Garden and City tour

Highlights

Inclusions

Itinerary

1. See the central area of Dunedin

   30 min

2. View or walk up the street

   10 min

3. Lookout over Dunedin

   15 min

4. View upper gardens and aviaries or Lower gardens and greenhouses depending on parking.

   30 min

5. Dunedin's historic railway station

   10 min

6. See Dunedin's heritage an history on display. Cafe also available.

   20 min

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

Ratings come from 250 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.

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• 5Great day in Dunedin

  We landed in Port Chalmers from our cruise with nothing planned for our day in Dunedin and were very grateful the port side information desk was able to secure us places on the Exploring New Zealand Garden and City tour. Tour guide, Craig, was a hoot and entertained us the whole day as he showed us around his beautiful city. This tour is excellent value, informative and lots of fun.

  sandrasP1978OXApril 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Brilliant local tour

  Craig was an absolute star! If you’re on a cruise ship in Dunedin for the day please book this tour. The cruise ships charge exorbitant prices but this local independent company offers great value and a really good look around the area. The town is small but the places Craig took us to with his local knowledge and stories were very entertaining. Going it alone in Dunedin we would have missed such a lot. Thank you so much xx

  WarwickshireBarbieMarch 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Excellent

  Very informative tour and an excellent guide

  Jim GMarch 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Great way to see Dunedin

  Craig, our driver and guide, was very energetic and enthusiastic about our tour. He obviously loves Dunedin and sharing it with others. Our tour was interesting, informative and fun.

  PATRICIA_FMarch 2026via Viator

• 5Excellent day tour with Craig!!

  What an excellent day we had with Craig our tour guide, with fabulous stories and facts about the beautiful town of Dunedin. Craig was very helpful and kind as I was in a wheelchair with limited amounts of walking ability(able to get on and off bus ok). We had great stops including the Botanical gardens, the steepest street in the world which my husband walked to the top, famous railway stating and The settlers Museum showing the history of the early settlers. We would fully recommend a tour especially if you have Craig to host you for the day.. Thanks Craig! we enjoyed your company and your Macintosh lollies.

  nickyisaac1March 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5A great way to see the sights of Dunedin

  Had a fantastic sight seeing trip with our driver/guide Craig. He was both informative of the history of Dunedin and funny retelling stories both personal and of the past. Craig has a friendly personality but above all was conscious of our comfort & safety. A great way to get around and see the sights with stops to get off and take photos and walk around at our leisure. Highly recommend booking this tour.

  NorgeKentMarch 2026via Tripadvisor

Know before you go

How it compares in Port Chalmers

• Its from-price is 79% below the median of the 11 city tours we list in Port Chalmers.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• By number of reviews it ranks 2 of 11.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Port Chalmers

Port Chalmers is the working harbour town of Otago, a small, hilly place of stone and wooden buildings on Otago Harbour, close to Dunedin.

Port Chalmers is a small port town on the northern shore of Otago Harbour, on the South Island's east coast, a short drive from the centre of Dunedin. Streets of weatherboard and stone buildings climb steep hillsides above a harbour filled with container ships, fishing boats and, in season, cruise ships. Scottish settlers landed here in 1848 to found the Otago settlement.

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