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

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Overview

Available languages

English

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.

Additional Info

Specialized infant seats are available

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

There are stairs to access first floor at Olveston historic home.

Cancellation Policy

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

What‘s Included

Driver/guide

Round-trip shared transfer

Air-conditioned vehicle

Port pickup and drop-off

Entrance fees to Castle building $NZD20

Lunch

Food and drinks

Options

Including Olveston

Olveston instead of the train: This option doesn't include train trip. It includes a 1 hour guided tour of Olveston historic home.

Reviews

4.78

67 reviews on TripAdvisor

Shore Excursion: Dunedin City, Otago Peninsula, Castle Gardens & Olveston Tour
Doris A,
Mar 23, 2025
4.00
Olveston historic home was a highlight, very interesting. The scenic drives and overlooking the area was stunning. We enjoyed the Larnach gardens stroll. Short on time to do everything, like visit inside the churches. Drive by Otago. If you want to see wildlife pick a different Otago peninsula focused tour.
Dunedin tours
Kylie G,
Mar 23, 2025
5.00
We just had a tour with Fantail Tours in Dunedin New Zealand, Asta she was an amazing tour guide for a Lithuanian she didn't have a strong Kiwi accent. 🤣 . She lives and works there for the past 15yrs and is more knowledgeable than most other native born guides. The weather was terrible but Asta adjusted the tour to accommodate the bad weather. So we went indoors while the clouds opened and outside when it wasn't so heavy rain. Asta was an amazing tour guide and will definitely try to return to see the city when it's fine.
Dunedin tour
Dianne T,
Mar 22, 2025
5.00
Warren was a fabulous guide. He showed us so many sites around the city and the surrounding land. He shared history, plants, trees, animals and culture. It was a great tour.
Excelent
Avraham R,
Mar 17, 2025
5.00
We got an excelent tour including special care for individual needs. Terry was wonderfull , professional and an excelent driver
Must-do in Dunedin
Gail T,
Mar 9, 2025
5.00
We had a wonderful small group (4 people) tour with Scott. We easily found the tour company at the port and were on our way within minutes. Scott was extremely knowledgeable, personable and accommodating . He gave us a fantastic tour.