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| This is a selection of the excursions on offer in and around Dunedin. There are many others, which can be booked up locally but space simply doesn’t allow us to list them all here. However, please ask us for advice. |
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| Discover Dunedin |
| Duration: |
1.5 hours approx |
| Departures: |
09.00, 13.30 & 14.15 daily |
| Prices from: |
£12
(01 Oct 05 - 31 Mar 08) |
| Classic tour of the city including some of its best known historic buildings, the cathedral, high school, Olveston Stately Home, the university, railway station and Court House. |
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| Larnach Castle Tour |
| Duration: |
2 hours 15 mins |
| Departures: |
10.00 daily |
| Prices from: |
£16
(01 Oct 05 - 30 Sep 07)
£17 (01 Oct 07 - 31 Mar 08) |
| Travel over the scenic high road with full commentary and enjoy the spectacular views down the harbour and beyond. Take a guided tour of Larnach Castle and its gardens. |
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| Royal Albatross Colony |
| Duration: |
4 hours approx |
| Departures: |
14.25 daily |
| Prices from: |
£28 (24
Nov 06 - 31 Mar 07)
£28 (01 Apr 07 - 16 Sep 07)
Closed (17 Sep 07 - 23 Nov 07)
£30 (24 Nov 07 - 31 Mar 08) |
| Relax and
enjoy the drive over the high road to Larnach Castle
Grounds for a photostop and onto the famous Taiaroa
headland
wildlife reserve. This is an area steeped in the
history of Dunedin,
home to Maori tribes with the area known as Otakau
from which the
name for the Province, Otago was derived and visit
an underground
bunker for the “Armstrong Disappearing Gun”.
Visit the Royal
Albatross Centre where you will enjoy a video and
talk on the life of
the albatross and a guided tour to an observatory
overlooking the
nest site. |
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| Albatross, Seals & Penguins |
| Duration: |
4.5 - 5 hours approx |
| Departures: |
daily, 13.30
(Oct-Mar); 13.00 (Apr-Sep) |
| Prices from: |
£38
(01 Oct 05 - 30 Sep 07)
£42 (01 Oct 07 - 31 Mar 08) |
| We drive by coach along the shore of Otago Harbour to the tip of the scenic Otago Peninsula. Here we visit a colony of yellow-eyed penguins, the rarest penguins in the world, which may number as few as 4,000, and are only found in New Zealand. Then we take a wildlife trip on the MV Monarch, and with luck we may be entertained with sightings of royal albatross, cormorant, penguin and fur seals as we cruise along this beautiful stretch of coast. |
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| Speights Brewery Heritage Centre |
| Duration: |
1 hour plus beer-tasting |
| Departures: |
10.00, 12.00,
14.00, 16.30 (Mon-Sun) & 19.00 (Mon-Thu) & 16.30
(Fri-Sat) |
| Prices from: |
£6
(01 Oct 06 - 31 Mar 07)
£7 (01 Apr 07 - 31 Mar 08) |
| Experience
over 130 years of brewing history at this Dunedin
icon.
The 1.5 hour tour includes a great tasting session
in the private bar.
New Speights souvenir shop also now open. No hotel
pick up/drop
off included. |
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