Embark on a scenic tour exploring Dunedin highlights, including the iconic Railway Station, and historic Octagon with photo ops at Signal Hill Lookout and Baldwin Street, the world's steepest street. Make your way out to Taiaroa head where you will stop in at the Royal Albatross Centre before starting the ultimate peninsula wildlife experience at The Opera. Explore the reserve and rehabilitation center which is home to the endangered yellow-eyed penguins, fur seals, sea lions, and several species of sea and forest birds. This tour offers a blend of history, stunning views, and wildlife encounters, summing up all of the goodness Dunedin has to offer.
Cruise passengers: we will be waiting for you at the pier with a sign with your name on it
*Sightseeing Drive. Drive Past: The Octagon, Dunedin Railway Station, Lanarch Castle. Stop at: Baldwin Street (steepest street in the world), Signal Hill Lookout, St Clair Beach. Then continue to Royal Albatross Visitors Centre and The Opera.
The Octagon
Lanarch Castle
The steepest street in the world
St Clair Beach
Royal Albatross Visitors Centre At Taiaroa Head Free to enter the educational displays
Wildlife and Penguin Tour Walking involved Learn about the rarest penguin in the world, the hoiho (yellow-eyed penguin) and experience the best possibility to view one of these endangered birds. We will begin with an overview of the work we are doing to help save the hoiho and care for all living species at The OPERA. Guests will then be guided through our reserve which is home to numerous native plant and wildlife species including the hoiho and kororā (little penguins), fur seals, sea lions, and several species of sea and forest birds. Finally, when penguins are in our care, guests will visit our Penguin Rehabilitation Centre, where they can see these rare birds up close.
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