Dusk Tour Options

Evening Viewing

Duration 1 - 1.5 hours

Visitors are seated in an outdoor viewing area where they listen to an informative commentary about our blue penguins.
The birds return home from their days fishing, make their way onto the beach, up a stony ramp, and cross into the Colony. This happens at different times during the year as daylight/nightlight change. During the summer months Evening Viewing is as late as 9:00 pm while during the winter our birds are arriving home as early as 5:30 pm. Arrival numbers vary from Summer to Winter from up to 180 birds in the summer to under 30 in Winter. From when the first bird arrives, it takes approx an hour for all the birds to return.

Evenings in Oamaru can be cool so warm clothing is advised.
For the protection of our birds we have a no camera/filming policy. Binoculars are okay.
Bookings Essential.

Running time : 1-2 hours (depending on how long the visitors desire to stay - there is no set time for them to leave.)

Please check the time when you are thinking of visiting. This link will also give you some indication of how many penguins we expect for the time of year.

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