Dunedin City and Otago Peninsula: Small Group tour with Guided Penguin Reserve Visit

Join a small group tour of Dunedin City and Otago Peninsula for a guided visit to a penguin reserve. Explore hidden gems inaccessible to bigger buses and enjoy personalized attention.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Baldwin Street: The Steepest Street in the World - Make a brief visit to the steepest street globally
  • Dunedin Botanic Garden - Take a leisurely walk through the upper botanic garden and admire the plants and bird aviaries
  • Otago Peninsula - Relish the stunning views with opportunities for photography
  • **The Otago Peninsula Eco…
What's Included
  • Complimentary bottled water
  • Goods and Services Tax included
What's Not Included
  • Snacks
  • Lunch
Additional Information

This tour offers a small-group experience with personalized attention, allowing you to explore the stunning Dunedin City and the Otago Peninsula. You’ll bypass the delays often encountered with larger groups boarding and alighting from buses.
The city will be introduced in the most optimal way, with an itinerary crafted to make the most of your time….

Location
Port Chalmers Cruise Terminal
Beach Street
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Angela_l
Mar 14, 2026
Good overview of Dunedin - This is really a three part tour: scenic overview of Dunedin, a trip to the botanical gardens, and the penguin experience. Be aware that our tour went over the time by an hour. The description said 9:30 am - 3:30 pm. We got back to the port at 4:30 pm. The tour design does not include lunch. Luckily, our tour guide made a quick stop at a grocery store so we could grab snacks to eat quickly during our travels.
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X6079naedwards
Mar 9, 2026
A jam packed fun day - A fun, busy all day tour covering city sites in Dunedin, and spots along the Otago peninsula. The highlight was the penguin and wildlife reserve where we saw penguins and sea lions in the wild. Teresa made sure we saw as much of the area as possible. She did a great job keeping us on schedule.
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182stanleym
Feb 2, 2026
Dunedin in a day - Teresa was a wonderful tour guide. Knowledgeable, organized, punctual, and humorous. We saw it all in our 7 hour tour. The top of the hill to get photos, the world’s most slanted street, the botanical gardens, the OPERA, and a local market. I highly recommend her.
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Carolyn
Feb 1, 2026
Fantastic day in the environs of Dunedin - Our Fantail Tours guide, Teresa, was fantastic...very professional, very knowledgeable, courteous and humorous. Our tour of Dunedin, and the Otago Peninsula had numerous photo stops, a visit to a local grocery to purchase a picnic lunch and a 1.5 hour guided hiking walk at OPERA to view a seal pup on the beach, resting sea lions on the cliffs and blue penguins, nesting in secluded boxes as well as a visit to the yellow eyed penguins in the rehab center. We also visited the Railway Station, Uni, the steepest street and views from Mt Cargill. I would highly recommend Fantail Tours.
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Allison_m
Jan 28, 2026
Great tour for families - This was a great day! Our tour guide was incredibly knowledgable and fun. We really enjoyed all the stops, especially the penguin reserve. So fun for my kids as well.
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Theo_p
Jan 27, 2026
Teresa was a very... - Teresa was a very knowledgeable guide, had an excellent schedule which allowed us to maximise our time in Dunedin. The locations we visited were excellent allowing us to see different plants and animals.
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Roseann_f
Jan 12, 2026
Best tour - Absolutely perfect experience with Asta!! Asta went above and beyond offering us options along the way.
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Jennifer_b
Jan 10, 2026
Not to miss Excursion!!! - What a fun-filled, educational, simply awesome day!!! Teresa was amazing- knowledgeable, enthusiastic, educational and fun! Our best excursion to date!
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Loretta_p
Jan 9, 2026
Amazing Dunedin City, Penguin & Wild Life Tour - This was a fabulous tour! Theresa was our tour guide. She was awesome. Knew numerous facts about the areas we visited. Plenty of stops and photo oppertunities. The botanical garden stop gave us a chance to see the native new zealand plants and rare birds. The best part of the tour was the "Opera" Santuary stop. We saw 3 baby penguin chicks nesting in the wild. Absolutely a must do excursion!!
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Silvia_h
Mar 27, 2026
Deception of the customer about the essential part of the excursion - We booked this tour to see the yellow-eyed penguins in their natural habitat. In the reserve, however, you can only hear and see a video and a response from the respective guide over about 25 minutes. However, during the 1.5-hour stay, you cannot see any free-living penguins, as none are settled there. You can't even notice the typical penguin smell. Blue, small penguins are known to come ashore only at dusk. This trip would be totally unsuitable for that. There are only a few small cages with 2 penguins each supposedly to be cared for and a water trough. We were promised a refund in the reserve because there is present that there are no free-living penguins to see and you have to rename the tour. When we wrote to the organizer Fantail, this commitment was not fulfilled. The whole thing is not serious. Too bad!
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From $188
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).