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Journey through a mature and restored forest area where you can take in the sounds of the trail side stream and forest teeming with birdlife. Learn about the history of forests of the Otago Peninsula and our habitat restoration work.

Our rangers will share knowledge of New Zealand flora and fauna as you are immersed in the sights, sounds, and smells of nature and led through our bush track and reserve to have the chance of viewing marine and coastal wildlife, including hoiho/yellow-eyed penguins.

What's included
Fully guided tour with expert guide
Rain jackets provided

What's not included
Food and Drink

Itinerary
Begin your experience in a theatre setting, where you will hear our story to preserve our reserve while learning about one of the rarest penguins in the world the hoiho/yellow-eyed penguin and our efforts to protect them.
See our restoration projects. Then take a short bus trip into our reserve, to embark on a guided walk of approximately 3km. Continue with a bush walk through a lush mature and restored forest as you take in the sounds of the trail-side stream and the forest teeming with birdlife.
Finish with a stroll through our reserve on a nature walk with the potential to see numerous plants and animals, including yellow-eyed penguins and little penguins, fur seals, sea lions, and several species of shore and land birds, all of which reside in the reserve.
You may also visit our Penguin Rehabilitation Centre, where you can see hoiho and other penguins up close (when penguins are in our care).

50% discount code: wilddunedin26

Mobility required.