ROYAL ALBATROSS CENTRE

The ultimate tour – a 90 minute guided tour combining the Albatross Classic with the Fort Taiaroa to include the human history of Pukekura / Taiaroa Head.

A 60 minute fully guided tour; presentation on the albatross breeding cycle and short film, followed by a short walk up the hill for 30 minutes of viewing the nesting albatross from our exclusive glassed observatory.

Wild Dunedin Festival special! Express version of our albatross tour, only for school holidays! Includes a quick introduction by our guide, a short walk up the hill, and 15 minutes of viewing time in the glassed observatory to see nesting albatross chicks.

A guided tour walking through underground Fort Taiaroa, built on the headland to counter the potential threat of a Russian invasion in the late 1880s and later used for training and defence during WWI and WWII.

Wish to learn more about the magnificent Northern Royals in your own bubble? Book our 60 minute fully Private Albatross Tour with a dedicated expert albatross guide.

Wish to learn more about the magnificent Northern Royals and Fort Taiaroa in your own bubble? Book our 90 minute fully Private Unique Taiaroa Tour with a dedicated expert guide.

Drive yourself along the beautiful & scenic roads of the Otago Peninsula to combine a tour at the Royal Albatross Centre with a wildlife cruise aboard the Monarch to see Taiaroa Head from both land and sea.

A Triple Combo – see the world’s only mainland colony of Royal Albatross on a guided tour at the Albatross Centre, then join a wildlife cruise aboard the Monarch, and finish at The OPERA (formerly Penguin Place) with a guided tour to see the rare Yellow-Eyed Penguin.

Members joining the Unique Taiaroa, Albatross Classic and Fort Taiaroa tours receive a 50% discount.