Private Guided Tour of Dunedin City Heritage and Unique Wildlife and Scenery

Dunedin & The Otago Peninsula, New Zealand

Private Tour of Dunedin City Heritage and Unique Wildlife and Scenery

From $924.51

per group (up to 6)

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-You will not receive a refund if you cancel.

5 to 7 hours (approx.)
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Offered in: English

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Overview

Make the most of a day in Dunedin on a privately guided tour that introduces you to city attractions as well as points of interest on the Otago Peninsula. With a flexible itinerary you can spend as much time as you like at each site, including a stop at the Royal Albatross Centre. Check out Baldwin Street, Signal Hill, Otago University, Dunedin Railway Station, and more.

Receive personalized attention on a private tour
Admire beautiful albatrosses, the world’s largest flying seabird
Includes hotel or port transfers from Dunedin or Port Chalmers
Ideal for short-stay visitors or cruise ship passengers

What's Included

Driver/guide
Bottled water
Transport by private vehicle/ air-conditioned minivan
Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
Private tour
Fuel surcharge

Lunch

Meeting and Pickup

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What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Not wheelchair accessible
At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
A maximum of 6 people per booking or a bigger group of 11
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately

Comfortable walking shoes, wind and water proof jacket are recommended
Near public transportation
Infant seats available
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Cancellation Policy

This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

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Reviews

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Not so clean vehicles used

Feifei_H, Feb 2024

Tour guy was fine and experienced, but the vehicle - van was old, dirty and with strong cigarette smoke smell. We (5) paid non refundable of $800+ for the day tour, don’t feel we’re deserved to sit in such dirty, smelly van all day… We have two more tours booked with Viator in New Zealand after this one. Really hope the experience can be better from now on…

Response from Host, Feb 2024

Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear about your experience with the van. It is illegal to smoke inside the vehicle in NZ and it is very rare that anyone would smoke in NZ in general, so we are not sure why you experienced the strong cigarette smell. We will investigate that. On extremely busy days when 2 big or even more cruise ships come to Dunedin we occasionally hire vehicles to accommodate our customers. We will look into not accepting any extra bookings on these busy days so we don't need to rely on rental vehicles as the state of them is out of our control.

Great tour of Dunedin and the wildlife

Lisa_F, Dec 2023

Our driver was very knowledgeable and ensured that we would see as much as possible in the time we spent with her

Response from Host, Jan 2024

Thank you!

Well worth booking

SIMONE_P, Nov 2023

Staffan was an excellent tour guide, he was very knowledgeable and was incredibly accommodating for our needs, we had a fantastic day.

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Thank you for your feedback. We are so happy to hear you had a great day with Steffan who tailored the tour to suit your group's interests. We will pass it on to Steffan!

Dunedin private tour

Janet_F, Jan 2023

Very knowledgeable driver and host who was more than willing to cater for our requests. Would highly recommend this tour and Asta.

Response from Host, Jan 2023

Thank you, Janet. It was pleasure to have you and your friends on our tour.

Great Tour with a Wonderful Guide

Henry_F, Jan 2023

This private tour was excellent. Our guide, whose name I believe was Asta, was wonderful. She was kind, knowledgeable, and customized our day "on the fly." The city is interesting and worth exploring. Be sure to head out to the peninsula to see the albatross refuge.

Response from Host, Jan 2023

Thank you. I couldn't agree more! Visiting Otago Peninsula and including a stop at Albatross centre is a must!

Beautiful day in Dunedin

sandra_m, Jan 2023

Asta, our tour guide was awesome. She mapped a seven hour tour for us, highlighting the best of Dunedin but she was extremely flexible. When we mentioned we would like to put our feet in the ocean she drove us to a beach so we could do that. She was pleasant, knowledgeable and the best tour guide we had in New Zealand. I highly recommend this private tour. We did see an Albatross and absolutely loved the peninsula.

Response from Host, Jan 2023

Thank you. It is so nice to hear you enjoyed Dunedin and Otago Peninsula, it is hard not to fall in love with this area. It was my pleasure to stop at the beach on such a hot day.

Best decision made! 👏

Kevin_L, Dec 2022

Our tour guide Heike was super friendly and was here on time, there waiting when we got off the cruise ship. She was very knowledgeable and was very patient with our family (group of 8 with different age group). Very accommodating and kept our schedule on track! Very grateful to have met her and was happy with our decision of using this tour service! Only hindsight from our own planning pov was should have opted for the castle tour rather than the penguin tour.

Response from Host, Dec 2022

Thank you, Kevin for your feedback. Fully-guided tours exclusively for you and your traveling companions offer lots of flexibility and it is great to hear you were pleased with choosing a private tour with us. I will pass on to Heike your kind words.

Amazing day with Asta

Anne_L, Nov 2022

Asta was our guide and she did an excellent job on our cruise stop in Dunedin. Our tour stopped at many fabulous sites Asta was very informative and her knowledge of Dunedin and it's history added to our experience. She was very flexible and attentive, we had a lovely day with her.

Response from Host, Nov 2022

Thank you, Anne. Dunedin offers so much, it was my pleasure to show you as much as I could in one day.

Don’t miss the Dunedin area

spkoren, Feb 2020

Lovely area . Enjoyed the day. Our guide was great and happy to answer our questions. Beautiful town

Response from Host, Feb 2020

Thank you for sharing your feedback. We couldn't agree more, Dunedin and the area are not to be missed! We are happy to hear our guide was helpful!

Extraordinary day

Sylvain_D, Jan 2020

Good choices among different activities and sightseing. Guide knew stories, sites, animals, flowers.

Response from Host, Jan 2020

Thank you for sharing your feedback, it is very important to us. So glad to hear you had a good time with Fantail Tours.

Versatile touring made easy

Gary_T, Mar 2019

From the moment we met Julie at Port Chalmers it was about maximising our time in Dunedin. The tour and Julie’s expert local knowledge made the day enjoyable. With three generations in the minibus everything was done to ensure all had a great day. Grandad did have to buy a Kakapo puppet as granddaughter took a shine to Julie’s puppet. All in all extremely satisfied with this tour.

This was a great tour off the beaten...

James L, Mar 2018

This was a great tour off the beaten path. The tour guide, Asta, loves the area and showed us what she found to be the best. Very personalized, excellent pace, and easily tweaked to meet our wishes.