Dunedin was founded on the picks, harpoons and hard toil of gold miners, whalers and early Scottish settlers over 150 years ago. Its name is the old Gaelic one for Edinburgh – appropriate since the city was established by Scottish Presbyterians. Dunedin is New Zealand's oldest city, and is regarded to be the best preserved Victorian and Edwardian city in the Southern Hemisphere.
Apart from being New Zealand's first university city, it has an abundance of museums, galleries, heritage homes and New Zealand's only castle nearby. Visitors can even discover the history of beer brewing at the Speights Brewery or tour the Cadbury Chocolate Factory.
Highlights include Larnach Castle, Speights Brewery, Otago Museum and penguin colonies.
Dunedin is well known for its proximity to incredible wildlife on nearby Otago Pensinsula, where visitors can see the world's only mainland breeding colony of the Royal Albatross, rare New Zealand sea lions and yellow-eyed penguins, which can be watched from penguin-friendly visitor hides.
Our Tours to This Region
 Best of New Zealand - in Style
South Island: Nature, Wildlife and Maori Culture
South Island: Southern Highlights - in Style
Special Offer: Best of New Zealand
Special Offer: Essence of New Zealand
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