The Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony provides visitors with an opportunity to see little penguins in their natural environment. In the evening, visitors are …
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Dec 30, 2024
We went to see the little blue penguins as shown on the tourist map but did not pay at the official Penguin Tour Centre which is typically used by tour groups but instead patiently waited at the old… Full review by Richard B
Dec 30, 2024
This place is well worth the effort and the money. We sat for over an hour watching the blue Penguins come ashore. It was rather chilly, so be sure to bring warm clothes. The guides are very knowledg… Full review by spiwakj
Dec 27, 2024
Great as always! We had premium seats but on the night we went, the seats on the other side also had penguins come very close. Hard to beat Full review by Kjpnm
Hi It depends where in Oamaru you are. You can look on Google maps for distance. We had a car but saw many people walking to a tour bus at the bottom of the hill. We did not …
Hi It depends where in Oamaru you are. You can look on Google maps for distance. We had a car but saw many people walking to a tour bus at the bottom of the hill. We did not see anyone walking all the way home. Sorry
Were you able to see the penguins come out of the ocean from the Premium Seating area or did you only see them once they were on the ground and walking past to their homes?
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We were able to see the penguins from the premium seating! I do want to mention that you get a great view from the regular seats as well as the penguins go wherever they want on …
We were able to see the penguins from the premium seating! I do want to mention that you get a great view from the regular seats as well as the penguins go wherever they want on their trip home and don't necessarily walk closer to the premium seats. I would recommend signing up for the viewing as its hard to see them at other times.
Hi, We will be in Oamaru on March 23rd (if we get Visa on time). I need to know following: 1) when should I book the premium viewing tickets? 2) are the tickets refundable, in case our Visa doesnt come on time 3) what time can we expect to see penguins coming back to the colony 4) I have a back problem due to which i can not walk/climb steep heights. for reaching premium seating, do I need to climb or is it easily accessible? Thanks
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We took advice not to sit in premium seats as the view was better from the other stand. This was good advice for us. Also as we walked home we saw lots of the penguins on the …
We took advice not to sit in premium seats as the view was better from the other stand. This was good advice for us. Also as we walked home we saw lots of the penguins on the rocks of the promenade as they made their way home. We got really close to these penguins who seemed fine with our presence. Also when we saw them in Melbourne they didn’t seem as upset by humans as we had been told in New Zealand. I am no expert but that’s what we found.
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