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Browse 35 reviews, 450 travel blogs, 665 photos and videos about 24 things to do in Dunedin. You'll also find some useful ratings and information so that you can get all of the unbiased information you need before filling your next trip with lots of fun things to do.

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Penguin Place Dunedin

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  • Apr 3, 2005: ... I wanted to take one home Flax's grow in Canvey. Penguin place has constructed little houses for them to use if they want ...
  • Nov 25, 2003: ... the windscreen. We had indeed arrived at New Zealand's 'Scottish City'. Dunedin is actually the Maori word for Edinburgh. ...
  • Aug 27, 2006: ... trip of the day to see the Yellow-Eyed Penguins at the Penguin Place. We were much more likely to see the Penguins though as ...
  • Mar 19, 2007: ... ; We went past our accomodation to a place called Penguin Place.  This is a conservation area where private ...

Elm Wildlife Tours Dunedin

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  • Mar 9, 2005: ... breath back, I spent the afternoon on a tour with "Elm Wildlife Tours". We had a very young and eager tourguide with us who ...
  • Jan 28, 2007: ... nature-and-wildlife tour of the Otago Peninsula with Elm Wildlife Tours. Yellow-eyed penguins, fur seals, and sea lions ...
  • May 11, 2009: ... at a cafe for some lunch before heading off with Elm Wildlife Tours to their conservation area on the Otago peninsula. The ...
  • Nov 16, 2008: ... is owned by a local farmer, who is penguin friendly. The Elm Wildlife Tours group is the only company that is allowed out to ...

Otago Peninsula Dunedin

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  • Dec 7, 2005: ... in my opinion, I was eager to do a tour of the adjoining Otago Peninsula which is famous for its wildlife. I had a star next ...
  • Dec 17, 2004: ... were very cute and funny, and we went out to the Otago peninsula to see the Albatross that nest there. They are massive ...
  • Jan 8, 2007: ... ; In the afternoon, we joined the Elm Wildlife tour out to the Otago Peninsula. It was my second time on this trip, and it ...
  • Apr 16, 2007: ... which was quite cool and then we took the van out on Otago Peninsula for a drive and were going to have lunch out there, but ...

Hare Hill Horse Treks Dunedin

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  • Nov 22, 2006: ... The City Sanctuary, we were off to find our next horse trek. Hare Hill Horse Treks is located on the side of a hill along ...

Olveston Dunedin

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  • Jan 28, 2007: ... penguins. Not to mention lots of vegetarian cafes... Dunedin is New Zealand's first real city, founded in March 1848 ...
  • Mar 1, 2008: ... walk up it), and the botanical gardens which we gorgeous. Olveston House is basically this really lush house, which is pretty ...
  • Feb 9, 2008: ... stroll through here. The other stop we made was the Olveston House. An old house that was donated to the historical society ...
  • Feb 10, 2009: ... The next day, I took a tour of a merchant's home called Olveston. I could not take photos inside, but the house was chock ...

Larnach Castle Dunedin

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  • Nov 13, 2002: ... headed out onto Otago penninsular to visit the only castle in NZ - Larnach Castle. It was built by some chappie in 1871 just ...
  • Jul 26, 2007: ... : http://www.cadbury.co.nz/cadburyworld/home.html" Larnach Castle : http://www.larnachcastle.co.nz Taieri Gorge ...
  • Apr 20, 2008: ... 9am begin my tour of Larnach Castle, New Zealand's only castle, built by one of Dunedin's prominent figures, a banker ...
  • May 21, 2009: ... though and headed to Otago peninsula. We visited the beautiful Larnach castle, which overlooks the whole peninsula. It is the ...

Taieri Gorge Railway Dunedin

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  • Jan 8, 2007: We headed into Dunedin to board the Taieri Gorge Railway, which was to take us into remote and nearly uninhabited areas of ...
  • Feb 28, 2004: ... snapping away!!! On my final day in Dunedin, I took a trip on the Taieri Gorge railway. This is now a tourist attraction ...
  • Jul 26, 2007: ... /home.html" Larnach Castle : http://www.larnachcastle.co.nz Taieri Gorge Railway : http://www.taieri.co.nz ...
  • Feb 5, 2007: ... we take a 4 hour trip on the Taieri Gorge Railway, a historic railway first traveling through the rolling hills outside ...

Catlins Dunedin

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  • Dec 7, 2005: ... certainly seen my fair share of seals since arriving in New Zealand, but these pups were the smallest ones I'd encountered. ...
  • Feb 5, 2008: ... actually shared a ride with me through Milford Sound and the Catlins. Sad he is gone now. His navigational skills were poor ...
  • Dec 19, 2004: ... waking up and doing this moments later. Why does New Zealand continually exceed my expectations? Unfortunately, I didn't ...
  • Jun 12, 2004: ... funny and proceeded to tell me that I wasn't actually in New Zealand, I was actually in Australia and for a split second.... ...

Otago Museum Dunedin

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  • Dec 22, 2006: ... again today spent some time indoors at the Otago Museum, Dunedin's most visited attraction appearing even more busy today ...
  • Jun 24, 2008: ... impressed by New Zealand.   Out into Dunedin, we started at the excellent Otago Museum. And then we went to Cadbury's ...
  • Jul 26, 2007: ... the most exciting places in New Zealand for those who enjoy wildlife is on the Otago Peninsula The Monarch Cruises ...
  • Feb 8, 2006: ... railway station with its stained glass and ornate architecture; the Otago Museum and the Hocken Library - there are lots of ...

Hocken Library Dunedin

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  • Feb 8, 2006: ... glass and ornate architecture; the Otago Museum and the Hocken Library - there are lots of examples and references to Maori ...

Royal Albatross Centre Dunedin

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  • Apr 22, 2007: ... us the willies the night before and headed towards the Royal Albatross Centre out at Taiaroa Head. The 5 chicks we saw from ...
  • Feb 7, 2005: ... baai, omringd door heuvels. De eerste stop was het Royal Albatross Centre, de enige plek ter wereld waar albatrossen op het ...
  • Mar 13, 2008: ... roads and popped out at Tairoa Head where the Royal Albatross Centre is. We were a bit surprised to have arrived after only ...
  • Mar 24, 2009: ... station in the picture below. We took a tour of the Royal Albatross Center. This is one of only two places in the world ...

Natures Wonders Naturally Dunedin

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Guilty By Confection Dunedin

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Cathedral Caves Dunedin

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  • Apr 14, 2008: ... After racing to Blaclutha and then back to Owaka we drive to Cathedral caves where we poer walk down to the beach and see the ...
  • Feb 8, 2006: ... areas along this coastline eg Surat Bay, Nugget Point and Cathedral Caves where you can see sea lions, dolphins and penguins ...
  • Oct 21, 2008: ... , and indeed were whitebait fritters; just not what I expected! Cathedral Caves turned out to be closed: "Sea to rough to ...
  • Feb 2, 2005: ... one); anyways, we took in a very pretty waterfall, some cathedral caves which could only be accessed at low tide because the ...

Wanaka Dunedin

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  • Mar 10, 2005: We've spent the last couple of days in the city of Dunedin. The first night was spent in the ever popular 'Top 10', the rest ...
  • Jun 15, 2004: ... a drive up to Signal Hill where we had views all over Dunedin. On Monday night Claire and I went out for dinner with Ryan ...
  • Jun 5, 2005: ... of the rarest of the seventeen species and native only to New Zealand. I partook in none. On that life-changing morning ...
  • Mar 30, 2004: ... , enough said! Catlins not great, so we moved on to Dunedin, where we found our favourite city in NZ. Much nicer than ...

Otago Settlers Museum Dunedin

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  • Jan 28, 2007: ... , with a lecture at the Otago Settlers' Museum on the history of the Dunedin Jewish community, the southernmost Jewish ...
  • Apr 19, 2008: ... old art deco train station wich now houses the Otago Settlers Museum, the prison and police station that is still operational ...
  • Mar 19, 2007: ... about an hour at the Otago Settlers Museum. It traces the history and development of Dunedin. Many were Scots immigrants. ...
  • Jun 19, 2007: ... like a nice enough day. Yesterday we went to the Otago Settlers Museum which had some cool exhibits. They had one on the ...

Dunedin Public Art Gallery

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  • Jul 26, 2007: ... nz Dunedin Museum :  http://www.otagomuseum.govt.nz/ Dunedin Public Art Gallery :  http://www.dunedin.art.museum ...
  • Jun 11, 2008: ... Back into town for a wander around and a visit to the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. Then it was off to Speight's Brewery for a ...
  • Jun 6, 2004: ... to the town. Wandered the streets until i found the Public Art Gallery, pieces of which were German and very wierd, but ...
  • Nov 2, 2007: ... did a DIY city walk, visited the Cathedral and Public Art Gallery, sampled some horrible beers in dingy student bars (think ...

Glenfalloch Woodland Gardens Dunedin

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Signal Hill Dunedin

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  • Jun 15, 2004: ... We also took a drive up to Signal Hill where we had views all over Dunedin. On Monday night Claire and I went out for ...
  • Mar 2, 2003: ... shoulder, eating out of his hands. We also drove to Signal Hill Lookout. Unfortunately, the clouds were very low and we ...
  • Jan 24, 2009: ... and there was still plenty of light, I decided to go up the Signal hill to get a nice view of the whole city. After that I ...
  • Feb 8, 2008: ... ).  We also missed our last chance to taste the famous New Zealand Hokey Pokey ice cream! :-( Since we had such a ...

Bluff Dunedin

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  • Nov 13, 2002: ... the rural life) was that it was near Bluff which is at the very bottom of New Zealand (apart from the islands). We tried to ...
  • Feb 18, 2005: When you think of New Zealand, most people automatically think of Lord of the Rings. There are tons of tours, however I ...
  • Mar 19, 2008: ... the tip of the island. Next stop was Dunedin, 3rd largest city in New Zealand and seemingly where all the students of NZ ...
  • Feb 27, 2008: ... to the top for a bit of morning exercise! After Dunedin I headed straight back to Queenstown because I had managed to ...
 
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