Dunedin City Highlights, Otago Peninsula Scenery & a Guided Penguin Reserve Tour

Overview

Available languages

English

6 hours

Mobile ticket

You will be joining a small group tour and go to places that bigger buses cannot go.

You will have personalised attention and will see the most special parts of Dunedin and Otago peninsula.

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby

Specialized infant seats are available

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

This tour involves walking up and down the hills, travelers need to be fit to walk for up to 1 hour

Cancellation Policy

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

What‘s Included

GST (Goods and Services Tax)

Snacks

Lunch

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Port Chalmers, Dunedin

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We have 2 starting points: 1. For cruise ship passengers at Port Chalmers, cruise terminal tour waiting area, close to door 2. 2. For non cruise ship passengers at the Octagon, outside Dunedin Visitor Centre

What To Expect

Baldwin Street - World's Steepest Street!

Short stop at the world's steepest street

10 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Dunedin Botanic Garden

Enjoy a stroll around upper botanic garden and view plants and bird aviaries

20 minutes • Admission Included

Options

Dunedin City Highlights, Otago Peninsula Scenery & a Guided Penguin Reserve Tour

Pickup included

Reviews

4.27

63 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Comprehensive tour of Dunedin City , surrounding areas, with the penguins and sea lions, and fauna and wetland birds a
Dolores P,
Nov 9, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Our guide was Theresa. She was friendly, funny, professional, Knowledgeable, and accommodating. We could ask for more! Safely transported in Quick Silver our small group tour was treated like royalty The hours spent on this comprehensive tour was well worth the time, effort, and cost. We got to see and learn about the city and be escorted over the high roads to the low roads for the best views and scenic drives. The stops were well timed and diverse. Left feeling like I had a real good look at all the highlights while having a great time. Highly recommend!
Magic moment
doctorsupersue,
Mar 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had a great day with Asta from Fantail tours. Only six of us, so we were able to do more and see things more closely than a bigger tour. Several of the group walked the steepest street, we were given good pointers for lunch and saw much on the peninsular. Then there were the penguins with OPERA. This was excellent and the guide let us stay longer when a penguin just appeared out of the bush and walked and jumped to be with its friends. Magic moment. A really good tour. We recommend it.
Dunedin with Asta, do it!
williamsonswll,
Mar 10, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Asta did a wonderful job of explaining the history and sights. We so enjoyed her guidance and sense of humor. We loved walking to the top of Baldwin street, the amazing scenery and touring the Penguin preserve. What a beautiful place on earth!
We had a very enjoyable...
Linda S,
Mar 4, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
We had a very enjoyable day on our tour with Warren. We stopped several times on our drive along the peninsula for some photos of amazing scenery. It was very interesting to hear about the work of OPERA with the penguins and other endangered wildlife. We did see a sea lion, some seals, and a few penguins on the reserve shoreline. As cruise ship passengers, this was a great way to see the area around Dunedin on our day in port. Highly recommend!
A very enjoyable day and...
Mike D,
Feb 13, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
A very enjoyable day and we did get to see some Baby Blue Penguins out in the wild. Our guide was very knowledgeable
Penguin experience
Jody W,
Feb 10, 2025
- Review from Viator
3.00
Mostly a bus tour! Driver Warren was amazingly informative and pleasant. Very little time at Penguin experience!!!! Take binoculars!
Lots to See in the Otago Peninsula!
Pamela S,
Dec 10, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
This was a super tour of the Otago Peninsula provided by Teresa, a fantastic tour guide! Loved all the stops, but my favorite in town was the botanical gardens. Teresa kept the tour lively with her running commentary. The penguin reserve was the highlight with a lovely walk to the habitat where we saw some blue penguins in their habitat. And we saw yellow penguins at the rehab center! Delightful day!
Due partial refund still
Gill H,
Apr 29, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00
Not giving full refund when we didn't cancel trip but ship unable to dock due to high winds & couldn't get into port for us to do trip
Loved the OPERA
Lisa S,
Apr 6, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Theresa was a great guide! She showed us the best of Dunedin, got us to the penguin reserve where we were in great hands, and even got to spot a couple of penguins! We had a great day in Dunedin thanks to Fantail Tours and Theresa.
Definitely would recommend for scenery and the guide
TammyL463,
Apr 6, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The bus driver was easy to find at the meeting point. She did a great job showing us around the area. You could tell from her enthusiasm that she really loved her job and the area. I am sorry I cannot remember her name but her husband does tours through the company as well. During our 2 week cruise she was by far the best tour guide that we had. She even extended the time of the tour to ensure that we were able to see everything that she wanted to show us and gave us a flower that she made herself when we left. The penguin reserve was nice. There is a lot of walking over uneven surfaces. I don't think they really see the yellow eyed penguins very much because there are only a few. We did though see one small blue penguin in his house. The guides that showed us around were very good and knowledgeable. The scenery was breathtaking.