Wildlife
Sugar Loaf Islands Marine Park
New Plymouth, Taranaki
Rocky islets off the port where you can see seals, and where kayak and boat trips run.
- Booking
- Best to book
- Time to allow
- 60 min
A scatter of sea stacks and islets just off New Plymouth that are home to seabirds and a fur seal colony. You can see them from the shore near Ngāmotu Beach, or get out on the water with a guided kayak or boat trip.
Good to know
- Bring binoculars for the seals and seabirds
- Boat trips depend on sea conditions, so book ahead
- Open
- Summer for tours
- Getting there
- View from Ngāmotu Beach and the foreshore near the port
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
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