The Petrel Station Seabird Tours - Tutukaka, Northland

Whether you’re a birdwatcher, wildlife enthusiast, or photographer, The Petrel Station seabird tours are one of New Zealand’s standout pelagic wildlife experiences. Our tours spend 9–10 hours offshore, giving you plenty of time to enjoy exceptional close encounters and outstanding photography opportunities in one of the world’s richest seabird areas, where 69 seabird species have been recorded so far. Highlights include the world’s best chance to see the rare New Zealand Storm Petrel, specialty northern seabirds such as Pycroft’s Petrel, Black Petrel, and Grey Noddy, seasonal southern ocean visitors, scarce migration and vagrant species, and the huge feeding workups of Buller’s Shearwater and Fairy Prion offshore from Tutukaka, Northland.