Willowbank Wildlife Reserve
Willowbank has grown into one of the nation's most
popular destinations, where you can experience the wildlife of this
unique country in its most natural settings, and learn about the
nation's environment and history. They offer guided tours after
dark, quality souvenirs that will remind you of your time spent
here, special children's programs all year, opened 364 days a year,
a very authentic experience for you to enjoy and recall, with the
opportunity to top it all off with a fantastic meal at their
restaurant and cafe, only ten minutes from the airport and 100%
guaranteed to see kiwi birds. You will have the chance to see fifty
species of animals that are represented by some 500 animals at the
reserve, that include; fallow deer, black and white ruffed lemurs,
ostrich, ring-tailed lemurs, wallabies, siamang gibbons, monkey
island, macaws, Asian small clawed otters, parrots, peacocks,
miniature horses, Clydesdales, game bantams, llama, chickens, goats,
eels, kiwi, kea that are alpine parrots, kunekune pigs, tuatara,
takahe, blue ducks and white herons. Takahe are the biggest species
of rail in the world and can only be seen in New Zealand, so this is
an exceptional opportunity to come and visit these unusual birds
that had been thought to be extinct until discovered by Dr. Geoffrey
Orbell in 1948 here. These rare birds are actually fed with puppets
so they don't become attached to people.
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