Kaikoura Peninsula Carpark Seal Watching
Reviews
Susanne
Ranking: 10/10
Great experience, saw so many seals!! Great walkway around the cliffs as an easy walk or you can go further outside to walk the wet stones and sandbanks. But please follow the rules and respect the animals!!
Mike Fricker
Ranking: 10/10
15Oct18. We were here in 2014. What a difference since the earthquake. Last time we parked our van overhanging the wall a little and the waves splashed up over us. This time the waves didn’t get anywhere near.
On the plus side there is the old sea bed to walk on and the seals are still there but further out.
Don’t forget to go up the cliff walk at least to the first lookout.
S Weslake
Ranking: 10/10
Beautiful views of the town and of the ocean. A nice loop walk with several alternative routes, appearing to be safe in high tide also, but be careful as always. Car park available. We saw a seal resting on the walkway from the car park. Enjoy them, but keep your distance - it’s their habitat, not yours.
Marek
Ranking: 9/10
Good place to see seals. Nice to see them sunbathing.
Anna Urbanova
Ranking: 10/10
Perfect place to see these wonderful creatures. They are so lazy and funny!
Laura Leoekloek
Ranking: 10/10
Great! Easy to go there. Fun to see and there are information boards. Plus it is free!
Lukas Trewel
Ranking: 8/10
You can see many animals from a distance.
Marie Vaillant
Ranking: 9/10
We saw a lot of sea lions, it is really amazing! And we did a walk of one hour with a really nice landscape.
Sascha Kaffenberger
Ranking: 9/10
Pure nature, you can see seal babies, you can see seals in their natural environment.
Anna Guttle
Ranking: 10/10
Amazing!
Matias Santos
Ranking: 8/10
Nice stop on the road to see real nature. Seals are fun for kids and not that young.
Fabian Kukla
Ranking: 10/10
We went to the beach and saw a lot of seals. Kaikoura is well worth a stop.
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Anita Wallace
Ranking: 10/10
So many seals, amazing to see!
Lars Barkhora
Ranking: 6/10
North of Kaikoura, good sight, just some seals relaxing in the sun. Nice to stop.
Sebastian Reinhardy
Ranking: 9/10
There is a small parking site at the highway north of Kaikoura, very nice spot to watch the seals playing and relaxing! I like it alot! Only bad point is that there are no signs on the highway and if you don't know where to find it, you will not find it.
David Sitton
Ranking: 8/10
Very vain seals! They posed and struck all sorts of shapes for the pictures. They simply could not get enough. Seagulls enjoyed riding on top of the cars too.
Caro G
Ranking: 8/10
It is a really nice walkway and the experience of watching a seal colony is amazing! Something that could be improved, comparing it to other locations, is more information poles or boards.
Ahmed Mohsen Aly
Ranking: 7/10
More than enough seals for everyone and their mother. If you want to get a close look at these creatures - this is the place to be. Just be mindful of your step, some of those seals take quite long naps.
leila rowbotham
Ranking: 8/10
Great to see seals in their natural habitat.
Claudia de Winter
Ranking: 9/10
I love seals, so this was a really nice experience for me to see fur seals in the wild. They were there with many.
Karine Scheers
Ranking: 9/10
Observing seals and their pups sometimes from very closely is amazing.
Paul Wallace
Ranking: 10/10
Free to watch the seals in their natural habitat, sunbathing on the beach, not a big thing made of it. Great experience being that close to nature.
Ludvig Fagerstrom
Ranking: 10/10
We saw lots of seals and you can come really close.It's situated just by the carpark.
Marie
Ranking: 10/10
Watched so many seals in Kaikoura - great!!
Neil Beckett
Ranking: 9/10
Great spot for watching seals. Great views too
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Andreas Garbin
Ranking: 9/10
Great animal encounter experience.
Jackie and Brian
Ranking: 9/10
Male seal colony, seals just lying on rocks one minute from carpark, amazing to get this close.
Sander Heike
Ranking: 9/10
Watching seals and birds at Kaikoura Seal Colony.
Harry Ruys
Ranking: 8/10
Seeing the seals very close in their natural habit.
Jim Addicott
Ranking: 8/10
Lovely ocean scapes.
Eric Lombaard
Ranking: 8/10
To be seen at a 10 metre distance.
Tobias Forst
Ranking: 9/10
You will not regret. Get face to face with seals and enjoy the nice peninsula walk.
Petra
Ranking: 10/10
A lot of seals just next to you.
Michael Long
Ranking: 10/10
Great to be able to drive right up and stroll around the natural habitat of great animals. Should stay free forever!!
James Hardern
Ranking: 10/10
I was 2 feet away from an adult seal who was occupying a car parking space. An unforgettable experience.
Plomp
Ranking: 8/10
Walking along the beach, looking at an old wharf, after that looking seals and enjoyed the beautiful view over the mountains, good weather and sea.
Glenn
Ranking: 8/10
You may get very close to the seals and possibly walk on the rocks at low tide. Easy grade coastal walk with good views.
Jane Hancock
Ranking: 8/10
Not as many seals as expected, perhaps this was due to the tide.