Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony

Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony

125 Rankers Reviews

1 Penguin Watching

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Organisation

Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony

Commercial organisation

Location

South IslandCoastal OtagoOamaru

Categories

  • Activity__penguin_watchingPenguin Watching

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Reviews

    • Expensive but awesome to see.
    • Fantastic!
    • First class, magical experience.
    • If you want to see penguins, come here.
    • Very good.
    Rating Count Percentage
    10/10 28
    22%
    9/10 30
    24%
    8/10 19
    15%
    7/10 15
    12%
    6/10 8
    6%
    5/10 9
    7%
    4/10 9
    7%
    3/10 2
    2%
    2/10 3
    2%
    1/10 2
    2%
  • 5.0/5

    If you want to see penguins, come here.

    The Albatross Centre in Otago offered a similar experience but for double the price. This area in Oamaru let us see over 300 penguins coming ashore. This was a spectacle to see. I would do the night viewing and pay the extra, you won't be disappointed!!

    Reviewed almost 8 years ago and experienced in November 2016

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    Jasmine Rogers

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    Too cool to be blue!

    No pictures are allowed.

    Reviewed over 7 years ago and experienced in December 2016

    BELGIUM
    Dries's avatar

    Dries

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Be there after 3pm and have enough time there, when you are patient you will see a lot of penguins on the beach - awesome and free.

    Reviewed over 7 years ago and experienced in November 2016

    GERMANY
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    Sophie

    Customer

  • 3.5/5

    Nice to see the birds in their own habitat.

    Reviewed over 7 years ago and experienced in January 2017

    NETHERLANDS
    Dina Schurer's avatar

    Dina Schurer

    Customer

  • 3.5/5

    Nice to see the birds!

    Reviewed over 7 years ago and experienced in January 2017

    NETHERLANDS
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    J P Schurer

    Customer

  • 4.0/5

    The set up was very comfortable for the guest and the penguins appeared to be very uninterrupted by the observations.

    Reviewed over 7 years ago and experienced in October 2016

    UNITED STATES
    Nicholas Strozza's avatar

    Nicholas Strozza

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    We had waited hours to see two yellow eyed penguins in the distance earlier so decided to pay to see them instead.

    Saw 70 or so come ashore!

    Reviewed over 8 years ago and experienced in March 2016

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    Jill Stebbing

    Customer

  • 4.0/5

    Very nice short trip, we only saw two penguins because we were too early.

    Best time to go is 5pm.

    Reviewed over 8 years ago and experienced in February 2016

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    Lothen

    Customer

  • 1.0/5

    You hardly see the penguins.

    Too far away.

    Reviewed over 8 years ago and experienced in November 2015

    GERMANY
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    Philipp

    Customer

  • 2.0/5

    We were in New Zealand 12 years ago and had a beautiful experience with the Blue Penguins and it was beautiful.

    Now when we came with our daughter it was made into a business and the cost of it was around $80.

    Reviewed over 10 years ago and experienced in January 2014

    DENMARK
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    Lars Borgaa

    Customer

  • 3.5/5

    Nice to see the birds!

    Reviewed over 7 years ago and experienced in January 2017

    NETHERLANDS
    J P  Schurer's avatar

    J P Schurer

    Customer

  • 3.5/5

    Nice to see the birds in their own habitat.

    Reviewed over 7 years ago and experienced in January 2017

    NETHERLANDS
    Dina Schurer's avatar

    Dina Schurer

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    Too cool to be blue!

    No pictures are allowed.

    Reviewed over 7 years ago and experienced in December 2016

    BELGIUM
    Dries's avatar

    Dries

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Be there after 3pm and have enough time there, when you are patient you will see a lot of penguins on the beach - awesome and free.

    Reviewed over 7 years ago and experienced in November 2016

    GERMANY
    Sophie's avatar

    Sophie

    Customer

  • 4.0/5

    The set up was very comfortable for the guest and the penguins appeared to be very uninterrupted by the observations.

    Reviewed over 7 years ago and experienced in October 2016

    UNITED STATES
    Nicholas Strozza's avatar

    Nicholas Strozza

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    If you want to see penguins, come here.

    The Albatross Centre in Otago offered a similar experience but for double the price. This area in Oamaru let us see over 300 penguins coming ashore. This was a spectacle to see. I would do the night viewing and pay the extra, you won't be disappointed!!

    Reviewed almost 8 years ago and experienced in November 2016

    Jasmine Rogers's avatar

    Jasmine Rogers

    Customer

  • 4.0/5

    Very nice short trip, we only saw two penguins because we were too early.

    Best time to go is 5pm.

    Reviewed over 8 years ago and experienced in February 2016

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    Lothen

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    We had waited hours to see two yellow eyed penguins in the distance earlier so decided to pay to see them instead.

    Saw 70 or so come ashore!

    Reviewed over 8 years ago and experienced in March 2016

    Jill Stebbing's avatar

    Jill Stebbing

    Customer

  • 1.0/5

    You hardly see the penguins.

    Too far away.

    Reviewed over 8 years ago and experienced in November 2015

    GERMANY
    Philipp's avatar

    Philipp

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    Expensive but awesome to see.

    Too bad you couldn't get closer or take photos. I understand why though.

    Reviewed almost 9 years ago

    CANADA
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    Lea Watterson

    Customer

  • 3.5/5

    You can see some penguins and if you are lucky some seals.

    But it was very cold and you have to wait.

    Reviewed almost 9 years ago and experienced in December 2015

    GERMANY
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    James Esele

    Customer

  • 4.0/5

    Very good view of the penguins, we could see them struggling to get on the beach and meeting their 'mates'.

    Reviewed over 9 years ago and experienced in December 2014

    FRANCE
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    Fanny DeBon

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    We could see penguins at night or early in the morning near the port and on the beach - AMAZING!

    Reviewed over 9 years ago and experienced in November 2014

    FRANCE
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    Hubert

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    You wait on the wharf behind the fence and see the landing of the penguins.

    Reviewed over 9 years ago

    GERMANY
    Christoph's avatar

    Christoph

    Customer

  • 4.0/5

    Wait till 10pm and you will see a lot of penguins crossing the road!

    Reviewed over 9 years ago

  • 3.5/5

    Staff helpful and informative and good to see lots of penguins.

    However it was quite pricey and not being allowed to take photos was a shame, although I understand some people accidentally leave the flash on and scare the penguins which explains ban,.

    Reviewed over 10 years ago and experienced in February 2014

    UNITED KINGDOM
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    Kiernan Matthew

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    Very cheap to see penguins.

    Reviewed over 10 years ago and experienced in January 2014

    FRANCE
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    Alexis Redor

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Yes it is a bit pricey, but the experience of >150 penguins (in Oamaru), walking 2 metres past us to their burrows was incredible.

    If you can, pay extras for the premium tickets to be closest to the action.

    Reviewed over 10 years ago and experienced in February 2014

    UNITED KINGDOM
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    Henrik Suefke

    Customer

  • 2.0/5

    We were in New Zealand 12 years ago and had a beautiful experience with the Blue Penguins and it was beautiful.

    Now when we came with our daughter it was made into a business and the cost of it was around $80.

    Reviewed over 10 years ago and experienced in January 2014

    DENMARK
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    Lars Borgaa

    Customer

  • 1.0/5

    We saw only one!

    Waste of time. If you want to see them for free, go to the Catlins.

    Reviewed over 10 years ago and experienced in February 2014

    ISRAEL
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    Sagi

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    First class, magical experience.

    Saw penguins close up and chance to walk via the resting sites.

    Reviewed over 11 years ago and experienced in February 2013

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    Lorraine Walker

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Delightful experience watching them heading to their nesting boxes from the sea.

    Reviewed over 11 years ago and experienced in February 2013

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    Michael Walker

    Customer

  • 2.0/5

    Very expensive and it is a tourist attraction.

    Reviewed over 11 years ago and experienced in March 2013

    FRANCE
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    Glenn Surzur

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Couldn't wait to get there and watch 168 little bues finish their daily fishing and come home.

    Great!

    Reviewed over 11 years ago and experienced in February 2013

    UNITED STATES
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    Jim Woodruff

    Customer

  • 2.0/5

    We found it a very expensive turisty setting.

    But we were there beginning of April and only saw 20-25 penguins, so I am not sure how many you will find if you go to some of the other locations around town?? A few people had told us that the penguins would be everywhere, also in the parking area. That is not the case this time og year.

    Reviewed over 11 years ago

  • 5.0/5

    Very enjoyable visit - so nice to see creatures in the 'wild' behaving in a normal manner for them.

    Hope our visit fees help to preserve these endangered birds.

    Reviewed almost 12 years ago

    UNITED KINGDOM
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    Michael Nolan

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    See and experience penguins at old Oamaru without paying for a tour.

    Saw lots walking around streets, well worth it.

    Reviewed almost 12 years ago

    UNITED KINGDOM
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    Liam Day

    Customer

  • 5.0/5

    Fantastic!

    Reviewed almost 12 years ago

    DENMARK
    Lis Bon's avatar

    Lis Bon

    Customer

  • 4.5/5

    Very interesting, good and a lot of information.

    Reviewed almost 12 years ago

    NETHERLANDS
    Marjo Cousijn's avatar

    Marjo Cousijn

    Customer

  • 4.0/5

    Very good.

    Reviewed almost 12 years ago

    NETHERLANDS
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    C Schaap

    Customer