Bicheno Penguin Tours
Highlights
- Experience the magic of fairy penguins emerging from the ocean at dusk on Tasmania's stunning east coast.
- Join knowledgeable guides who share insights about penguins while you observe them in their natural habitat.
- Visit a private rookery, ensuring an intimate encounter without disturbing the penguins' nightly journey.
- Enjoy nightly tours that operate daily, except Christmas Day and New Year's Eve, for a truly unique wildlife experience.
Bicheno Penguin Tours takes you to see fairy penguins at dusk on Tasmania’s East Coast.
The nightly evening tours offer a rare and thrilling chance to visit a private rookery. You can watch the fairy penguins (also known as the little penguin) emerge from the ocean and head for their homes.
Established by Bicheno locals to protect the penguin population, the tour lets you get close to the penguins without disturbing their nightly journey.
Tours operate daily except Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve. Tours depart at dusk and penguin numbers vary seasonally. Bookings are essential for penguin tours.
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Bicheno Penguin Tours
Our tour takes about one hour and departs around dusk. When booking you will be advised as to what time the tour begins.
Listen to knowledgeable guides as you see the fairy penguins in their natural habitat. Please book by phone or via our website.
Current offers
Bicheno's little penguins and winter lights
Watch little penguins waddle ashore in their tiny tuxedos on a memorable winter night. Embark on a tour of the bustling Bicheno rookery with local guides, then hop aboard a shuttle to Bicheno Beams where the winter light show projects colours across the night sky set to atmospheric music. This combined ticket runs for three winter weeks only (27 June to 18 July). Two magical east-coast experiences in one unforgettable night.
Accreditations
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EcoStar Accreditation
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Quality Tourism Accreditation
- State/Territory Bus Operators Accreditation
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Sustainable Tourism Accreditation by ATIC
Memberships
- Regional Tourist/Tourism Association/Organisation
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