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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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The Kiwi Night Encounter offers one of the best chances in New Zealand to see kiwi up close, an experience many describe as a must-do in New Zealand. Your evening begins in the visitor centre, where experienced guides introduce you to kiwi and the conservation work behind their protection. You’ll then be guided to a purpose-built habitat designed to support natural kiwi behaviour while allowing for quiet, respectful observation. As darkness falls, a resident pair of North Island brown kiwi emerge to forage — probing the ground, moving through the undergrowth, and displaying their natural nocturnal behaviours. Small group sizes ensure a calm, low-impact environment throughout the experience. ...
Highlights
1 hour and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
1 hour and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Kneel pads are provided for comfort.
No photography
Meeting Points
Departure
74 Nga Manu Reserve Road
This is an experience timed for dusk and sunset and will last approximately one and a half hours. Guests meet in the Ngā Manu Nature Reserve Visitor Center, and are taken through an informational session, then escorted to the Kiwi habitat.
Return
Itinerary
• Introductory talk in the visitor centre • Short guided walk to the kiwi viewing habitat • Low-light, nocturnal viewing conditions • Slow-paced, quiet experience focused on observation • Wildlife behaviour that varies naturally each evening
Items | Kiwi Night Encounter at Nga Manu Nature Reserve
The Kiwi Night Encounter offers one of the best chances in New Zealand to see kiwi up close, an experience many describe as a must-do in New Zealand. Your evening begins in the visitor centre, where experienced guides introduce you to kiwi and the conservation work behind their protection. You’ll then be guided to a purpose-built habitat designed to support natural kiwi behaviour while allowing for quiet, respectful observation. As darkness falls, a resident pair of North Island brown kiwi emerge to forage — probing the ground, moving through the undergrowth, and displaying their natural nocturnal behaviours. Small group sizes ensure a calm, low-impact environment throughout the experience. ...
Highlights
1 hour and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
1 hour and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Kneel pads are provided for comfort.
No photography
Meeting Points
Departure
74 Nga Manu Reserve Road
This is an experience timed for dusk and sunset and will last approximately one and a half hours. Guests meet in the Ngā Manu Nature Reserve Visitor Center, and are taken through an informational session, then escorted to the Kiwi habitat.
