Wildlife
West Coast Wildlife Centre
Franz Josef, West Coast
Kiwi hatchery and tuatara centre in Franz Josef, doable in any weather.
- Cost
- Paid
- Booking
- Best to book
- Time to allow
- 60 min
The centre hatches rowi and Haast tokoeka kiwi eggs retrieved from the wild and raises the chicks before release. The Backstage Pass tour is about 40 minutes, with departures at 10, 12, 2 and 4, and booking essential. Open 8:30am to 6pm every day of the year.
Good to know
- Book the Backstage Pass tour
- Self-guided pass takes 30 minutes to 2 hours
- Perfect when the glacier is clouded in
- Best time
- Cloudy glacier days
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Cnr Cowan and Cron Streets, town centre
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- No dogs
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