Dunedin Shore Excursion: Heritage, Scenery & Botanical Gardens Tour

Explore the rich heritage and stunning scenery of Dunedin on a small group shore excursion. Visit Larnach Castle, the world’s steepest street, and the oldest botanic garden in New Zealand.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Baldwin Street: The Steepest Street in the World - A short stop to have a look or take a photo of Baldwin Street that used to hold a title of the steepest street in the world for the last 30 years
What's Included
  • Driver/guide
  • Round-trip shared transfer
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Port pickup and drop-off
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Food and drinks
  • Entrance fees
Additional Information

This tour offers an opportunity to immerse yourself in the pristine beauty of Dunedin, featuring a journey filled with heritage, breathtaking landscapes, and unforgettable highlights. Participants will explore the magnificent Otago Peninsula via the picturesque Highcliff Road, known for its rugged beaches and bays, and visit the gardens of New Zealand’s…

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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Cathy_s
Jan 12, 2026
The best! - We had a beautiful day with Asta. Turned out that we had a private tour& and she was so flexible and agreeable to anything we needed to do or see. The views were incredible! The castle gardens are lovely ; the steepest street is cool! She took us to the botanical garden and pointed out different plants. & very interesting trees. It was a pleasure To spend time with this lovely lady. She loves this area and you could tell.!!
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Lallk58
Jan 9, 2026
Fantastic Tour - We visited Dunedin, New Zealand while on a cruise. It was a fantastic tour. Pick up and drop off was very easy. Our tour guide Asta from Fantails picked us up from the cruise terminal. It was a small group of 4 people on the tour. Our tour guide Asta was very knowledgeable and she gave us a lot of information about Dunedin rich history. Scenic drives overlooking the city were stunning. We went to the Baldwin Street, steepest street in the world. Inside tours of the Olveston historic house with its rich history and inside tour of Larnach Castle with its beautiful gardens were our favorite. We also made short stops at University of Otago, Dunedin Railway Station, Dunedin Botanic Garden and First Church of Otago. It was a great tour, we spent a lovely and a memorable day with Asta. We highly recommend this tour.
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Esperanzadtc
Jan 2, 2026
Excellent guide and very complete tour - Excellent tour very complete Highly recommended The guide loved very very pleasant and very flexible for the times He shared a lot of information and tips Made us the most pleasant tour
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Michael_k
Dec 22, 2025
Excellent way to explore Dunedin - Our tour guide Asta took us on a comprehensive tour of the Otago Peninsula and the city with many stops on the way. She was very knowledgeable about the sites and we were able to get out and visit each site and take a lot of photos.
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Zhengyu_x
Dec 6, 2025
From our great tour... - From our great tour guide, Ross, we learnt lots about Dunedin history and the story about Larnach and the Castle. We had wonderful time. Thanks, Ross.
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Natalie_j
Dec 4, 2025
Fantastic! - A wonderful introduction to Dunedin. We loved it. Theresa was an excellent guide and made it a great day.
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Nichole_b
Nov 29, 2025
Fantastic tour - This was amazing, love the smaller tour and time to do everything...from Baldwin street to Castle to house ..and all the information along the way. Definitely recommend to anyone in visiting for the day.
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Steven_r
Nov 23, 2025
Dunedin, nice town with lots to do. - Arlene, was wonderful explaining the town history and giving us time to explore. There was a lot to do with the botanical gardens, train station, castle, university, various lookouts and the Olveston Home. The latter was a little long but still worth it. Arlene was also very helpful in getting us set up for Christchurch.
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Ronald_b
Nov 22, 2025
very - very nice and informative interesting nice place and very picturesque and beautiful scenery .Our tour guide was very nice friendly and informative
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Charles_c
Apr 23, 2025
Great shore excursion tour. - Had a great time on this tour. Made the absolute most of our shore excursion in Dunedin. Our guide “Tree” was great. She shared a ton of local and general information and was very conscious of our timeline and making sure were able to see the most possible during our time ashore. Thanks for a great day!
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From $157
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).