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Dunedin Highlights Tour: Discover New Zealand's Oldest City
4.7
25 Ratings
Dunedin
Discover Dunedin’s highlights in 2 hours. Perfect for those short on time, enjoy a personalized small group tour of New Zealand’s oldest city.
Discover Dunedin’s highlights in 2 hours. Perfect for those short on time, enjoy a personalized small group tour of New Zealand’s oldest city.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- The Octagon - Discover the city’s heart, featuring St Paul’s Cathedral and the Robbie Burns Statue.
- First Church of Otago - This stop offers a chance for photos. Although the church is currently closed, it’s a perfect opportunity to appreciate its exterior beauty.
- Baldwin Street: The Steepest Street in the World - Pause for a photo or a…
- The Octagon - Discover the city’s heart, featuring St Paul’s Cathedral and the Robbie Burns Statue.
- First Church of Otago - This stop offers a chance for photos. Although the church is currently closed, it’s a perfect opportunity to appreciate its exterior beauty.
- Baldwin Street: The Steepest Street in the World - Pause for a photo or a brief walk up what was the world’s steepest street until July 2019.
- Signal Hill - Visit Signal Hill to enjoy stunning panoramic views of Dunedin and its surroundings.
- Dunedin Botanic Garden - Take a short guided walk through the upper Botanic Garden to admire seasonal blooms, giant rhododendrons, native New Zealand birds, and bird aviaries.
- Northern Cemetery - Explore one of Dunedin’s oldest cemeteries and learn about the prominent figures interred there. Hear the tale of William Larnach and capture a photo of his family tomb. Please note that access depends on road conditions, and this stop may be skipped if necessary.
- University of Otago - Visit New Zealand’s oldest university, the University of Otago.
- Dunedin Railway Station - Stop at New Zealand’s most photographed building, the Dunedin Railway Station, and learn its fascinating history.
What's Included
- Bottled water
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Bottled water
- In-vehicle air conditioning
Additional Information
Join a small-group tour to explore the highlights of Dunedin, New Zealand’s oldest city. This City Tour is ideal for those with limited time who desire a personalized experience. This concise yet informative tour provides a delightful introduction to Dunedin’s charm.
The 2-hour City Tour covers the city’s main attractions, allowing ample time for any…
Join a small-group tour to explore the highlights of Dunedin, New Zealand’s oldest city. This City Tour is ideal for those with limited time who desire a personalized experience. This concise yet informative tour provides a delightful introduction to Dunedin’s charm.
The 2-hour City Tour covers the city’s main attractions, allowing ample time for any other planned activities.
Please be aware that this tour does not include pick-up from Port Chalmers and is therefore not suitable for cruise ship passengers. The tour begins at Dunedin City Centre, just outside the Dunedin Visitor Centre. On some occasions, pick-up from Port Chalmers may be available for an additional fee—please inquire for more information.
Location
Dunedin isite Visitor Information Centre
This tour is designed for non cruise ship passengers, leaving at the Octagon, outside Dunedin visitor centre.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(25 Ratings)
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Dee_o
Mar 11, 2025
Our party of 3 was the... - Our party of 3 was the only ones on the tour. They picked us up from cruise terminal. Arlene was wonderful and customized the tour for us since we had a trike tour after. She then picked us up after the trike tour and drove us back to the ship. Highly recommend Arlene!
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Dennis_o
Mar 9, 2025
Tour Guide Made Dunedin Special - After getting off the ship, you walk directly into the terminal bldg where all the tour companies are located. "Teresa" had a sign/logo/tour company name with our names on it, so we connected right away. The van was big enough to fit all 12? of us and to switch seats if we wanted to. "Teresa" was funny, educational, informative and personal who was aware of unique concerns (difficulty in walking, in my case). She made Dunedin memorable.
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Brian
Feb 8, 2025
Lovely tour - We joined the 2 hour Dunedin city tour. Our guide Asta picked us up from our hotel and took us to a number of sights in Dunedin including Baldwin Street, the botanic gardens, signal hill and the train station. Asta was very knowledgeable and friendly. We enjoyed the tour as there were only 4 of us in our group and we would not have been able to visit all these venues without the guide.
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Leeceloulou
Dec 20, 2024
Small tours win again! - This was the perfect tour! With only five of us in the van, two separate families, our tour guide was able to adjust the schedule to suit everyone's interests.
2 hours might have initially felt like a short time, but we saw so much and learned so much. It never felt rushed. My mum had been to Dunedin twice before and was delighted to see and learn things she hadn't already on other tours.
Asta's local knowledge and passion for Dunedin were obvious. I loved hearing about Munuka honey and Dunedin's core industry, the university.
I personally loved the time taken in the Botanic gardens and the university. The stop at the stadium was clearly a highlight for our other tour family and something we may have missed otherwise. Brilliant!
If you have any special requests, I truly believe Fantail Tours will accommodate. Please don't hesitate to ask.
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Trisha_s
Dec 15, 2024
Great use of time and money! - Our trip was so well conducted by Asta! She was so friendly and a wealth of info. We got to see so many sites in a short amount of time - even a walk through of the rhododendron garden at the Botanical Gardens. Would highly tecommend
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B2124kunatalias
Sep 21, 2024
If you are limited with time, and don't want to drive! - I had very limited time and wanted to get an idea of Dunedin. Booking was easy: I reserved my spot several hours before the tour. I was lucky to be the only tourist on this tour. Asta, my guide was ready to tailor the experience for me, acting as my photographer since I was traveling solo. Thanks to her, I now have some great photos to memorize my experience. Asta took me to all the advertised places. our stops were short, but that's the point - just to familiarize myself with the city and to get an idea of where I want to return and spend more time. Thank you!
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Nicole_r
May 4, 2024
City Highlights - Asta was so wonderful and nice taking us around Dunedin showing us a lot of places on our drive.
Thanks you Asta.
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Susan_c
Feb 19, 2025
An interesting tour of... - An interesting tour of some of Dunedin’s key sights. Unfortunately the weather was against us but it was a comfortable minibus and gave us a good introduction to the city
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David_g
Apr 3, 2025
Poor experience .. worse response for tour operator. - The driver was nice and we fid stop at a number of key spots BUT we chose this tour based on being picked up at the cruise port and the itinerary .. we drove past the cemetery and the first church but did not stop and go in as outlined in the itinerary.
That even I reached out to this tour operator and they got back to me saying we did stop at the church.. when I confirmed that we did not .. their reply was "The church has been closed to public since pandemic!" But yet they advertised it as a stop.
Then they had the gall to say "Our city tour is priced to depart and finish at the Octagon, and as a gesture of goodwill, we offered you a complimentary transfer from the port on this occasion." .. there was at 13 people in our group .. they advertised the tour as a cruise port pickup .. and the helpers at the port were well aware of the company as far as coming into the port.
Then they have the nerve to say "However, due to some customers taking advantage of our kindness, we regret to inform you that we will no longer be offering complimentary pickups from the port, nor will we continue offering our city highlights tour to cruise ship passengers." .. how did anyone take advantage of them .. we were just asking for what was described in the itinerary.
Ironically enough .. they have now updated their itinerary descriptions to reflect my concerns.
We had requested a partial refund but they denied the request.
Poor customer service.
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Craig_t
Mar 1, 2025
Rushed and itinerary cut short. - Rushed and cut short due to multiple tours combined at short notice. No botanic gardens visit and would have been better to have just gone in on the bus. Very poor value for money.
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