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Small Group Daytime 2-Hour Eco Wildlife Tour at Zealandia

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Small Group Daytime 2-Hour Eco Wildlife Tour at Zealandia
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Zealandia is the world’s first fully fenced urban eco-sanctuary and home to some of New Zealand’s most extraordinary wildlife. This 2-hour guided walking tour will introduce you to native birds such as kakariki, tui, and bellbirds; rare species like takahē; and unique reptiles including green gecko and tuatara. Entrance fees are included.
  • 2-hour guided tour of Zealandia Wildlife Sanctuary in Wellington
  • Explore the vast wetlands of the Zealandia eco-sanctuary on a walking tour
  • Spot rare and endangered birds including takahē, tui, and kākā
  • Learn more about New Zealand’s native wildlife from an expert guide
  • Small-group tour limited to 10 people ensures a personalized experience
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53 Waiapu Road , 53 Waiapu Road, Karori, Wellington 6012, New Zealand
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Turn left after the Karori Tunnel and travel along Waiapu Road. Zealandia is located at the end of Waiapu Road.

This activity will end right where it started.
Make your own way to the Zealandia Visitor Center, just outside of Wellington city center, in time for a 10am, 11am, or 1pm departure (depending on tour time selected). After meeting your guide and small group of no more than 10 participants, set out on a 2-hour walking tour of the park.

Learn more about Zealandia and its pioneering conservation efforts as you follow your guide around the park’s walkways, exploring the lush forests and wetlands. Along the way, stop at viewpoints and feeding stations, and look out for green gecko, tuatara, and native New Zealand birds. Kākā (bush parrot), kakariki, tūī, tīeke (saddleback), hihi, and bellbirds are all common sightings, and you might even spot rare birds including the flightless takahē.

After 2 hours exploring the vast parklands, your tour ends back at the Visitor Center.
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ZEALANDIA Ecosanctuary
Meet your expert guide at the Visitors Centre ticket desk. The tour will begin with an introduction in the exhibition and viewing of a short film on the big screen, which describes the significance of the sanctuary and its ground-breaking conservation work. Venture out into the sanctuary to explore along a variety of tracks and trails. Your guide will inspire you along the way with stories about the sanctuary and its wildlife, immersing you in the ground-breaking conservation work happening at Zealandia. Their expert knowledge of the sanctuary will help you make the most out of your experience with New Zealand nature. You will also have the opportunity to see a wide range of native New Zealand birds. Witness the highly intelligent kākā (bush parrot), kakariki, tūī and bellbirds at feeding stations positioned along the sanctuary’s walkways. You may also see the critically endangered takahē, the busy tīeke (saddleback), the bright hihi, tuatara, and green gecko. There will also be plenty of opportunities to take photographs of these amazing avians as well as the surrounding, picturesque landscapes. 
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Duration: 2 hours 
Admission Ticket Included
  • Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • A maximum of 12 people per booking
  • Arrive at the Visitors Centre 15 minutes before your tour start time
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • Photography allowed on this tour
  • Please enquire about service animal entry before booking.
  • Stroller accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Some of the tracks are wheelchair accessible, private tours are available
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
  • OPERATED BY Zealandia
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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The answers provided below are based on answers previously given by the tour provider to customers’ questions.
Q:
What is the policy on sanitization during Small Group Daytime 2-Hour Eco Wildlife Tour at Zealandia?
A:The policies on sanitization are:

  • Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
  • Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
  • Gear/equipment sanitized between use
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
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What is the social distancing policy during Small Group Daytime 2-Hour Eco Wildlife Tour at Zealandia?
A:The policy on social distancing is:

  • Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
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What measures are being taken to ensure staff health & safety during Small Group Daytime 2-Hour Eco Wildlife Tour at Zealandia?
A:The policy on staff health & safety is:

  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
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Get a general admission by 24$
Seyedvahid_M
, Jul 2022
Don’t get this tour and just get a general admission by 24$. The tour doesn’t worth it at all as it doesn’t take you anywhere special or show you anything that others can’t see
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star-5
Excellent
Brian_S
, Mar 2022
It was great to get Up close to native birds and tuatara. The guide was very knowledgeable and friendly.
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star-5
Fantastic guided tour
Susan_L
, Jun 2021
Grant (1pm Thurs 24/6/21) was an excellent guide. He knew where to look to see numbers of birds (10) , recognize bird song and spot the bird. Was awesome. Saw birds we had never seen in live form.
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Best outdoor education experience
Marilyn_C
, Apr 2021
Impressive vision, enjoyed every minute. Bonus that Zealandia experience is so accessible to all in and around Wellington.
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icon Response from Host , Apr 2021
Thank you for the review. We are so pleased to hear that you enjoyed very minute!
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star-5
Worth doing guided tour
Stephanie_H
, Jan 2021
We was a tuatara . The whole experience was incredible. Definitely recommend the guided tour. Easy walking too
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star-5
Awesome
Vanessa_M
, Dec 2020
Great place awesome guides kids loved it! Really educational or all of us. Tuatara we’re a hit as we’re takehe
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star-5
Fabulous guided tour
Mary_C
, Dec 2020
I had a fabulous guide, who was so helpful, and showed me so many special things. I also loved the boat trip.
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star-5
Must do experience.
Augustine_M
, Nov 2020
Fantastic experience. Our guide was very knowledgeable and made the walk highly enjoyable. Amazing that such a place exists in the heart of the city.
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star-5
Unique experience
Meg_B
, Nov 2020
Our tour guide Jennifer was nice and friendly. She was accomodating all our questions, she explained the unique wildlife of NZ quite well, its history and the migration etc. Kuddos!
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Aussie Experience
hindmarsh
, Mar 2020
The tour of Zealandia was a wonderful experience. We saw many birds and Tuartares. We enjoyed the trip across the dam in an electric powered boat. The whole conservation concept is very impressive. The guide was very knowledgeable and a good communicator.
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star-5
Great place with a great guide
Jeffrey_H
, Feb 2020
Really enjoyed it. Jim our guide was very knowledgable and enthusiastic which made it so enjoyable. His knowledge of the birds and trees was incredible and interlacing it with Maori uses and folklore made it special.
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So many different birds to see!
Mildred_R
, Feb 2020
Thoroughly enjoyed our morning tour with Manuela this week. We saw far more native New Zealand birds than we had done on bush walks in the previous fortnight on our own. Zealandia is is a fascinating 500 year project and the area seems to be responding to the care and attention from so many volunteers. Highly recommended. Thank you!
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Looking for the animals
leacatnap
, Jan 2020
The volunteer guide was fantastic as was the small group that we were with it was interactive in the respect that we were looking for the local wildlife it was a great tour for young and old alike
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Superb
rhys h
, Jan 2020
Clare our guide managed to give us a fantastic guided walk with almost all the brochure animals and birds spotted in profusion. Extraordinary to find such a wildlife haven is close to the city!
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Exceeded expectations
Beverly_D
, Jan 2020
We saw most of the bird species on the flyer and there are heaps of Tuatara around, you can’t miss them! Roy, our guide was fantastic :)
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Great day in the rain
John H
, Nov 2019
We had a great guide, a graduate student at the university in Wellington. Despite a downpour the whole time, she was able to find and talk about numerous rare species. Well worth it even if we did get wet!
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You will see rare and exotic animals...
ANTHONY_B
, Feb 2018
You will see rare and exotic animals on this tour. Our group was small--another lady tourist, my wife and I and our ranger guide. We saw Tuataras and where they live. We saw the rare black and brown Saddleback bird 2,000 or fewer in existence. We saw beautiful parrots and other birds flying freely around the park. What we thought that we were going to miss was the nearly extinct Takahe less than 100 in existence. At the end of our tour, the guide said that he was going back to the Visitor Center, and the other lady tourist went with him. My wife and I opted to stay in the park a bit longer. While sitting on a bench, looking out toward the pond, what should appear? One of the resident Takahes of the park! Please take your time and be patient when you visit. The woods in the park were beautiful and make for a very pleasant easy to slightly moderate walk. There are plenty of benches for a rest for those of us who are a bit older. The restaurant is quite good, as are the interesting food selections there. This was a most pleasant day for us.
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