Canterbury
FLIPPIN’ COOL PENGUIN ENCOUNTERS
Little blue penguin © Getty Images
If you’re penguin mad, the experiences at Pōhatu Penguins will tick every idea on your bucket-list. Get stupendously close to the largest Australasian little penguin colony on mainland New Zealand. During the breeding season (from September to mid-February and the second week in April), observe the day-to-day musings of penguins in their natural environment; spend a night in the middle of a penguin colony, paddle past the penguins, fur seals and Hector’s dolphins on a sea kayak tour of Pōhatu Marine Reserve, jump on a scenic four-wheel drive nature trip or book an evening penguin tour. Enjoy all this and more at Pōhatu’s family-owned conservation habitat.
DON’T MISS!
Twenty minutes from Akaroa, Shamarra Alpaca Farm is an animal-lovers’ dream day out. Fluffy and photogenic, feed, pat and cuddle the cheeky resident alpacas.
Akaroa: Home of the Original Blue Pearl
Blue Pearl Gallery Main Wharf, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand P: +64 3 304 7262 E: pearls@nzbluepearls.co.nz www.nzbluepearls.co.nz 66
PAGE 9 - REGIONAL MAP
