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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Jan 17, 2025
I saw the penguins at Philip Island in Melbourne Oz and in comparison this was poor. The first sight of a penguin was went they are climbing up a rocky pathway. That’s it. Definitely not worth the en… Full review by IMAtWY
Jan 6, 2025
You could take you chance and try to see penguins coming ashore along the sea front. But going hereguarantees it (I lost count at 150 and the official figure at the end was ove 200 birds coming ashor… Full review by quiller003
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
Yes you could depending on where you are. Like the other person says, check on google maps if you are ok with the distance there and back. It is a bit dark and quiet in the …
Yes you could depending on where you are. Like the other person says, check on google maps if you are ok with the distance there and back. It is a bit dark and quiet in the evening but I am sure it would be fine. I had two children so they weren’t too impressed with walking and also we were up on the hills at the back of town rather than on the flat shore front
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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