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Welcome to
the constantly traveling website - New Zealand Travel Guide - On
the Road
Dunedin/Otago Peninsula Information:
 
 
Cadbury Chocolate.........Dunedin Museum.......Albatross
Colony.......Penguin Place....
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(click on photo for closer look)
Details of
the Dunedin area for your use to find where to go, what to do, etc.:
1 1/2 hours
south of Moeraki you descend upon Dunedin. I mean descend as it is
built on
several steep hills.
A University town built with a total Scottish flavour. Ample parking
for buses/campers at the Railroad Station
(built in 1906 of Oamaru Stone - fantastic architecture!).
A walk to the centre of the city at the Octagon where you can get the
maps and information you need.
Good cafes everywhere. Dunedin has over 150 cafes and restaurant.
Both
Paula and I enjoy Dunedin and usually
spend a little time here. Plenty to do in this city.
Like
chocolate? The Cadbury Chocolate Factory is an easy walk from the
Station.You can park across from it if
you plan to do some grocery shopping. Speight's Brewery is only a
couple of blocks from the Octagon on Rattray Street.
The Public Art Gallery is right there on the Octagon.
You may want to drive if you visit the Otago Museum and University
about five blocks away but parking is sometimes a
problem.
The best place and a highly recommended place to stay and use as a
base, since it is but a few minutes from the centre of Dunedin,
is the Aaron Lodge Top 10
Holiday Park. Check out the web page.
Don't miss
Port Chalmers. Founded in 1844 it has been active in the history of New
Zealand from the first shipment of frozen meat in 1882 from the natural
deep water port to the boom times after the discovery of gold in Otago
in 1861. Captain Scott’s expeditions of 1901 and 1911 left from Port
Chalmers.
Today it is a
small community devoted to those early times showcasing
the historic buildings now revamped to top quality shops for the many
artists and crafts people who live and work here. It is a must go
for anyone who
enjoys an opportunity to be among the first to “find” a special place
to visit. This community is just now opening up and its future will be
fantastic for visitors to enjoy I predict.
Two ways to
get there. It is just 15 minutes(12kms) from Dunedin along
the West Harbour. Another spectacular way is to come in from Waitati on
Route One north of Dunedin down Blueskin Road. The back road entrance
you might say. Another good way to visit is by bus from
Dunedin.
I could go on and on about Dunedin. It has a great downtown, lots of
superior accommodation at all levels, plenty to do and see. The world's
steepest street is here. Great museum at the University. Check out the
websites below for more complete info.
If you are into gardens they offer the Glenfalloch Woodland Garden and
Restaurant a thirty acre harbourside garden of rhododendron and other
beauties.
Dunedin in also where you can board the Taieri Gorge train and
expereince the trip through the Taieri Rver Gorge, over very high
bridges and through tunnels. If you want to experience a real train
trip this is the one.
Then there is the Otago Peninsula with the Albatross Colony a must see
and do and if time permits stop by New Zealand's only castle, Larnach
Castle.
For the best way to really get to see the vast amount of wildlife in
this region such as the Royal Albatross, Fur Seals, Yellow-eyed
Penguins and a vast host of other bird life plus with luck Hector
dolphin,
Dusky dolphin and Orca most of which cannot be seen from land be sure
to join a Monarch Wildlife Tour. John & Jenny Milburn have
been operating since 1983 and know their business proven by the many
awards they have.
Check out
the website information below.
Monarch Wildlife Cruises & Tours
Cadbury
World
Chocolate Tour
Royal
Albatross Colony
Penguin Place
Larnach
Castle
Taieri Gorge Railway
Speight's Brewery
Heritage Tour
Dunedin
Museum
Dunedin
Public Art Gallery
Otago Peninsula
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