Shore Excursion: Dunedin City, Otago Peninsula, Castle Gardens & Olveston Tour | La Vacanza Travel

Shore Excursion: Dunedin City, Otago Peninsula, Castle Gardens & Olveston Tour

Duration: 6 hours
Destination: New Zealand, South Island, Dunedin & The Otago Peninsula
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  • 6 hours
  • Dunedin & The Otago Peninsula
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Start at Port Chalmers to experience the pure beauty of Dunedin on a fantastic tour of rich heritage, spectacular scenery.
You will experience memorable landscape of Otago Peninsula with amazing string of rugged beaches, bays on a Peninsula Drive via Highcliff Road to Larnach Castle. Your tour will include an entry to the garden only of the only castle of New Zealand - Larnach castle. You will stop at the world's steepest street, local lookout point to enjoy the views of city, peninsula and harbor, University of Otago - the oldest New Zeland university, Octagon, Dunedin Railway Station and internationally significant and the oldest botanic garden in New Zealand.
In addition you will join a 1 hour guided tour of Olveston historic home.
The tour is designed only for small groups, so you will enjoy flexibility and comfort in a small bus.

Important: this tour includes entry to castle garden only, to enter the castle building there is an extra cost $NZD20.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Baldwin Street: The Steepest Street in the World, Baldwin Street, Dunedin 9010 New Zealand

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

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Signal Hill Road, Dunedin New Zealand

Marvel the panorama of Dunedin city and harbour and get a good idea of how city is laid out

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Dunedin Botanic Garden, Corner of Great King Street and Opoho Road, Dunedin New Zealand

A short stroll to view bird aviaries and unique plants that do well in Dunedin

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: University of Otago, 362 Leith Street, Dunedin 9016 New Zealand

Enjoy a short stop to view and take a photo of the oldest university of New Zealand - University of Otago.

Duration: 5 minutes

Pass By: Castle Street North, Dunedin North, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand

Drive via a street mostly inhabited by Otago University students and see the house where a famous NZ band six60 started.

Pass By: The Octagon, Dunedin 9016 New Zealand

Pass by the heart of the city - the Octagon

Stop At: First Church of Otago, 415 Moray Place, Dunedin 9016 New Zealand

Stop to view from outside and inside of the finest churches of New Zealand - First Church of Otago

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Dunedin Railway Station, Dunedin New Zealand

Short stop at Dunedin Railway Station to view of the most photographed buildings in New Zealand.



Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Otago Peninsula, Dunedin New Zealand

Sit back and enjoy the drive to Larnach Castle Gardens with the most breathtaking views of Otago Peninsula and Otago Harbour

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Larnach Castle & Gardens, 145 Camp Rd Otago Peninsula, Dunedin New Zealand

Enjoy roughly 1-1.5 hour at the Castle gardens to explore the gardens, stop at the cafe to grab some snacks and a drink and take lots of photos with amazing views. Hear the dramatic story of William Larnach and his family. Please note this tour includes entry to gardens only, there is an extra fee to enter the castle building itself.
Entry to the building of the castle is not included. there is an extra fee of NZD20 to pay at the door.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Olveston Historic Home, 42 Royal Terrace, Dunedin 9016 New Zealand

Olveston is an eloquent expression of one family's dream. A tour of Olveston allows an intimate glimpse of the lifestyle of a privileged family in the early 1900's. It reflects a lifestyle enjoyed by just a few, but represents a most important piece in the mosaic of early New Zealand life as a whole.

Duration: 1 hour

Inclusions
  • Driver/guide
  • Port pickup and drop-off
  • Round-trip shared transfer
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Entry/Admission - Olveston Historic Home
  • Entry/Admission - Larnach Castle & Gardens
  • Entry/Admission - Dunedin Botanic Garden

Exclusions
  • Entrance fees to Castle building $NZD20
  • Lunch
  • Food and drinks
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Infant seats available
  • Stroller accessible
  • Most travelers can participate
  • There are stairs to access first floor at Olveston historic home.
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 18 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered
Meet Fantail Tours at 9.30am at Port Chalmers cruise terminal, private tour waiting area, close to door 2

Ports

  • Port Chalmers

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

6 hours


User's Reviews

Lesley_W

27 Mar, 2024

Did this as a last minute shore excursion while on a cruise. It was a trip highlight! Teresa was so friendly, welcoming and knowledgeable. If you’re debating on a day trip in Dunedin, don’t hesitate to book this tour!

Nicky_D

23 Mar, 2024

Hoping off the cruise ship the pick up was right there. Stefan was our guide. Very informative about the history and culture. Gave us a great tour, but the bus they use is a rental so sitting in the back was very rough and the bus needs shocks. The audio was messed up for most of the tour because Stefan change the channel on his FM modulator and we had static for half the tour that we could hear. We continued to tell him that we couldn’t hear him and he would respond louder but then Get quiet again. If they had speakers in back of the bus it would have been very helpful. Instead of the sound coming from the front. The back had continuous road noise and rattling from the windows which made it tough for those in the back to not only hear but understand. When Stefan was on, again he was great!

DavidA_J

19 Mar, 2024

Loved the world’s steepest street. Would’ve loved to have time to walk it. It was worth what we paid.

Jeff_C

10 Mar, 2024

You will love the Olveston House. Donated by the daughter of the parents who built the mansion, it comes complete with all of the contents from the 19th century. I have never seen a linen press before. The castle gardens were beautiful. Didnt have time to go in the replicacated home, but the fish and chips were delicious.

Peirong_Y

08 Mar, 2024

We group of 8 arrived in Dunedin via cruise ship. With only about 10 hours in this big and beautiful city, touring with locals is the best choice we made. This tour includes most of the highlights of Dunedin. Guide Stephan is a very charming senior. He is very knowledgeable and professional. He constantly explained the surroundings, history, culture and customs, and answered all of our questions. We love his pleasant, cheerful and humorous personalities. We leant so much and spent a very lovely and memorable day with Steffan. If you only have one day in Dunedin, this tour is highly highly recommended!

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