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Magical!
jb clark from
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Amazing!
Ryan Thomason from
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Amazing!
Ryan Thomason from
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Amazing!
Ryan Thomason from
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Great experience for penguin lovers
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Great experience for penguin lovers
teae from
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Great views and cute penguins
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Great views and cute penguins
Nicky Tindall from
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Best of the best
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From Evening Penguin Tour - Pohatu Penguins
Hi Petra, Thank you very much for your review ^-^ Kindly, Kevin.
Janina Felsmann from Germany wrote on 11 July 2023
Wärmstens zu empfehlen
Wir hatten einen sehr kompetenten und bemühten Guide, der nicht nur viel seines Wissens über Pinguine mit uns geteilt hat, sondern auch über viel über die Landschaft, die (Landschafts-)Geschichte, Flora, Fauna und vor allem die bedeutsame Naturschutzarbeit zu berichten wusste. Jeder Teilnehmer bekam ein Fernglas und zusätzlich wurde auch ein Teleskop aufgestellt. Letztlich haben wir etwa 20 Pinguine im Meer und ein paar an Land zu Gesicht bekommen. Auch zwei Pelzrobben haben wir gesehen. Ich habe sehr viel Freude an der Tour gehabt und viel gelernt! Diese Tour ist wärmstens zu empfehlen!
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Thank you guys, it was a pleasure!
jakec from New Zealand wrote on 13 February 2025
great experience
really nice experience and really good to see the money spent is going back into the conservation of the penguins. tour guide was super informative and some nice scenic stops on the way.
charlenec4 from France wrote on 14 December 2024
Amazing tour
I loved doing this tour. Our guides Joey and Geraldine were amazing, they are really passionante, it's really interesting to learn not only about pinguins, but also about the place, the history, the fauna and so much more. And yes, we saw penguins and their chicks !!! We saw them close in the nesting boxes, but also on the bay waiting to come back on shore. We also saw some fur seals and some Cormorants drying on the side. The money of this tour is for helping the preservation of the land and the growth of the blue penguins populations. It would be really sad if they ended up being extinct and I think it's totally worth it.
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Hi Charlene, Thank you for having taken the time to comment about Evening penguin tour with Joey and Geraldine. We're thrilled to hear you have thoroughly enjoyed your visit. We wish you a happy end-of-year celebrations. Kindly, Kevin.
efraim lobel from Israel wrote on 12 December 2024
Not good
You see a few penguins far a way No fair money for the simple tour
From Evening Penguin Tour - Pohatu Penguins
Hi there, I am sorry to read your review and see it hasn't reached your expectation. On our evening penguin we monitor nests provided as part of the conservation work which allow guests to see birds up close (within a meter away) giving you a great insight into penguins' life. Those houses allow us to keep an eye on the colony and run population studies which is partly funded by tourism. We provide binoculars and scopes to allow for better and easier viewing of a Little penguins giving us a unique opportunity of seeing them socializing on the water. In December, time of your visit, we're currently seeing hundreds of birds every evening so I'm confused at the "few penguins". As for the "simple tour", This is a 3-hour tour with 4WD transportation to and from Pohatu Bay with photo stops and commentary along the way. Guides share a lot of information about the history and geology of the place, how 30+ years of conservation effort have saved this colony, extensive knowledge of penguins' life and other information about other native wildlife seen on the tour. I would like to further hear about what you were expecting so please feel free to contact us on our email at tours@pohatu.co.nz Kindly, Kevin.
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Petra from Germany wrote on 22 February 2024
Exkursion zu den Pinguinen
Die Tour - eher eine biologische Exkursion - war super! Joey hat sehr viel über ihre Arbeit mit den Pinguinen berichtet. Und einen Teil der Arbeit konnten wir mit verfolgen. Das war sehr informativ und hat viel Spaß gemacht. Für alle, die an biologischen und ökologischen Fragestellungen interessiert sind ein "muss"!