Dunedin City Highlights

5 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English

Discover the character, history and spectacular scenery of Dunedin on your 5-hour City Highlights Tour, designed especially for cruise ship visitors who want to see the best of the city without feeling rushed.

Your tour combines Dunedin’s beautiful heritage architecture, iconic landmarks, scenic lookout and coastline, giving you a wonderful insight to this fascinating Scottish-influenced city and its surrounding landscape.

Explore the heart of Dunedin, including the Octagon and historic city centre, admire some of the city’s impressive heritage buildings, and visit Baldwin Street.

We’ll also take you to some of Dunedin’s best scenic viewpoints, where you can enjoy panaramic views across the city and Otago Harbour. Continue the coast to St Clair Beach and the Esplanade, one of Dunedin’s favourite seaside spots.

There will be plenty of opportunities take photos and enjoy the scenery along the way. We also allow time for lunch, shopping or just exploring Dunedin at your own pace.

What's Included

Water
Lunch at own cost
Lunch

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).

Itinerary

Duration: 5 hours (approximately)
  • 1
    Baldwin Street - World's Steepest Street!

    Baldwin Street in Dunedin, New Zealand, is certified by Guinness World Records as the steepest residential street in the world. It features a peak gradient of about 19 to 21 degrees (a 1:2.86 rise) over its steepest section, rising 350 metres long from the valley up Signal hill

    20 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 2

    The University of Otago Registry Building, also known as the Clocktower Building, is a Victorian and later structure in the city of Dunedin, New Zealand. It stands next to the banks of the Water of Leith and is constructed from contrasting dark Leith Valley basalt and Oamaru stone, with a foundation of Port Chalmers breccia.

    10 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 3
    Dunedin Railways

    Dunedin railway station is a prominent landmark and tourist site in Dunedin. It is speculated by locals to be the most photographed building in the country, as well as the second most photographed in the southern hemisphere, after the Sydney Opera House.

    20 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 4
    First Church of Otago

    First Church is a prominent church in the New Zealand city of Dunedin. It is located in the heart of the city on Moray Place, 100 metres to the south of the city centre. The church is the city's primary Presbyterian church

    20 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 5
    Unity Park Lookout

    Unity Park Lookout in central Dunedin offers a nice view of the central business district and Otago Harbor beyond. the city and harbor

    10 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 6
    St Clair Beach

    St Clair Beach is a popular white-sand ocean beach in Dunedin, New Zealand. Located about a 15-minute drive or bus ride southwest of the city center, it features a scenic esplanade with cafes and bars, a historic heated salt-water pool, and a reliable surf break

    30 minutes Admission ticket free
  • (Pass by)

    St Kilda Beach is a popular sandy beach in Dunedin, New Zealand, located about 4 kilometers southeast of the city center. It features great surf breaks, a scenic coastal environment, and an extensive dune restoration project currently underway to protect the area from erosion.

    Admission ticket free
  • 7
    Toitu Otago Settlers Museum

    About The Toitū Otago Settlers Museum is a regional history museum in Dunedin, New Zealand. Its brief covers the territory of the old Otago Province, that is, New Zealand from the Waitaki River south, though its main focus is the city of Dunedin. It is New Zealand's oldest history museum.

    1 hour 30 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 8
    The Octagon

    The Octagon is the city centre of Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. It is an eight-sided plaza with a circular one-way carriageway, bisected by the city's main street, and is also the central terminus of two other main thoroughfares.

    30 minutes Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Supplied by Otago Shuttles & Tours Ltd

Tags

Half-day Tours
Bus Tours
Private and Luxury
Historical Tours
Ports of Call Tours
Shore Excursions
Port Pickup
Short term availability

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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