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Yellow Eyed Penguin Chicks are growing fast
The Yellow Eyed Penguin chicks are growing fast, so cute. Join one of our shore excursion tour to Natures Wonders and enjoy the privilege of seeing these very rare Penguins and so much more.

Stunning Wildlife viewing at the moment
Got everybody back just before the hail storm hit Dunedin, great day, good wildlife viewing, yellow eyed and little blue penguin chicks, and plenty of new fur seal pups. Lovely people. Happy cruising guys.

Wildlife at its best – Natures Wonders Otago Peninsula
Look what my guests off the Explorer Of the Seas got to see today – a little Blue Penguin and its new chick, you wont get closer than this plus, some Yellow Eyed Penguins and NZ Fur Seals, a great day had by all.

Otago Peninsula & Natures Wonders
Sunny day out on Otago Peninsula and at Natures Wonders today, with a great group of young international students. Look what’s ‘photo bombing’ the group photo on Allans Beach 🙂 The sheep shed experience finished off a wonderful day after their Wildlife tour at Natures Wonders and feeding the lambs.

Cruise Ship Shore Excursion Dunedin NZ
Beautiful Sunny day in Dunedin as we welcome the Noordam (its first visit to NZ) and the Dawn Princess. This is the first double cruise ship day for this season and we were booked out visiting Larnach Castle, The Royal Albatross Colony and Natures Wonders not to mention the Dunedin Railway Station & Baldwin Street […]

Shore Excursion Small Group tours Dunedin NZ
The Golden Princess’s first visit to Port Otago Dunedin New Zealand. We had two lovely groups of passengers today who were able to see not only some of our key city sights but, the Yellow Eyed Penguins, Little Blue Penguins some very large male NZ Fur Seals and some newly born Cormorants.

Spring is in the air
Exciting week for our wildlife on the Otago Peninsula as these Aussies have experienced, Cormorants and Little Blue penguins have laid their eggs and the Yellow Eyed Penguins still prospecting and building their nests.

Prospecting period for the Yellow Eyed Penguins
September may have had a few wet days but the Yellow Eyed Penguins and NZ Fur Seals at Natures Wonders were loving it. The Penguins were busy prospecting (finding a place to build their nests) so the viewing was excellent as our two guest from Denver found on their tour.

Small Business Innovation award
Well I was honoured , not only to be nominated for an award, but to be selected as the first recipient of the Martin McDowall small business innovation award, blew me away and I’m very proud its in memory of Martin. I will work hard to live up to the good work and contribution Martin […]