Willowbank Wildlife Reserve

Willowbank Wildlife Reserve

21 Rankers Reviews

4 Zoos and Aquariums

16 Christchurch

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Feature Value Info

Organisation

Willowbank Wildlife Reserve

Commercial organisation

Location

South IslandCanterburyChristchurch

Categories

  • Activity__zoos_and_aquariumsZoos and Aquariums

Directions

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Reviews

    • Lovely place for kids and parents.

      Icon__personViola

    • Good.

      Icon__personJenny McTigue

    • Christchurch.

      Icon__personJames Huntzinger

    • Great if you have little children.

      Icon__personLeidner

    • The highlight for me was the kiwi house.

      Icon__personIan

    4.6 21 Reviews Analysis
  • 100% to see Kiwi, feed eels and pet animals, nice activity for a lazy day, great for kids, bring a picnic!

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in February 2017

    Fritsi and Flo's avatar

    Fritsi and Flo

    Customer

  • Great family owned wildlife park, on the outskirts of Christchurch, all NZ adventures great and small, natural NZ habitat.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in January 2017

    Mark's avatar

    Mark

    Customer

  • The name is a little misleading for it is actually a zoo, but a very nice one!

    The walkways are designed in the fashion of New Zealand bush and the enclosures are wide and open. You can feed and pet a lot of animals, especially farm animals. I got bitten by a goose, but it did not hurt at all!

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in November 2016

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    Felix

    Customer

  • Stunning birds, so amazing to get to see the kiwi.

    A really nice place to go to to get up close and personal with wildlife.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in October 2016

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    Maura O'Connell

    Customer

  • I have been to many reserves and this one is in my top 5!

    So well laid out and maintained. Very informative and educational. The best part was seeing Kiwi!

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in March 2016

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    Alison Seidl

    Customer

  • Beautiful reserve with a ton of educational material on the local wildlife.

    A lot of care and love there and respect for the animals. Saw 3 Kiwi!

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in March 2016

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    Frankie Princide

    Customer

  • You can experience local plants and animals and even see kiwi birds.

    Feeding eels is fun.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in February 2016

    Judith's avatar

    Judith

    Customer

  • First half of Willowbank is really impressive when you are walking around.

    Beautiful surroundings and impressive presentation, but all of a sudden you are walking through building sites with no explanation. Kids loved it though. Will come again, soon.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in December 2015

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    Sharleen Kelly

    Customer

  • Good variety of animals - unfortunately some were in rather small enclosures.

    Good place to see Kiwi before they are reintegrated to the wild.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in November 2015

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    Ben McDougal

    Customer

  • Great staff, the way the place is made is amazing, great for kids and adults.

    Make sure you feed the eels, its great fun :)

    good value!

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in March 2015

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    Sam Smith

    Customer

  • Christchurch.

    Very interesting/interactive experience with wildlife (deer) and a useful kiwi-viewing habitat. The Maori Culture experience was informative, tastefully and culturally accurate. And I got to be a Tourist Tribe Chief.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in March 2012

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    James Huntzinger

    Customer

  • Very nice walks around local trees and wildlife including kiwi.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in February 2014

    Bjoern's avatar

    Bjoern

    Customer

  • Lovely place for kids and parents.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in February 2014

    Viola's avatar

    Viola

    Customer

  • Quite expensive, but the best kiwi experience as there is meshing rather than glass so they come up really close to you!

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in January 2014

    Bella Danaher's avatar

    Bella Danaher

    Customer

  • Great family owned wildlife park, on the outskirts of Christchurch, all NZ adventures great and small, natural NZ habitat.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in January 2017

    Mark's avatar

    Mark

    Customer

  • 100% to see Kiwi, feed eels and pet animals, nice activity for a lazy day, great for kids, bring a picnic!

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in February 2017

    Fritsi and Flo's avatar

    Fritsi and Flo

    Customer

  • Stunning birds, so amazing to get to see the kiwi.

    A really nice place to go to to get up close and personal with wildlife.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in October 2016

    Maura O'Connell's avatar

    Maura O'Connell

    Customer

  • The name is a little misleading for it is actually a zoo, but a very nice one!

    The walkways are designed in the fashion of New Zealand bush and the enclosures are wide and open. You can feed and pet a lot of animals, especially farm animals. I got bitten by a goose, but it did not hurt at all!

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in November 2016

    Felix's avatar

    Felix

    Customer

  • Beautiful reserve with a ton of educational material on the local wildlife.

    A lot of care and love there and respect for the animals. Saw 3 Kiwi!

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in March 2016

    Frankie Princide's avatar

    Frankie Princide

    Customer

  • I have been to many reserves and this one is in my top 5!

    So well laid out and maintained. Very informative and educational. The best part was seeing Kiwi!

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in March 2016

    Alison Seidl's avatar

    Alison Seidl

    Customer

  • You can experience local plants and animals and even see kiwi birds.

    Feeding eels is fun.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in February 2016

    Judith's avatar

    Judith

    Customer

  • Good variety of animals - unfortunately some were in rather small enclosures.

    Good place to see Kiwi before they are reintegrated to the wild.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in November 2015

    Ben McDougal's avatar

    Ben McDougal

    Customer

  • First half of Willowbank is really impressive when you are walking around.

    Beautiful surroundings and impressive presentation, but all of a sudden you are walking through building sites with no explanation. Kids loved it though. Will come again, soon.

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in December 2015

    Sharleen Kelly's avatar

    Sharleen Kelly

    Customer

  • Great staff, the way the place is made is amazing, great for kids and adults.

    Make sure you feed the eels, its great fun :)

    good value!

    Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in March 2015

    Sam Smith's avatar

    Sam Smith

    Customer