See & Do in Akaroa

FLIPPIN’ COOL PENGUIN ENCOUNTERS

If you’re penguin mad, the experiences at Pōhatu Penguins will tick every idea on your bucket-list.

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.

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!

Little blue penguin

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