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Dunedin Shore Excursion - Sightseeing, Larnach Castle, Chinese Garden & Museum

Name: Dunedin Shore Excursion - Sightseeing, Larnach Castle, Chinese Garden & Museum
Brand: Leisure Tours
SKU: 2950P83
Price: 114.02 USD
Rating: 3.5 (13 reviews)

Port Chalmers, New Zealand

Dunedin Shore Excursion Sightseeing Larnach Castle Chinese Garden and Museum

7 hours (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

See many of the most impressive and interesting sights around Dunedin and the Otago Peninsula in just one day on this tour, specifically designed for cruise ship travelers. Meet your guide at the port and then head out to see New Zealand’s only castle, Larnach Castle, the authentic Chinese Gardens, the fascinating Settlers Museum, the world’s steepest street and much more.

Local guide provides informative commentary
Travel in a comfortable air-conditioned vehicle
See wide range of historic buildings
Plenty of opportunities to take photos

What's Included

Driver/guide
Local guide
Air-conditioned vehicle
Port pickup and drop-off

Food & Drinks
Lunch
Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Port Chalmers, New Zealand
Your Cruise Ship will come into Port Chalmers. Once you disembark, all passengers must make their way to the private hire area in the cruise ship pavilion which is well sign posted. Please get there around 9:15am for a 9:30am departure.

Start time

09:30 AM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Infants must sit on laps
Transportation is wheelchair accessible

Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
Minimum number of 10 Adults required for tour to operate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 18 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Featured review

Darri_G

A great tour of Dunedin and the Larnach Castle. Our tour guide, Kim, was very knowledgeable and gave us a fun and entertaining tour of the castle with lots of stories and history of the house and family. Would highly recommend this tour!

Reviews

3.5

13 reviews

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Great experience, Above and beyond

dineshbabu_s, Apr 2024

Amazing experience, the guide and driver was fantastic, gave a great information on Dunedin and showed us the town around very well, took the time to shows places additionally to the intenary, we had some additional request to stop in few shops, Where the guide and driver went above and beyond to cater to everyone’s preference, Will choose them once again if given the opportunity,

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Kiaora Dinesh and thanks for taking the time to leave a review. I'm pleased to hear you enjoyed your day with us!

Informative and Entertaining

Darri_G, Mar 2024

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Kiaora Darri and thanks for taking the time to leave a review. I'm pleased to hear you enjoyed your day with Kim!

This was the worst tour I...

ChihPin_L, Mar 2024

This was the worst tour I have ever had. We didn't have the tour guide, only had bus driver and he didn't really know how run this trip. We have already paid all the admission tickets but the driver didn't have any idea about this. Also, he didn't finish all the itneraries. We didn't go to Toitu Otago Settlers Museum but we have already paid the admission Ticket. Our trip should have 7 hours long (from 9:30am to 4:30pm) but he came to pick us up at 10:05am and ended the tour at 4:05pm. I request the reimbursement for the admission tickets we paid.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

As reviewer correctly states they were part of the group who were on this independent tour in Dunedin on the 7th March. However, what the reviewer has not advised is that on the day of travel the driver guide who was scheduled to conduct this excursion tested positive for covid. The option was to cancel the entire experience for everyone or continue with a replacement driver, rather then leaving all of those who had prebooked stranded. The majority of the group were very understanding of the situation, appreciative of the last minute arrangements made and have been compensated for the inconvenience on the day of travel accordingly.

No tour guide

Jill_F, Mar 2024

This was a very stressful and uncomfortable tour. We arrived at the meeting Point on time and there was no one to meet us. We called the office four times because there was no representative holding a sign for our tour. Over 20 minutes later, we saw a gentleman arrive holding a sign but not standing in the assigned area and looking very confused. It turns out the tour guide did not show up for the tour, so the bus driver was instructed to find 29 of us, and then drive us to the attractions. There was no commentary, no city highlights, no city facts, just a very nice bus driver. He did make a few comments when he could, but only the first few rows could hear him, since they did not equipped him with a speaker. Taft was very nice and did try his best.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

As Jill Facciolla correctly states she was part of the group of 29 who were on this independent tour in Dunedin on the 7th March. However, what Jill has not advised is that on the day of travel the driver guide who was scheduled to conduct this excursion tested positive for covid. The option was to cancel the entire experience for everyone or continue with a replacement driver, rather then leaving all of those who had prebooked stranded. The majority of the group were very understanding of the situation, appreciative of the last minute arrangements made and have been compensated for the inconvenience on the day of travel accordingly.

A few glitches, but totally pleased

Robb_W, Feb 2024

I had several emails from Viator telling me to look for iconic tours, Fantail Tours, Good Company Tours and finally Liesure tours. This was a wee bit disconcerting and confusing. Leisure tours never appeared up on the big bulletin board at departure time or who to meet. The kind people at the big meeting hall picked up on this and gathered us all together. Most of the tours had already left, and finally our Brian came with the Johnson’s bus, and had all the information. I wasn’t too upset, because I just gotten off a tour in the city of Auckland. That was absolutely fantastic so I tried to calm the rest of the people down and say no it’s it’ll be all right something will happen. The rest of the tour was fabulous. There’s not much to do or see in Dunedin, but definitely the castle and the grounds around it were worth the wait. I had four tours booked with Viator for this cruise. The one at Akaroa was cancelled by Holland America lines 2 days before we got there because of winds. The cancellation policy dictated that I get nothing back so I was out $100-ish for something that was not my fault and we heard afterwards that the winds died down, and we could’ve gone, I also know some people that got their money refunded but I was refused. Those are the only two problems I had and I have 1 more booked at Hobart for March 7 I am spending a week in Sydney after the cruise and will definely book a few tours with Viator. What happened, due to whatever. Were unfortunate, but The guides that you subcontracted out were Wonderful. I’m sure the small glitches will be ironed out And I will recommend Viator to anyone that asks. See you in Sydney

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Kiaora and thanks for leaving a review. I'm pleased to hear you enjoyed your day with us!

Did not get what was promissed.

Alex_G, Feb 2024

Tour operator re assign us to different company whose tour was focused on visiting CAstle. Our Guid was amaizing, he showed us a lot and his son performed sctish dance. We visited the longest streert, but missed Chinise Guarden and Museum. Biggest issue was that our tour started later than scheduled and there were no sign or representative of original provider. Thank you local people on the port terminal who called around for us and helpd to find replacement operator.. Day went well, so I would recommend to book tour with different operator.

Response from Host, Feb 2024

Kiaora and thanks for leaving a review. I'm pleased to hear you enjoyed your day with us.

Dunedin spectacular

Dianne_L, Mar 2019

Breathtaking scenery, historical story with tour of Larnach Castle made it a very pleasurable interactive tour. Thoroughly enjoyed all attractions . Would recommend this tour ***** Bus driver was great.