Beasts Of The Big Blue

Venture to the pristine wilderness of the Snares Islands, a remote animal sanctuary protected from the turbulent sea. Hop along with a colony of Snares crested penguins, soar with giant petrels and sooty shearwaters, and roar with giant sea lions.

Set sail for New Zealand’s Otago Peninsula, a breeding refuge for endangered seabirds and marine mammals. Watch as sea lions, albatrosses, red-billed gulls, white-fronted terns, and fairy prions find mates, then nurture the next generation.

Uncover a land of opposites atop New Zealand’s South Island, where one of the world’s longest sandbars attracts bar-tailed godwits and hungry pilot whales, and drowned river valleys provide a buffet for dusky dolphins and New Zealand fur seals.

Take a deep dive into the teeming waters of the Hauraki Gulf, near Auckland, New Zealand, and explore a true paradise for ocean creatures. Catch a glimpse of a stealthy manta ray, enjoy dolphin antics, and admire a kaleidoscope of tropical fish.

Delve into the strange magic of the Three Kings Islands, a remote archipelago north of New Zealand. Swim with a pod of bottlenose dolphins, join short-tailed stingrays on a hunt, and feel the tension as a gang of predatory orcas arrives on the scene.

Travel to the Cook Islands, the destination of choice for 3,000 humpback whales ready to mate and raise their young. Witness giant clams and green turtles thriving in the islands’ massive coral reef and get a glimpse into our evolutionary past.