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PUKEKURA IS AN UNMISSABLE WILDLIFE PARADISE. Home to the Royal Albatross Colony, kororā (Little Blue Penguins), a seal colony and nine types of nesting with over 20 spotted around the area. Living at Pukekura: Native/Endemic: , Royal Spoonbill, Little Shag, NZ Fur Seal, Oystercatcher, Red-billed gull, Northern Royal Albatross, Black-backed Gull, Sooty Shearwater, Fantail, rare , Little Blue Penguins, , Oystercatcher, Welcome Swallow, Wax Eyes, . Otago Peninsula Trust Enterprises ROYAL ALBATROSS CENTRE TOURS AND FACILITIES

• The only tour to access an exclusive albatross observatory on a • Spectacular setting on Pukekura Reserve. Department of Conservation (DOC) nature reserve. • Just 45-55 minutes’ scenic drive from Dunedin City. • Late January to August/September - albatross chicks on view; • Small groups (18-25 pax per tour allowed by permit). September - November - arrival of albatross, courting and egg laying; • Binoculars, coats provided. Mobility scooters available. November to January - nesting on eggs. • Conservation partnership by Otago Peninsula Trust – funds to wildlife • Highly trained expert guides, informed, passionate people. care. Dunedin’s pioneering ecotourism operator - since 1967 • Chance to see over 20 species of birds on headland. Free entry to centre displays. Donations to charitable trust appreciated ALBATROSS TOUR TIKI TOURS ON DEMAND 60 minutes A unique, not to be missed chance to visit the world’s only mainland breeding colony of magnificent Royal Albatross. Witness the fascinating social and family life of the breeding colony and have the chance to be awed by the soaring three metre wingspan of the birds All Tiki Tours pick up from flying above. Visitors enjoy intimate insights into the amazing world of Octagon i-SITE, drop off at city the Royal Albatross. Includes fully guided tour, short film, information accommodation. on albatross breeding life cycle and colony viewing from our exclusive glassed and soundproof observatory. Step aboard our Birdmobile and be transported to our world-class attractions with our expert guides from our own Royal Albatross UNIQUE COMBO TOUR Centre - Otago Peninsula’s pioneering ecotourism operation. 90 minutes UNIQUE ALBATROSS TIKI 4 hours Our premium tour—the best way to experience Pukekura’s history Visit the world’s only mainland breeding colony of majestic Royal Free and wildlife with both Albatross Tour and Fort Taiaroa Tour. Learn the Albatross plus explore the historic Fort Taiaroa. full fascinating history of the area and explore so much more of the ON DEMAND Centre headland. Just $10 extra for an extra 30 minutes guided tour.

BLUE PENGUIN TIKI 4 hours Entry Take our evening tour to see the world’s smallest penguins arrive home in their natural habitat. Leaves city 1.5 hours before penguin tour (times change seasonally)

ROYAL TIKI 5-6 hours Enjoy visiting both Albatross and Penguins with our Royal Tiki tours for lovers and nature enthusiasts. Dinner at Toroa Cafe included. FORT TAIAROA TOUR Combo Sundowner with Monarch Wildlife Cruises also available. Leaves city 75 minutes before last albatross tour. Varies seasonally 30 minutes Explore hidden tunnels of Fort Taiaroa, built more than 100 years TOROA CAFE Open 10.15 Weekends. 12.30 week ago. See the world’s only fully restored 1886 Armstrong Disappearing Gun still in working trim in its original gun pit. Learn the fascinating LUNCHES, DINNERS, TEAS military history of this site. Barracks and armament displays. Enjoy delicious fresh counter menu and meals with local produce. Locally roasted coffee, ethical cola. A cafe with wild views.

BOOKINGS | ONLINE WWW.ALBATROSS.ORG.NZ | +64 3 478 0499 ROYAL ALBATROSS - WHAT HAPPENS EACH MONTH

ROYAL ALBATROSS LIFECYLE

See Royal Albatross breeding cycle throughout the year . The only mainland breeding colony in the world! Cycle runs from September when albatross arrive back to Pukekura to court, mate, lay eggs and raise chicks. Chicks fledge September/ October then parents leave for a year off.

“A must when in Dunedin” Tripadvisor review • The only tour to an exclusive • Transport -Tiki Tours from i-SITE observatory on the nature to albatross & penguins. reserve • Info sheets 18 languages • View the albatross breeding • Mobility Scooters on request cycle through the year • Warm coats, binoculars • DOC Permit • Open 10.15am daily • Over 20 bird species • Cafe, Gift Shop • Spectacular setting • TripAdvisor Hall of Fame • Panoramic“A must sea when+ harbour in views Dunedin”• Qualmark Tripadvisor review • Expert engaging guides BLUE PENGUINS - BREEDING CYCLE

LITTLE BLUE PENGUIN LIFECYCLE

“An amazing experience not to be missed!” Tripadvisor review See Little Blue Penguins scurry home at dusk • Tour fees to conservation partners to help revegetation, predator control and penguin care • One evening tour daily • Photos allowed. No Flash. Maximum # visitors 90 • Tours meet at Royal Albatross Centre APPROXIMATE PENGUIN ARRIVAL TIMES IN EVENING BLUE PENGUINS PUKEKURA TOUR

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75 minutes Discover kororā, the Little Blue Penguin, the world’s smallest penguin in its natural habitat on the picturesque Otago Peninsula. Each evening, rafts of Little Blue Penguins arrive at Pilots Beach and scurry home to their cliff-side burrows. Visitors join a guided tour to the beach and watch from a raised viewing platform. Tour numbers limited to 90 people each night. Non flash photos are permitted. Blue Penguins Pukekura is a joint venture conservation project between Korako Karetai Trust and Otago Peninsula Trust. All money raised goes to wildlife and habitat conservation. “Meet the world’s smallest penguin in its natural habitat”

BOOKINGS WWW.BLUEPENGUINS.CO.NZ 03 478 0499

ACTIVITY TIMES Royal Albatross Centre, Unique Tour: Royal Albatross and Fort Taiaroa 90 minutes Blue Penguins Pu e ura Albatross Tour 60 minutes and Fort Taiaroa Blue Penguins Pukekura Tour 75 minutes Fort Taiaroa Tour 30 minutes Tiki Tours 3-7 hours Glenfalloch Lunch 1-1.5 hours Glenfalloch Garden Visit 30-60 minutes Fletcher House Tour 30-60 minutes

Fletcher DRIVE TIMES - APPROXIMATE House Dunedin to Glenfalloch 15 minutes Glenfalloch to Fletcher House 15 minutes lenfalloch Glenfalloch to Albatross Centre 35 minutes DUNEDIN Dunedin to Royal Albatross Centre Blue Penguins 50-60 minutes Use your own car - or take one of our Tiki Tours SUGGESTED ITINERARIES Make sure you book tours as attractions can be full

THEME: Wildlife/Garden Sample Itinerary SUMMER: 9.30am: Drive from Dunedin to Royal Albatross Centre 12.45am: Drive to Glenfalloch Garden from Dunedin. 10.30am: ALBATROSS Tour 11.30am: Drive to Glenfalloch Garden 1.00pm: Leisurely walk and picnic at GLENFALLOCH 12:00pm GLENFALLOCH visit 1.30pm: Drive back to Dunedin (15 mins) 2.30 - 6.00pm: Make your way to the Royal Albatross Centre Options to visit at Fletcher House, Larnach Castle THEME: Heritage -Note Fletcher House only open weekends 6.00pm: Take a UNIQUE ALBATROSSTour our ultimate 11.00m: Drive from Dunedin to Royal Albatross Centre albatross and history tour. Book 478 0499 12:00pm: FORT TAIAROA Tour then lunch at TOROA CAFE 7.30pm: Dine at the TOROA CAFE explore centre’s displays 1.30pm: Drive to Fletcher House 9/9.15pm: Take a BLUE PENGUINS PUKEKURA Tour which meets 1.45pm: FLETCHER HOUSE Tour at the Royal Albatross Centre. Book 478 0499 2.45pm: Drive to Glenfalloch Garden 10.15pm: Drive back to Dunedin 3.00pm: GLENFALLOCH Garden walk 4.00pm: Drive back to Dunedin (15 mins) Sample Intinerary WINTER THEME: Quick Royal Visit 12.45pm: Drive to Glenfalloch Garden from Dunedin. 1.00pm: Leisurely walk and picnic at GLENFALLOCH 12.00pm: Drive from Dunedin to Royal Albatross Centre 2.00pm: Make your way to the Royal Albatross Centre 1.00pm: Lunch at TOROA CAFE 3.00pm: Take a UNIQUE ALBATROSS our ultimate 2.00pm: UNIQUE ALBATROSS Tour albatross and history tour. Book 03 478 0499 3.30pm: Drive back to Dunedin (50 mins) 4.30pm: Have a hearty birdwatchers tea at the TOROA TIKI TOUR with ROYAL ALBATROSS CENTRE CAFE and explore the centre’s displays. 5.15 - 5.45pm: BLUE PENGUINS PUKEKURA Tour meets at Royal Book our transport inclusive tours & guided wildlife experiences. Albatross Centre. Book 478 0499 • UNIQUE ALBATROSS or PENGUIN TIKI Tour. 6.30 -7.00pm: Drive back to Dunedin. Perhaps have dinner at • ROYAL TIKI with Albatross+Penguins+ Dinner GLENFALLOCH Restaurant

HELP CARE FOR OUR TAONGA | DUNEDIN WILDLIFE CARE CODE Dunedin is home to rare and special wildlife Help us protect our penguins, sea lions and birds for future generations. View wildlife with a commercial tour operator as this ensures respectful behaviour and limits wildlife disturbance. Wildlife Care: Help protect Dunedin’s rare wildlife. Do not disturb, touch, feed or go too close to penguins, sea lions and seals. Keep dogs away as they can harm wildlife and prevent them from breeding. Sea lions and other seals: New Zealand sea lions are rare and endangered, please view from a safe distance of at least 20m and do not disturb them. If you must pass them on the beach, keep as much distance as possible and do not loiter. They can move quickly, so back off if they react and do not block their path to water. They can bite! Penguins: Yellow-eyed penguins are endangered and rare. Stay at least 50m away from yellow-eyed penguins as they are shy and easily stressed. Ensure penguins can’t see you. Don’t block penguins’ entry and exit from the water and never approach a nest. No flash photography or dogs. Red-billed gulls. Do not feed or chase the seagulls as they are endangered and human food can kill them. Drones: Use of drones is prohibited in many sensitive areas and can require a permit elsewhere. The important wildlife site of /Pukekura has a permanent restricted airspace. www.dunedin.govt.nz/drones Freedom Camping: Designated freedom camping sites and holiday parks in Dunedin, $200 fines for illegal camping. Public amenities: Please keep Dunedin beautiful and clean by using public toilets and rubbish bins where provided or taking your refuse with you. Smoking and fires are not advisable and often banned under seasonal restrictions. Walking Tracks: Stay on the marked track as many cross private land. Avoid damage to plants and breeding wildlife. Leave sheep alone. Please report any sick or injured wildlife by calling: 0800 DOC HOT (0800 362 468) Poaching is illegal, please report marine poaching by calling: 0800 4 POACHER (0800 476 224) Thank you for helping us to look after our precious wildlife. | Leave nothing but footprints....take nothing but memories. GLENFALLOCH WOODLAND GARDEN Suggested donation/fee $5pp unguided, Guided by arrangement $125 per guide (up to 24 pax per guide) Beautiful historic garden in a hidden valley with large established trees, under-planted with rhododendrons and an array of woodland plants. Native plants and ferns. Stunning Autumn colours and Spring flowers. One of Dunedin’s top gardens. 1000 year old Matai tree. Seasonal events. Hear native birdlife song including , Kereru, Fantails. Open daily 9.00 am-dusk.

Glenfalloch Garden “Surround yourself with beauty in our historic garden”

WWW.GLENFALLOCH.CO.NZ GLENFALLOCH RESTAURANT Group menus and prices available Dunedin’s #1 Restaurant Famous for hosting generations of Dunedin celebrations, Glenfalloch offers gorgeous garden surrounds and wonderful dining in our beautiful on TripAdvisor for restaurant. Available by pre-booked arrangement for lunches, teas, 2018-20 evening dining, weddings, meetings & retreats. Seats 130 people. Groups by arrangement. CURRENTLY SEEKING NEW RESTAURANT PARTNERS - KEEP AN EYE ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA FOR UPDATES

Glenfalloch Restaurant “One of Dunedin’s top restaurants”

FLETCHER HOUSE Entry $10 Adult Children free. The start of a construction empire - a villa built in 1909 by Sir James Fletcher. Fully restored to its former glory and furnished in Edwardian style. Guided tours. FIT open 11am-4pm weekends and public holidays. Groups by arrangement. No need to book - just turn up when open Groups +64 3 478 0180 /+64 3 476 1775 WWW.GLENFALLOCH.CO.NZ [email protected] OTAGO PENINSULA - DUNEDIN’S BIRDSPOTTING PARADISE

MEET DUNEDIN’S NATIVES Chance to spot over 20 types of birds at the Royal Albatross Centre: Centre of the Wildlife Capital of NZ Living at Pukekura: Native/Endemic: Spotted Shag, Royal Spoonbill, Little Shag, NZ Fur Seal, Oystercatcher, Red-billed gull, Northern Royal Albatross, Black-backed Gull, Sooty Shearwater, Fantail, rare Otago Shag, Little Blue Penguins, Paradise Shelduck, Oystercatcher, Welcome Swallow, Wax Eyes, Grey Warbler. Introduced: Little Owl, Starlings, Blackbird, Hedge Sparrow, Skylark, Song Thrush Visits Pukekura: Australian , Giant Petrel, NZ White-capped Albatross, Bullers Mollymawk, Australasian Harrier, Yellow-eyed Penguin, White-faced Heron, White-fronted Tern, NZ Sea Lion, Elephant Seal. Experience Time Hours Includes Key Selling Points OTAGO PENINSULA TRUST ATTRACTIONS

World’s only mainland albatross breeding colony Café, wildlife displays, shop Open 10.15am daily Exclusive observatory on reserve. Limited numbers ROYAL ALBATROSS CENTRE Albatross and Penguin Tours per tour. DOC Concessionaire.

Unique Combo Tour 90mins On hour Albatross + Fort Guided Tour Ultimate tour of headland wildlife and history.

Albatross Tour 60mins Every half hour Albatross Guided Tour Intimate insight into world’s biggest seabird.

Albatross Exclusive 60mins On demand Exclusive private Albatross Tour Private access to observatory for 1-18 people.

Fort Taiaroa Tour 30mins On hour Fort Taiaroa Guided Tour World’s only Disappearing Gun. Hidden fort.

From 10.15- 30 minutes before Group menus (1-60pax) Fresh, tasty local food in Albatross Cafe. Meals - Toroa Cafe penguin tour.

Each evening at dusk, Little Blue Penguin Guided Tour World’s smallest penguin. Natural habitat, BLUE PENGUINS PUKEKURA 75mins Maximum Number 90 people guaranteed viewing, cultural, conservation.

TOURS FROM CITY City return i-SITE/Accom Fully escorted and guided Dunedin city retURN

10.30am daily Summer

Albatross + Fort + Transport Ultimate tour of headland wildlife and history. - Tiki Tour: Unique 4 hours 10am Winter H

Tiki Tour: Penguins 4 hours 1.5 hrs before tour begins Blue Penguins + Transport Watch world’s smallest penguin come ashore. elp

75 minutes before last albatross Albatross+ Dinner + Penguins Birdwatcher’s best - Both albatross and penguins. support Royal Tiki Tour 5-6 hours tour. Varies seasonally.

FIT Weekend/Public Holidays FLETCHER HOUSE 45mins 11am-4pm. Bookings not Guided tours, any time. New Zealand’s only fully restored Edwardian villa. necessary.

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GLENFALLOCH GARDEN & Garden 9am-dusk. Check Entry by donation. Suggested $5 Historic mature woodland garden, beautiful, 60mins restaurant hours online Groups min 10 pax. seasonal displays, 30 acres. RESTAURANT work Royal Albatross Centre, Blue Penguins Pu e ura and Fort Taiaroa BOOKING CONTACTS ROYAL ALBATROSS CENTRE BLUE PENGUINS PUKEKURA FORT TAIAROA BOOKINGS: ALBATROSS + FORT + PENGUIN + TIKI TOURS + TOROA CAFÉ Fletcher House [email protected] 1260 Rd, lenfalloch Otago Peninsula, PO Box 492, Dunedin albatross.org.nz | bluepenguins.co.nz FLETCHER HOUSE DUNEDIN [email protected] +64 3 478 0499 727 Portobello Rd, Otago Peninsula GLENFALLOCH GARDEN otagopeninsulatrust.co.nz/fletcher-house [email protected] +64 3 476 1775 430 Portobello Rd, Otago Peninsula glenfalloch.org.nz +64 3 476 1775 OTAGO PENINSULA TRUST ENTERPRISES: GLENFALLOCH RESTAURANT +64 3 476 1775 [email protected] 430 Portobello Rd, Otago Peninsula 430 Portobello Rd, Otago Peninsula PO Box 492, Dunedin 9054 glenfalloch.co..nz +64 3 476 1006 otagopeninsulatrust.co.nz OUR STORY - OTAGO PENINSULA TRUST Otago Peninsula Trust is Dunedin’s premiere ecotourism operator. Founded in 1967 as New Zealand’s first private charitable conservation trust our mission is “To Preserve and Enhance Otago Peninsula”. Our voluntary Trust Board oversees the Trust operations enabling the dedicated trust team to help acheive the Trust’s mission through providing amazing natural experiences to Otago Peninsula visitors. Your support and funds raised from the Trust’s operations go to assist conservation and education programmes aimed to inspire people to care for our natural heritage. We thank you for visiting our attractions and supporting our conservation work.

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