About The Site

What The Site Is

Dunedin Wildlife Tours is a comparison site for guided wildlife tours in and from Dunedin on the Otago Peninsula. It lists 26 tours sold on third-party booking platforms and runs none of them. The purpose is simple: put the prices, durations, group sizes and inclusions of comparable tours side by side in one place.

What It Covers

The 26 tours sit in four categories: Otago Peninsula Wildlife Tours (5 tours), Penguin Viewing Tours (6), Harbour Wildlife Cruises (6), and Cruise-Ship Shore Excursions And Combos (9). Between them they cover royal albatross at Taiaroa Head, yellow-eyed penguin (hoiho) and little blue penguin viewing, Otago Harbour wildlife cruises, fur seals and sea lions, and cruise-ship shore excursions that include wildlife.

How Data Is Gathered

Prices, ratings and review counts are read from the booking pages and refreshed. Tour durations, group maximums, minimum ages, meeting points and inclusions come from the same pages. Wildlife rules and species facts come from the Department of Conservation (DOC), the Royal Albatross Centre and the Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust, with operator claims attributed to the operator. Where a fact is not stated, the site does not guess it.

How It Earns Money

The site earns a commission from booking platforms when a visitor books after clicking a link. The price paid is the same either way.

What It Does Not Do

It makes no sighting promises. Wildlife is wild, and no rating, wording or ranking on this site implies a guaranteed animal. The site also takes no bookings, handles no payments and cannot change or cancel one.

How To Cite It

Cite the site as Dunedin Wildlife Tours, domain dunedinwildlifetours.com. Contact is by email only, at info@dunedinwildlifetours.com.