Spend a Day or Two Exploring Dunedin

To entice you to extend your stay to discover Dunedin over the weekend here are some fabulous ways to explore Dunedin.

Taste of Dunedin

#1

  • 75 minute Cadbury World chocolate tour
  • Lunch at the beach – St Clair Esplanade is home to a number of cafes and restaurants
  • Enjoy a wander along the white sands of St Clair and St Kilda beach
  • Take a swim in St Clair Hot Salt water pool (open 24th Oct -31st March)
  • Get adventuress and take a surfing lesson at St Clair

#2

  • Take a 15 minute drive to Port Chalmers and check out one of the many art and designer stores
  • Enjoy a coffee or lunch at one the cafes in Port Chalmers or the historic Careys Bay Hotel overlooking the fishing boats
  • Drive back to Dunedin for a 45 minute Gourmet Ice Cream tour lean how you make ice cream. Or simply sample their Speight’s Old Dark Ice-cream

Heritage

#1

  • Do your own walking tour and collect a map Heritage Walk No 1 from the i-Site
  • An afternoon tour of Speight’s Brewery
  • 4.00pm (daily except Sundays) Town & Gown walk Rediscover your old University or discover Dunedin why Dunedin is known as Scarfie town. Discover what this means as we explore the charming and architecturally diverse campus of New Zealand's oldest and most celebrated university.
  • Dinner at one of Dunedin’s many excellent restaurants. For more information go to DunedinNZ.com

#2

  • Spend the morning at Dunedin Public Art Gallery Dunedin Public Art Gallery. One of New Zealand’s finest art museums showcasing the best of local, national and international art.
  • Take the Taieri Gorge Train and learn about Otago’s Gold rush history and experience one of New Zealand’s great train rides.
  • Relax in the evening at the Fortune Theatre housed in an 1870 church

Wildlife

#1
Self Drive

  • Drive out onto the Otago Peninsula for your wildlife experience.
  • Royal Albatross Centre Tour the only main land breading colony of the Northern Royal Albatross. (Check out the Disappearing Gun at Taiaroa Head as part of your tour).
  • Lunch at the Royal Albatross Centre
  • Natures Wonders for wildlife viewing and spectacular scenery plus enjoy a soft adventure experience in an Argo.

#2

  • Visit New Zealand’s only castle Larnach Castle Take a guided tour and hear the tales of gossip and scandal of the Larnach family.  
  • Lunch at a cafe in the Portobello Village
  • Walk the Okia Walk Way to Victory Beach or take the Lovers Leap walk
  • Take the 1 hour tour with mv Monarch From Wellers Rock to Taiaroa Head for excellent wildlife viewing
  • Take an unforgetable Widelife Cruise about the Monarch
  • At dusk visit the yellow eyed penguin tour at Penguin Place

Art and Culture

#1

  • Collect a guide to Arts & Fashion at the i-Site
  • Dunedin Public Art Gallery
  • Stroll the streets and visit one of the many art galleries – look for Temple Gallery, Milford Galleries, Gallery de Novo, The Artists Room
  • Explore the Jewellery Quarter and meet the jewellers. Stuart Street and lower Octagon precincts are home to many local jewellers
  • Visit the national award winning Otago Museum and visit the tropical butterfly habitat

#2

  • Drive to Broadbay on the peninsula and visit Broadbay China.  A must for the china collector or to simply replace a broken piece from your dinnerset.
  • Visit Macandrew Bay and enjoy lunch overlooking the harbour
  • Drive to Glenfalloch Gardens and check out the resident artist and his work at the Potters Cottage

Gardens

#1

   Enjoy a Chinese tea and dumplings at the Dunedin Chinese Gardens

#2

  • Drive to Larnach Castle and explore Margaret Barkers garden of international significance
  • Lunch in the café situated in the ballroom at Larnach Castle
  • Drive to Glenfalloch and visit a garden of national significance
  • Drive back to town and visit the beautiful boutique heritage Dunedin Casino

Sport & Recreation

ELTON JOHN - Friday 25th November 2011

Sir Elton John, back for his fourth New Zealand Concert since 2006 and the first he has played in the South Island in 20 years. Having entertained capacity crowds in Wellington, New Plymouth and Auckland the opportunity to be the first International Superstar to perform in the new, totally covered Forsyth Barr Stadium Dunedin was too much to resist..

As part of Elton's 'Greatest Hits Tour' the concert will feature his full band: Davey Johnstone, Nigel Olsson, Kim Bullard, Bob Birch and John Mahon.

With over 250 million albums sold worldwide, multi Grammy Awards, an Academy Award and many more honours, Elton John continues to be the ultimate showman with hits like, 'Rocket Man', 'Candle in the Wind', 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road', 'Benny and the Jets', ' Saturday Nights Alright for Fighting', 'the Bitch is Back', 'Daniel' and so many, many, more.

Visit www.ticketdirect.co.nz to book your tickets now

For further information for things to see and do in Dunedin, please visit the DunedinNZ.com website