru Blue Penguin ColonyCommercial organisation |
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South Island ▷ Coastal Otago ▷ Oamaru |
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Penguin Watching
Reviews
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5.0/5
If you want to see penguins, come here.
The Albatross Centre in Otago offered a similar experience but for double the price. This area in Oamaru let us see over 300 penguins coming ashore. This was a spectacle to see. I would do the night viewing and pay the extra, you won't be disappointed!!
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5.0/5
Be there after 3pm and have enough time there, when you are patient you will see a lot of penguins on the beach - awesome and free.
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4.0/5
The set up was very comfortable for the guest and the penguins appeared to be very uninterrupted by the observations.
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4.5/5
We had waited hours to see two yellow eyed penguins in the distance earlier so decided to pay to see them instead.
Saw 70 or so come ashore!
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4.0/5
Very nice short trip, we only saw two penguins because we were too early.
Best time to go is 5pm.
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2.0/5
We were in New Zealand 12 years ago and had a beautiful experience with the Blue Penguins and it was beautiful.
Now when we came with our daughter it was made into a business and the cost of it was around $80.
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5.0/5
Be there after 3pm and have enough time there, when you are patient you will see a lot of penguins on the beach - awesome and free.
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4.0/5
The set up was very comfortable for the guest and the penguins appeared to be very uninterrupted by the observations.
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5.0/5
If you want to see penguins, come here.
The Albatross Centre in Otago offered a similar experience but for double the price. This area in Oamaru let us see over 300 penguins coming ashore. This was a spectacle to see. I would do the night viewing and pay the extra, you won't be disappointed!!
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4.0/5
Very nice short trip, we only saw two penguins because we were too early.
Best time to go is 5pm.
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4.5/5
We had waited hours to see two yellow eyed penguins in the distance earlier so decided to pay to see them instead.
Saw 70 or so come ashore!
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4.5/5
Expensive but awesome to see.
Too bad you couldn't get closer or take photos. I understand why though.
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3.5/5
You can see some penguins and if you are lucky some seals.
But it was very cold and you have to wait.
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4.0/5
Very good view of the penguins, we could see them struggling to get on the beach and meeting their 'mates'.
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5.0/5
We could see penguins at night or early in the morning near the port and on the beach - AMAZING!
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3.5/5
Staff helpful and informative and good to see lots of penguins.
However it was quite pricey and not being allowed to take photos was a shame, although I understand some people accidentally leave the flash on and scare the penguins which explains ban,.
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5.0/5
Yes it is a bit pricey, but the experience of >150 penguins (in Oamaru), walking 2 metres past us to their burrows was incredible.
If you can, pay extras for the premium tickets to be closest to the action.
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2.0/5
We were in New Zealand 12 years ago and had a beautiful experience with the Blue Penguins and it was beautiful.
Now when we came with our daughter it was made into a business and the cost of it was around $80.
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4.5/5
First class, magical experience.
Saw penguins close up and chance to walk via the resting sites.
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5.0/5
Delightful experience watching them heading to their nesting boxes from the sea.
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5.0/5
Couldn't wait to get there and watch 168 little bues finish their daily fishing and come home.
Great!
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2.0/5
We found it a very expensive turisty setting.
But we were there beginning of April and only saw 20-25 penguins, so I am not sure how many you will find if you go to some of the other locations around town?? A few people had told us that the penguins would be everywhere, also in the parking area. That is not the case this time og year.
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5.0/5
Very enjoyable visit - so nice to see creatures in the 'wild' behaving in a normal manner for them.
Hope our visit fees help to preserve these endangered birds.
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5.0/5
See and experience penguins at old Oamaru without paying for a tour.
Saw lots walking around streets, well worth it.
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