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Heritage Dunedin City Walking Guided Tour
Dunedin & The Otago Peninsula, South Island, New Zealand
$39.76
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
Overview
The Heritage Dunedin City Walking Guided Tour offers a unique glimpse into the captivating history of Dunedin. Led by an experienced guide, this tour ensures you leave feeling like a local.
- 🏛️ Discover the amazing buildings in the city center that have survived through sheer luck rather than strategic planning.
- 🚉 Visit the Dunedin Railway Station, the second most photographed building in the southern hemisphere, and marvel at its Royal Doulton tiled walls and intricate mosaic floor.
- 🚂 Pass by Toitu Otago Settlers Museum and learn about Josephine, Otago's first locomotive, and its remarkable survival story.
- 🌳 At Queens Gardens, hear the tale of the first Scottish settlers and their warm welcome by the Kai Tahu Maori.
- 🦸♂️ In the Exchange area, view the winged monkeys of the Cargill memorial and other whimsical stone carvings that tell their own stories.
- 🛍️ Learn about Broadway's transformation from a bustling shopping center to its current medical center, featuring a shoe shop with a scandalous history.
- 🍺 Conclude the tour at Speight’s Brewery, where you can enjoy a drink in the restaurant and gift shop or return to the Octagon to finish your journey.
- 👩🏫 Benefit from an in-person guide who provides insightful commentary and direction throughout the tour.
- 🚍 Enjoy private transport to enhance your comfort during the experience.
- ♿ Wheelchair accessible with all areas and surfaces designed for easy access, making it suitable for everyone.
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Heritage Dunedin City Walking Guided Tour
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
- An in person guide to provide commentary and direction
- Private Transport
Meeting point
Meet your guide under the clock tower of the 1880's municipal chambers building in The Octagon, outside the iSite entrance. They'll be holding a Tales From Darkest Dunedin sign.
Return details
Tour ends here so you can decide to stay at Speights Brewery for a drink/meal or your guide can take you back to the starting point in the Octagon if you wish.
- Starting the tour here, learn about the amazing buildings that survive in the center of town. It survives by good luck rather than good planning. (pass by)
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The Dunedin Railway Station is the second most photographed building in the southern hemisphere, second to the Sydney Opera House. We go inside the foyer of the station with its Royal Doulton tiled walls and mosaic floor made with approximately half a million pieces. She's currently under works so covered with scaffolding, however they've kindly printed a picture of the building on the outside!
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Toitu Otago Settlers MuseumPassing Toitu we see Josephine, the first locomotive in Otago and hear its story - how it came here, how it was nearly lost to history and how it survived.
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Queens GardenAt Queens Gardens the tale is told of the first Scottish settlers, how they were welcomed by the Kai Tahu Maori, how they dealt with rain and mud, and why it was all worthwhile.
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In the Exchange area we see the winged monkeys of the Cargill memorial and other fanciful shapes carved in stone.
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Now Broadway has a medical centre but it was once the site of a large shopping centre where Mr and Mrs Loft had a shoe shop and a scandalous and tragic ending.
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Speight’s BreweryEnding the tour here, we can see more interesting buildings surrounding the area and you're welcome to stay at Speights and enjoy a drink in the restaurant and gift shop or we can continue our loop back to the Octagon where we started.
- Dunedin's oldest pub (pass by)
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If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met,
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Heritage Dunedin City Walking Guided Tour
Dunedin & The Otago Peninsula, South Island, New Zealand
$39.76
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!