Dunedin is the second largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, located in the Otago region. Dunedin city New Zealand can be a choice of where to travel. Dunedin is known as the Edinburgh of the South and is proud of its Scots heritage. It has as its heart a statue of the poet Robbie Burns, and many of its streets carry the same name as streets in Edinburgh. It was built in a time before the car was king, when ships and railways moved people around. It is built in a natural harbour on a relatively small area of flat land surrounded by steep hillsides. Some of its streets are steep. Dunedin is considered University Town rather than just a town with a university. The students make up over a tenth of the population. A consequence of this is that the city is significantly quieter during the university summer holiday. That glimpse of the city's overview, there is any offer of tourism in Dunedin
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| Larnach Castle in Dunedin |
The Octagon : The city centre also a suitable choice of tourism , it is shaped like an Octagon instead of the standard square. This part of town is very active and lots of businesses strive to be near it.
Robert Burns statue. The over 100 year old statue of poet Robbie Burns sits in The Octagon and was recently restored. The statue was cast by a notable sculptor of Edinburgh, Scotland. This same sculptor made four other, nearly identical, statues, one of which rests in Central Park, New York.
The Organ Pipes : small columnar rock format specified in the hillside with beautiful views. Fun climb steep bush tracks of a parking lot about 5 km (3 miles) from the city along North Road.
Otago University : has some great old buildings to wander about and see, when Uni's in its a good place to sit, people watch and take it all in, some good food/cafes/bars are nearby too.
The Royal Albatross colony, at Taiaroa Head, [15] is the only mainland albatross nesting site in the world. It is an hour's drive along the western coast of Otago Peninsula on a road that skirts the water for most of its length without any guardrail. In places, the city buses which frequent the road are wider than the lanes (the local traffic is used to this, and drives very carefully), so if you don't trust your driving reflexes, take a coach instead. Albatrosses may be seen during the summer months, as well as other wildlife at all times of the year. Guided tours of the colony and the old fortifications on and under the headland are conducted daily.
Tunnel beach tourism : The story goes that crazy old Cargill had a steep tunnel cut through the stone cliff, so his daughter could go to the beach. Some stories say she later drowned, but it's a lovely beach all the same, and the tunnel is very spooky. You need to walk over farmland to get there, so access is banned during lambing. See the visitor's centre in the Octagon for further information.
Otakou marae - a Maori church and meeting-house, which gave the Otago Peninsula its name. Find it on a side-road near Harington Point, at the outer (northeast) end of the Peninsula.
Larnach Castle : Called as "the only castle" in New Zealand, it's very pretty but technically only a manor house and there is another (ruined, but being restored) building in the same predicament called Cargill's Castle in the southern suburbs of Dunedin. Lanarch Castle has a rich but rather unhappy but interesting to visit historical tourism.
Dunedin Botanical Gardens - occupying over 50 hectares in the north end of the city; an excellent place for a several-hour stroll. Has an aviary along with many themed garden areas such as Rhododendron, Azalea and Rose Gardens.
Dunedin Chinese Garden, Corner of Rattray and Cumberland Streets (Two minutes walk from the Railway Station and five minutes from the Octagon.). A piece of serenity in the city. The Dunedin Chinese Garden is an example of a late Ming, early Ching Dynasty Scholar's Garden. The only traditional Chinese Garden in the Southern Hemisphere. Try some amazing Dumplings and Chinese Tea. An opportunity not to be missed
Otago Peninsula - much scenic coastline including rugged points and headlands, wildfowl-laden mud flats and beautiful Allans Beach (plus several smaller beaches) on the south/east coast, and picturesque hamlets on the north/west coast (including a pretty and peaceful cemetery on a little spit of land called Dunoon, many boat-houses and a minuscule beach). Seals, sea-lions and other interesting fauna turn up at all of the southern/eastern beaches. Ask nicely, and the locals may even tell you where the good spots are for gathering shellfish, catching Blue Cod, and viewing the wildlife without having to pay for the privelage.
Natural atmosphere tourism in Dunedin can be found by doing a camping or camping with friends or family. Leith Valley Holiday Park is within decent walking range of downtown and close to the Botanical Gardens and the Otago Museum. It has all the normal holiday park facilities including showers, kitchen, internet access, etc. Although it caters mostly to camper vans and motor homes, campers with bikes and tents do stay there.
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