Nature and wildlife enthusiasts will love the Peninsula Encounters + Wildlife Cruise. This tour enjoys unrivalled access to remote locations and rare animals. You'll visit a variety of beautiful locations on the Otago Peninsula and see the Otago Harbour during a special Wildlife Cruise. Your guide will give a personalised commentary throughout the tour and help you spot Royal Albatross, Fur Seals, Sea Lions and Yellow-eyed Penguins.

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Otago Peninsula Wildlife Tour & Cruise

Thanks so much for the lovely review! 😊 We’re so glad you enjoyed the boat trip, learned a bit about Māori culture and the local wildlife, and got to see the penguins and other cute animals. It was a pleasure having you along, and we hope to see you again someday!

I highly recommend this. The guide was very patient and nice. He told us about Māori customs, the island’s wildlife and his understanding of nature. The boat trip was also truly unforgettable.  Not to mention the penguins and other adorable animals.

I highly recommend this;...

It’s a long and busy day full of great experiences which was really enjoyable and totally recommended. 

It’s a long and busy day...

Very well conducted tour. A full day including stops at the Hooker Inlet and Allans Beach before the boat ride. Many birds as well as sea lions. The boat ride out past the headland was great; we saw three species of albatross. Finally, a visit to OPERA with a long walk on the grounds and a visit to the penguin rehabilitation facility. Our guide was very friendly and helpful, and made the experience very enjoyable. I highly recommend this tour.

Great tour of the Otago Peninsula

Small group tour was a great way to see the Otago peninsula. Our guide Danny was awesome. We learned so much and saw the seals, penguins and an added bonus of the albatross 

Small group tour was a...

The whole trip is excellent,  very-organized and worth it. We saw a lot animals including albatross, black swans, sea lions, yellow-eyed penguins, little blue penguins, various oystercatchers….

The driver ‘Will’ is a very nice and knowledgeable. He’s so kind to meet my personal needs , and even dropped us off at the near-by supermarket to grab some late dinner 15 minutes before it closed at 9 pm.  

A lot appreciation to ‘Will’.

Worth it, highly recommend!

We had a wonderful day touring the Otago Peninsula. Our guide took us along the route that went along the coastline where the views were breathtaking. Later we hopped a boat which took us out where we saw many different birds including the albatross. Also we saw fur seals lounging on the shore. After the boat ride our guide took us us to the facility that rehabilitates the endangered yellow eyed penguins. Finally we walked down to the shore where we saw more seals and sea lions. At one point we saw blue penguins in 2 different nest boxes. 

Great way to see wildlife along the Otago Peninsula 

A truly spectacular tour. Our guide was amazing and we were fortunate to encounter seals, sea lions and penguins. Highly recommended.

Best experience

10/10 review - thanks Susan! P.s: you were right with the name's the first time. 

Our tour guide, Will, was wonderful! He was friendly, happy, and easy to get along with. He was more than happy to answer any questions anyone had. You can tell that he is very knowledgeable about the wildlife in the area, as is he about the geography and history in the area. Will loves his job and the little (and big) wild friends that we got to encounter! We felt safe and happy in Wills hands. 
The tour itself was really good as well. At no point did we feel rushed. Things were at a great pace, and covered a wide range of sites throughout the day. We especially enjoyed getting to see the different types of Albatross - which, to be honest, I didn’t think I would care much about but other peoples excitement and enthusiasm seeing them made me realise how cool it really is!
Nigel and Dan (dave?) on the cruise were also delightful - both very knowledgeable and genuinely excited to be showing us their sea-friends. 
I would definitely recommend this tour to anyone who is looking for a lovely day out to see some actual wildlife.

Fantastic Tour and Tour Guide

担当してくださったガイドさんが、本当にニュージーランドの自然が大好きで大切にされているのがよくわかり、大変丁寧に説明してくださいました。6時間以上でしたが飽きることなく楽しい時間が過ごせました。ただニュージーランド英語が早口でついていくのが大変でした。

担当してくださったガイドさんが、本当にニュージーラ...

Great tour with lots of attractions and wildlife seeing. Very enjoyable and lovely memories. 
Tour operators were very nice and friendly. They provided all information needed to know and answered well when asked.

Memorable Trip in New Zealand 

This was the most incredible adventure! Our guide Will was very knowledgeable and told us all about the various birds and mammals that we saw. Special highlights were the baby sealions, the boat trip with albatrosses, and seeing a yellow eyed penguin in her nest.

Amazing adventure

Kia ora Louise,

Thank you for taking the time to give us a review.

It is a rare chance to view the Yellow-eyed Penguins, so we are very glad you got the opportunity to see them and we will pass on your comment to Tim who was your guide. 

Thank you very much for visiting us and we hope you enjoyed the rest of your trip in New Zealand.

Kind regards,
Chris McCormack

Seeing the yellow eyed penguin and Tim was an excellent guide.
A well worth trip and would highly recommend it.

Seeing the yellow eyed...

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