Imagine a lush forest full of rare native wildlife. Discover Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne, an ecosanctuary home to over 40 rare native species and 32km of …
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Mar 13, 2025
We paid $26 each to walk around a park! We saw a few ducks and 2 other bird species. We see far more birds in our own garden! This was a very disappointing experience and I would suggest a walk aroun…Full review by Maxine W
Mar 13, 2025
We heard about Zealandia while we were in Wellington and decided to visit. In short, it is amazing!! For those new to this, Zealandia is an eco sanctuary which is entirely enclosed and pest free. Th…Full review by PazA2468
Mar 9, 2025
Wish we had more time to wander this sanctuary. We would have loved to take a tour but the timing didn't work. We very much enjoyed walking on the paths and finding the birds and lizards. We encou…Full review by MaBiobabe
Is there parking outside of the city where I can walk to Zealandia?
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Thank you all for your answers. I found that the best way for me was to park on the overspill car park where there was plenty of room and easy to find.
Hello, is there foreign language guided tour? Or an interpretation machine to hire? Thanks
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Zealandia can be done as a self guided walk as you are following well fotmed trails through the nature reserve. If you do it this way the only thing you need to intrrpret is the map / …
Zealandia can be done as a self guided walk as you are following well fotmed trails through the nature reserve. If you do it this way the only thing you need to intrrpret is the map / pamphlet they provide. There are guided walks but as far as I am aware these are only conducted in English. I have had a look at the Zealandia website and cannot find any mention of audio guides. You kight get more infotmation by sending them an email.
I read there is a free courtesy bus from the cable car out to Zealandia and if that is still the case how long does it take to get there and approx. how long should we allow to visit and get back if we are on a cruise ship. We wanted to go out in the afternoon after a morning tour of the city would we have enough time? Thank you so much for your time and info
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THe free bus ride is short no more than 5 to 10 mins and regular to and from Zealandia to the cable car summit. Yes can be done in the afternoon no later than 2 pm bus leaving for …
THe free bus ride is short no more than 5 to 10 mins and regular to and from Zealandia to the cable car summit. Yes can be done in the afternoon no later than 2 pm bus leaving for Zealandia. If you want to do the full walk in the nature reserve it takes around 50 mins to one hour. If you want to just see the Zealandia museum exhibits 20-30 mins is more than enough.Doing the full walk and museum will around 80 to 90 mins.
What is the best tour to take to see the most birds - day, twilight, or night tour?
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You definitely get to see a selection of birds during a day tour, make sure to keep a look out as birds are working away through the bark and what not :) As for seeing a kiwi, I haven't …
You definitely get to see a selection of birds during a day tour, make sure to keep a look out as birds are working away through the bark and what not :) As for seeing a kiwi, I haven't managed to see one there yet...next time. Zealandia is very tranquil too.
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