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Itineraries
10 DAYS
Animal Planet
From
Christchurch
, travel to
Akaroa
to swim with Hector's dolphins, New Zealand's
smallest and rarest. Squeeze in a return trip up the coast to
Kaikoura
for whale-watching
and swimming with NZ fur seals, before travelling south to
Oamaru
. There's a fascination
with Steampunk culture and a wonderful historic precinct, but nature buffs are in town to
meet the little blue penguins that swim ashore every night at dusk.
From Oamaru, travel to the
Otago Peninsula
for more little blue penguins, and their ex-
tremely rare, shuffling cousin, the yellow-eyed penguin, or hoiho. Join a tour with Nature's
Wonders Naturally to get close up to seals and sea lions before admiring the royal albatross
