The OPERA (Otago Peninsula Eco Restoration Alliance) is a private eco-reserve dedicated to conservation, rehabilitation, restoration, and education.
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Penguin PlaceCommercial organisation |
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South Island ▷ Coastal Otago ▷ Dunedin |
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Payment RequirementIs there a cost for this experience or is it free? Paid access/participation The experience costs money to access or take part in. |
One very good tour.
Well explained and interesting tour.
Good guided tour, much of penguin to see.
A wonderful tour, 49 dollars, but worth it.
Yellow eyed penguins close up.
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10/10 | 24 |
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9/10 | 15 |
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8/10 | 14 |
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7/10 | 3 |
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6/10 | 1 |
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2% |
5/10 | 1 |
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4/10 | 2 |
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2/10 | 1 |
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5.0/5
We joined the last trip of the day and were lucky enough to see six Yellow-eyed Penguins coming out of the sea to return to their nests.
The walk to the hides is about one km long and there are quite a few steps. However, seeing the penguins made it worthwhile.
Reviewed over 6 years ago
Customer
5.0/5
Small, informative tourist funded charity.
Beautiful land with knowledgeable guides who explain the huge efforts to protect the Yellow Eyed Penguins. Also get impressively close to the fur seals. Very quiet in October, may be busy in Summer.
Reviewed about 7 years ago
Customer
5.0/5
Great passionate tour, you start in the rehabilitation centre where actually great work on Yellow Eyed Penguins is done.
Then they take you out on the premises to see the penguins in their natural habitat.
Reviewed about 7 years ago and experienced in March 2017
Customer
5.0/5
We went to see the Little Blue Penguins returning late in the evening.
First, we got a lot of interesting information, then proceeded down to the beach afterwards. It was amazing to see these little fellas arriving and stumbling up the beach! Bring a jacket, it is pretty windy!
Reviewed over 7 years ago and experienced in January 2017
Customer
4.0/5
Very interesting tour, passionate and committed people.
Lots of background information on the penguins. Good network of camouflaged ditches to view the penguins from.
Reviewed over 7 years ago and experienced in February 2017
Customer
2.0/5
Very few to see for a lot of money.
Reviewed about 7 years ago and experienced in March 2017
Customer
4.0/5
You get to see a reservation for Penguins.
Wandering around in a tunnel, we saw sea lions, penguins feeding their fluffy kids and we got told anything about penguins that you would want to know.
Reviewed over 9 years ago and experienced in December 2014
Customer
5.0/5
Brilliant.
Great guide and an amazing way to visit yellow eyed penguins, blue penguins and some seals.
We were a small group in the winter, but hugely enjoyed the experience and particularly the local knowledge that came with it.
High recommended and a great cause to support.
Reviewed over 10 years ago
Customer
4.5/5
One very good tour.
The penguin rescue hospital gives a great opportunity to see the penguins up close.
Reviewed over 10 years ago and experienced in February 2014
Customer
5.0/5
We visited the Yellow Eyed Penguins on Otago near Otakou, it was very interesting and sweet to see the penguins and learn how they live.
Reviewed over 10 years ago and experienced in January 2014
Customer
5.0/5
We joined the last trip of the day and were lucky enough to see six Yellow-eyed Penguins coming out of the sea to return to their nests.
The walk to the hides is about one km long and there are quite a few steps. However, seeing the penguins made it worthwhile.
Reviewed over 6 years ago
Customer
5.0/5
Great passionate tour, you start in the rehabilitation centre where actually great work on Yellow Eyed Penguins is done.
Then they take you out on the premises to see the penguins in their natural habitat.
Reviewed about 7 years ago and experienced in March 2017
Customer
2.0/5
Very few to see for a lot of money.
Reviewed about 7 years ago and experienced in March 2017
Customer
5.0/5
Small, informative tourist funded charity.
Beautiful land with knowledgeable guides who explain the huge efforts to protect the Yellow Eyed Penguins. Also get impressively close to the fur seals. Very quiet in October, may be busy in Summer.
Reviewed about 7 years ago
Customer
5.0/5
We went to see the Little Blue Penguins returning late in the evening.
First, we got a lot of interesting information, then proceeded down to the beach afterwards. It was amazing to see these little fellas arriving and stumbling up the beach! Bring a jacket, it is pretty windy!
Reviewed over 7 years ago and experienced in January 2017
Customer
4.0/5
Very interesting tour, passionate and committed people.
Lots of background information on the penguins. Good network of camouflaged ditches to view the penguins from.
Reviewed over 7 years ago and experienced in February 2017
Customer
2.5/5
We only saw three penguins!!
Not enough for $52!
Reviewed over 8 years ago and experienced in January 2016
Customer
4.0/5
You get to see a reservation for Penguins.
Wandering around in a tunnel, we saw sea lions, penguins feeding their fluffy kids and we got told anything about penguins that you would want to know.
Reviewed over 9 years ago and experienced in December 2014
Customer
5.0/5
We visited the Yellow Eyed Penguins on Otago near Otakou, it was very interesting and sweet to see the penguins and learn how they live.
Reviewed over 10 years ago and experienced in January 2014
Customer
4.5/5
One very good tour.
The penguin rescue hospital gives a great opportunity to see the penguins up close.
Reviewed over 10 years ago and experienced in February 2014
Customer
5.0/5
Brilliant.
Great guide and an amazing way to visit yellow eyed penguins, blue penguins and some seals.
We were a small group in the winter, but hugely enjoyed the experience and particularly the local knowledge that came with it.
High recommended and a great cause to support.
Reviewed over 10 years ago
Customer
5.0/5
Very educational, loved getting to be right in the habitat without disturbing them.
Reviewed over 10 years ago and experienced in February 2014
Customer
5.0/5
Friendly staff, what we paid was perfect for what we got.
Reviewed over 10 years ago and experienced in December 2013
Customer
4.5/5
Lots of information provided and extensive network of blinds and tunnels allows for viewing wild penguins without disturbing them.
I appreciate the work they are doing with habitat restoration and in the hospital raising the many chicks orphaned this year. Happy to support these efforts with some good words and the admission paid.
Reviewed over 11 years ago
Customer
4.0/5
Penguins were great!
Downside was french guide, hard to understand and discussed inappropriate subjects for a family walk.
Reviewed almost 12 years ago
Customer
4.5/5
Nice animals.
Reviewed about 12 years ago and experienced in February 2011
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5.0/5
A wonderful tour, 49 dollars, but worth it.
Reviewed about 12 years ago and experienced in February 2012
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4.5/5
Well explained and interesting tour.
Reviewed over 12 years ago and experienced in February 2012
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5.0/5
Great tour!
Briefing and guide excellent, very interesting and beautiful landscape. Have seen many penguins close also some seals!! You get a lot for the price of $49PP. Best tour is the last one in the evening!!
Reviewed over 12 years ago and experienced in February 2012
Customer
4.0/5
Very nice to see the young penguins on the nest and penguins coming out of the sea.
Reviewed over 12 years ago and experienced in February 2012
Customer
5.0/5
We had an excellent tour, seeing 5 penguins on the beach, great views of a lone juvenile, young which had been fed, a baby being fed, and an adult swimming on the small lake.
The "baby" which was fully-grown was sticking it's head inside the hide! We had a great tour and would recommend this to any bird-watcher. The time of day was 6pm which apparently is a good time for viewing.
Reviewed over 12 years ago and experienced in January 2012
Customer
5.0/5
Penguins treated very respectfully, friendly staff, we have seen a lot of animals (penguins, fur seals).
Reviewed almost 13 years ago
Customer
5.0/5
The owner does a great job with her penguin preservation and shows great passion for what she does.
Reviewed almost 13 years ago and experienced in November 2011
Customer
1.0/5
We did not see anything - oh yes fur seals.
Reviewed almost 13 years ago and experienced in November 2011
Customer
4.0/5
Good guided tour, much of penguin to see.
Learn a lot of the penguins life.
Reviewed over 13 years ago
Customer
3.0/5
We arrived on the Otago Peninsular believing that it must be possible to see penguins in the wild without spending large entrance fees, but that is not made easy.
Having said that, the tour was interesting and informative and they do a great job supporting the penguins but overall we did feel exploited.
Reviewed over 13 years ago
Customer
4.5/5
Tour starts with some information about the penguins, then bus to the penguin beach, walking through camoflaged walkways.
Very close encounters of penguins!!. Really a fun activity.
Reviewed over 13 years ago
Customer
4.5/5
Well thought out, informative - opportunity to view wild life in natural setting.
Well organised and worth doing.
Reviewed over 13 years ago
Customer
4.5/5
Great tour, helpful guide, great landscape.
Reviewed about 14 years ago and experienced in March 2010
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