Iconic Shore Excursion: Dunedin City Highlights Tour
Overview
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4 hours
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Discover top attractions and iconic sites and lookouts around the city of Dunedin on this half-day city tour. Explore Dunedin with a guide and take in key sites of interest such as the World famous Baldwin Street, University of Otago, Olveston Homestead gardens and Dunedin's Grand Railway Station. Awesome lookouts over Otago Harbour and from Signal Hill. Visit the Octagon (city centre) for some shopping and a bite to eat. All transport to and from the cruise ship wharf is included. Enjoy personal attention from your guide on this small-group tour, limited to 20 people. Daily departures are available for cruise passengers and city-based passengers.
Additional Info
Service animals allowed
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
passengers must be able to access the steps on and off the vehicle un-assisted
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Signal Hill
Awesome views of the city, harbour and surrounding landscapes from high above Dunedin. There's a special connection with Edinburgh Scotland for those who know where to look!
Baldwin Street - World's Steepest Street!
World famous in Dunedin, you can't visit the city without going to Baldwin Street! Walk or run to the top if you're up for a challenge, or perhaps just check it out from below. Souvenirs often available, great photo opportunities abound. We always allow time for a proper visit to the World's Steepest Street
What‘s Included
Professional guide
All taxes, fees and handling charges
Cruise Port pickup and drop off; Please meet us inside the Visitor Building on ship's wharf
Lunch
Options
10:30am Dunedin City Pickup
10:30am Railway Station : Please meet your guide at the Dunedin Railway Station front steps. This is for non-cruise ship passengers joining this tour.
Iconic Shore Excursion: Dunedin City Highlights Tour
Starting point:
Port Chalmers Wharf, 19 Beach Street, Port Chalmers, Dunedin 9023, New Zealand
Reviews
130 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Highlights
Cheryl R,,Jan 17, 2026
- Review from Viator
4.00Whirl wind tour of highlights. Lots of stops all quite short but no real need to be longer. Our tour guide Allan is a good driver was non stop chatter but very informative. Bus was clean.
Great Small Group Tour!
GBCheesehead,,Jan 10, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great small group tour - 20 people in our bus. We got to see a lot of the city and area. Alan was an awesome tour guide with lots of interesting information to share with us. Great way to see the area!
Great quick tour
Naomi H,,Jan 3, 2026
- Review from Viator
4.00This was a cute town and had great sites to see. We enjoyed Baldwin Street and the free time this tour allows.
Iconic 1/2 day tour debacle.
Donna K,,Jan 2, 2026
- Review from Viator
3.00We were told by the driver that the Viator information was not what was offered by Iconic. We were rushed at times with the timing differences. Also the bus driver would not organise a bathroom stop until several guests explained the need. The driver also was reported to say why didn't they go on the ship. Our party and others found that quite disappointing and dismissive of the age group on tour. The places visited were very pretty and ticked off several of our bucket list items. Iconic and Viator need to be on the same page and include opportunities for bathroom stops. We missed the steepest street due to waiting in line for one toilet and around 15 people. Disappointing to say the least.
Very good experience from Fanghua’s family
71fanghual,,Dec 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Excellent experience. Our driver and tour guide Alan is very knowledgeable and always makes sure the safety. Highly recommended!
Dunedin city highlights!
Ai Lin T,,Dec 29, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Alan is knowledgable on Dunedin and history of NZ. He is very informative. He also drove with care with 18 of us in a mini bus. A lot of getting in and out of bus to visit places. Also had about an hour of free time around Dunedin town centre for a quick lunch and some souvenir shopping. If you are arriving on a cruise ship, they can only enter the wharf to meet you 15mins before the actual meet time. They will have a sign for Iconic Tours. This tour picks up and drops off at the wharf which saves you $30 on a return shuttle.
Dunedin
Julie R,,Dec 11, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Our tour guide Ken was very informative, we loved Baldwin Street, didn't get to the top 🙂. The whole tour was fantastic. We would recommend this tour to everyone
Dunedin Highlights
Andrea M,,Dec 3, 2025
- Review from Viator
3.00Kim our tour guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. The organisation of getting the right people to the right bus at the beginning of the tour was a bit chaotic - but we got there in the end and enjoyed the trip.
Dunedin City tour
Shirley G,,Dec 3, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Informative and very interesting,driver very friendly and knowledgeable. Was a a great tour , comfortable bus.
We had a very nice bus...
Anonymous,,Nov 26, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00We had a very nice bus driver, his knowledge of Dunedin was excellent as he is a native of the city..
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