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Orokonui Ecosanctuary

  1. OTA
  2. Mount Cargi̇ll Park & Forests

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Orokonui Ecosanctuary
"Orokonui Ecosanctuary is a 307 hectare fenced wildlife sanctuary that contains some of Aoteaora New Zealand's rarest wildlife. The best place in the lower South Island to see takahē, kākā, tuatara and more. The visitor centre also has a café where you can stop for a delicious coffee after your walk."
Address: 600 Blueskin Rd , Mount Cargill 9081, OTA, NZ
Phone: 03 482 1755
State: OTA
Zip Code: 9081


Opening Hours

Monday: 09:30-16:30
Tuesday: 09:30-16:30
Wednesday: 09:30-16:30
Thursday: 09:30-16:30
Friday: 09:30-16:30
Saturday: 09:30-16:30
Sunday: 09:30-16:30

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Reviews
Really friendly and helpful staff, very cheerful to tell you information and get you sorted. Ecosanctuary part is really well mapped and signposted, great names and trails to get you around everywhere. A great walk for anyone, plenty of tree shelter if it is too sunny or a little rainy. Birds are friendly and will come up close to you as you watch them eat/drink.
What an excellent place! Lovely walks and the well places bird feeders mean you can see a lot of bird life, especially if you stand quietly at a feeder for a few minutes while the birds return after hearing you approach. The cafe was nicer than I was expecting with a lovely soup that tasted home made.
My family went without knowing much about the place since we had some time. The receptionist was full of knowledge, gave us information about local flora, fauna and culture, and didn't try to upsell any aspect of the place - letting us know that the "tallest tree in New Zealand" was "just a tall, skinny eucalyptus." They had wheelchair accessible toilets, rental chairs 2 I could see and one wheelchair accessible path with many different inaccessible paths off of it. Lots of informative signage about the birds, what's in season, and their sustainability efforts. Near the entrance they've got a few enclosures of local reptiles that if you're lucky you might spot a few but otherwise signs explaining the animal it's significance. I look forward to coming back and seeing a new section every time!
Excellent area to see and hear the wildlife of New Zealand in a predator free environment. Good range of walks for different fitness levels and not long at all. Good parking and a nice cafe also.
A really nice option to spend 2-4 hours on a weekend. They have quite a variety of birds and animals. And a few options for trekking routes - fast one-hour trail and longer ones as well. We took the longer option and managed to spend about 2.5 hours. They’ve multiple viewing platforms and benches next to feeding and drinking props for the birds. You can get nice and close views of the birds and lots of photo ops. Also possible to photo-capture the birds on the trees. We didn’t manage to see the geckos though.
Lovely place to visit and just sit in the trees and watch the birds. Most is stroller friendly all though we stick to the easy tracks. The walk times are a dawdle, you could walk it much quicker than advertised.
Wonderful walk around native bush and wildlife. Easy to get close up with some of New Zealand's most beautiful birds, reptiles, and flora. The paths are very easy to walk, and there's a 2 hour round trip mini-hike for the more adventurous. Plenty of bird feeders situated around the reserve, making it very easy to catch a great snap of your favourite birds. Managed to see Takahe, Tui, Kaka, Korimako, Otago Skink, South Island Robin, Fantail, and Riflemen.
An amazing place. Well worth the visit. Walking paths for all ages and abilities. Ever time I have been I have seen a variety of birds. Staff super friendly and helpful. Cafe serves great food.
Very nice walks and great variety of birds to go see. Worth signing up for an annual pass! Good cafe too.
Third visit to the ecosanctuary. Nice and easy nature walk, gets slightly challenging if you are wanting to see the eucalyptus tree. We were able to see most birds that day and a curious robin kept trailing us along the way Also saw an Eastern Rosella how lucky
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