Bicheno Penguin Tour

Each evening from dusk on the shores of Bicheno, hundreds of penguins return from a day of feeding and settle into their burrows. Thanks to two surfing mates, Paul Male and Nic Wardlaw, who established the Bicheno Penguin Tours in the early nineties, you can safely get up close and watch as the birds swim into shore and waddle up the sand.

The hour-long penguin tour leaves at dusk from Bicheno. You’ll be driven out to the private beaches and quietly led by one of the guides to carefully spot the cute and fluffy penguins. Take it from us: if you stand still enough, you may even have one walk right under your legs.