Pricing and Conditions
| Adult | $105.00 |
| Child (15 year(s) and under) |
$45.00 - $75.00 |
White flippered penguin socialising on the rocks waiting for darkness to feel safe and head back to their burrows.
Two white-flippered penguin chicks ready to go out to sea.
Two penguins coming back ashore after a long day at sea.
Little penguins socialising, it's happy hour.
Yellow eyed penguins a few meters away from our hides. Taking a break before continuing their daily journey up the hills to their nest.
An adult and a chick seen in our nesting sites as we monitor them. This helps us to keep an eye on the colony and find out what is happening. We look out for predators, competition and diseases.
Comforting each other. Social moments are very important for penguins.
Variants of little penguins seen at Pohatu.
Unit 3, 8 Rue Balguerie, Akaroa, New Zealand.
Discover the world of Canterbury’s unique variant of Little Penguins: the White-Flippered Penguin. Pōhatu is the Largest Little Penguin colony on mainland New Zealand. Unique viewing in this undisturbed environment of penguins returning from sea.
Discover the world of Canterbury’s unique variant of Little Penguins: the White-Flippered Penguin. Pōhatu is the Largest Little Penguin colony on mainland New Zealand. Unique viewing in this undisturbed environment of penguins returning from sea.
White flippered penguin socialising on the rocks waiting for darkness to feel safe and head back to their burrows.
Two white-flippered penguin chicks ready to go out to sea.
Two penguins coming back ashore after a long day at sea.
Little penguins socialising, it's happy hour.
Yellow eyed penguins a few meters away from our hides. Taking a break before continuing their daily journey up the hills to their nest.
An adult and a chick seen in our nesting sites as we monitor them. This helps us to keep an eye on the colony and find out what is happening. We look out for predators, competition and diseases.
Comforting each other. Social moments are very important for penguins.
Variants of little penguins seen at Pohatu.
| Adult | $105.00 |
| Child (15 year(s) and under) |
$45.00 - $75.00 |
We have a family discounted price for 2 adults and up to 3 children of $310.
No refunds within 24 hours of departure unless the Operator cancels the activity due to waterway, road or weather conditions (a full refund would be then given). A 10% service charge applies to all other cancellation refunds.
After a 4WD van trip and stunning photo stops en route you will discover Pōhatu Marine reserve & the largest Little Penguin colony on mainland New Zealand. View the penguins returning to the bay in the wild, in a natural and undisturbed way. Take part in our monitoring programme of nesting sites giving you great insight into their lives and an opportunity to see the birds up-close. Then, you will have the opportunity to spot the penguins undisturbed from our hides, socializing on the water with our binoculars and telescope and at dusk a very high likelihood of some returning to shore. Note that artificial lighting is not used as this is disturbing for the penguins. Join one of our tour and support 30+years of conservation effort.
Unit 3, 8 Rue Balguerie, Akaroa, New Zealand.
| Written | Spoken | |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified) | YES | NO |
| French | YES | YES |
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