Did you know that only a 15-minute drive away from Wellington you can go on a beautiful coastal walk, find 200 million years of old red rocks, and spot SEALS.

Isn’t New Zealand just amazing?

Hiking to the red rocks in Wellington is honestly one of my favorite things to do in New Zealand, so it’s only right to dedicate a full blog post to this amazing little walk. I’ll start this blog post by giving you all the necessary information about how to get to the Red Rocks from Wellington, and how to behave around the seals. And then I’ll of course share my own experience from the red rocks walk.

Don’t try to go close to the seals. Seriously, they can get quite aggressive if they feel scared or intimidated. And why make them feel that way in the first place? I mean, the rocks and the sea are their home, and you’re the intruder. So just watch them from a safe distance.

Along the walk, we saw signs about how to act around seals. I think the most important rule I found was, “Never come between the seal and the ocean”.

The ocean is the seal’s escape route, if you block it, it might get aggressive. So please, just keep you distance from the beach, and both you and the seal will have a good time.

And lastly, of course you shouldn’t try to feed them or anything like that. I’ve seen so many humans try to feed wild animals, and while it might feel like a great experience, it’s not really good for the eco-system. The seals can catch their own fishies, mate!