New Zealand · BOAT TOURS IN DUNEDIN
Distances here eat days, so a bad booking costs more than money. These 13 boat tours in Dunedin earn the slot, priced and timed so you can settle it over breakfast.
Cruise Otago Harbour from Dunedin to spot royal albatross, seals, penguins, dolphins, and seabirds with warm jackets and expert commentary.
“A lottery as to whether you see penguins and albatrosses but so much other wildlife so a great experience”
Cruise Otago Harbour from Port Chalmers to spot albatross, seals, penguins, and seabirds on a warm, small-group wildlife boat tour.
“In 30 years of cruising, this was probably the worst shore excursion that we have ever booked. The tour consisted of a 30 minute high speed boat ride across a bay on a too small boat populated by too many people, and a PA system that wRead more”
Review of Dunedin’s small-group city and Larnach Castle tour, with Port Chalmers pickup, scenic views, practical tips, and honest value advice.
“James was the best! He was extremely knowledgeable about culture, events, and details about the area. He was super friendly, entertaining, and made the day loads of fun! Ask for James, and you will for sure be delighted. 5+ stars.”
Review of Dunedin’s small-group wildlife cruise to Taiaroa Head, with albatross, seals, penguins, harbour history, practical tips, and value advice.
“Very informative tour. Rachael was well informed and made sure we saw as much wildlife as possible in the time.”
Review of Dunedin’s full-day cruise excursion, covering city sights, beaches, wildlife views, price, stops, guides, and practical tips.
“We had a fabulous day exploring Dunedin, mostly due to our wonderful driver, Ryan! He made a great day out of a bad weather day for all of us! We saw the highlights of the city, spotted some sea lions on the beach, and walked to the top of the steepest street in the world, all while having a great commentary from a real down to earth guy. We would highly recommend this tour with Ryan!”
Review of Dunedin’s Larnach Castle and Otago Wildlife Cruise, with practical advice on scenery, wildlife, value, weather, and what to expect.
“Great way to spend our day in port. Our guide, David, was very informative and helpful. The castle was lovely, with lots of traditional Scottish flare. The boat trip was a bit choppy, but we spotted Seals, Dolphins, and Albatross. My only advice would be, if you are particularly prone to motion sickness, make sure you have meds or bands.”
Review of Dunedin’s Otago Peninsula wildlife tour, with sea lions, penguins, albatross, a cruise, practical tips, and honest value advice.
“Our tour guide, Will, was wonderful! He was friendly, happy, and easy to get along with. He was more than happy to answer any questions anyone had. You can tell that he is very knowledgeable about the wildlife in the area, as is he abouRead more”
Cruise Otago Harbour for royal albatross, fur seals, sea lions, and coastal history on Monarch’s one-hour wildlife trip from Dunedin.
Review of Dunedin’s 3.5-hour wildlife cruise and Otago Peninsula bus tour, with albatross, seals, dolphins, views, prices, and practical tips.
“The hectors dolphins put on a great display, have seen them before but never frolicking like that. The commentary was very informative and knowledgeable, we had a great afternoon”
Review of the Larnach Castle and Wildlife Cruise from Port Chalmers, with practical details on price, timing, wildlife, guides, and value.
“Good tour of castle with knowledgeable driver/guide. Boat cruise was great with lot of Albatros sightings. Cheaper and better than ship excursion, got us back to ship in plenty of time. Recommend.”
Review of Otago Harbour’s small-group wildlife cruise, with albatross, seals, harbour views, practical tips, value, and booking advice.
“Went above and beyond to make sure we all saw the amazing wildlife. We saw birds, sea lions and much much more.”
Review of the Otago Harbour Wildlife Cruise from Port Chalmers, with albatross, seals, dolphins, practical tips, value, and booking advice.
“A lovely vessel and was a lovely morning for a cruise in the harbour. Unfortunately there was a storm the night before so there was a big swell and we were not able to head further out to sea. We did see a couple of penguins, seals on the rocks and a dolphin.”
Review of Dunedin’s one-hour city tour, with Baldwin Street, Signal Hill views, local stories, cruise-day pickup tips, and value advice.
“Directions to the initial pickup point were wrong. Viator needs to be better telling us where to go. We walked blocks and found out we were at the wrong pickup point. By the time we doubled back, the bus left. Tour company got us on a tour 1 hours later. Tour was 5 stars. Directions were 0 stars”
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