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Who doesn't love a penguin! Bless these folks and the work they are doing to protect these little African Penguins. A fantastic guide told us the full story, with plenty of time for Q&A. Clearly places like this need so much more funding, but they're doing a brilliant job with what they have. You can get up close with the penguins and we were lucky enough to see them being fed - poor keepers...what a palava! …
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Date of experience: February 2020
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The place is not big, but alone to support the work these people do for the birds and especially the penguins, makes it worth to go here. The staff is so dedicated and really take their time to explain and answer your questions.
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Date of experience: December 2019
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so many penguins ! it's really nice to see so many of them and to be able to observe them in their natural habitat . they are so funny and so sweet !
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Date of experience: August 2019
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It's not like a normal attraction and it's not a zoo. The station is one of the few which is trying to protect our nature in real live. It is all based on donations and lots of volunteers. This is real live nature conservation. No official support, penny-pinching tourists, growing number of endangered species. So maybe you are not just talking about environment protection and have a couple rand left in your pocket, then donate or adopt a penguin. …
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Date of experience: November 2019
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At the Cape Recife Nature reserve in Port Elizabeth also known as Nelson Mandela Bay. One sees the total dedication of the staff and also volunteers release the Penguins back the sea after Unfortunate Ship oil spills. Injured birds are also nursed and released. We were fortunate to see them being released and the staff were overjoyed to see the Penguins as they swim back into the deep sea. Having spent a considerable amount of time in rehabilitation. Happy trip enjoyed by us all !!!…
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Date of experience: May 2019
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