Dunedin City Tour and Taieri Gorge Railway Shore Excursion
After pickup from Port Chalmers, you’re transferred to the Dunedin Railway Station for your 4-5 hour Taieri Gorge Railway journey to Pukerangi. Admire the neo-gothic style of the station, built in 1906, and get settled comfortably in a historical train carriage. The Taieri Gorge Railway covers a distance of 28 miles (45 kilometers), following the course of the Taieri River. As the train hugs the steep-walled Taieri Gorge and crosses wrought-iron viaducts of a bygone era, soak up the panoramic views. You’ll pass through nearly a dozen tunnels and stop several times for photo ops of the magnificent landscape. Have lunch in Dunedin (own expense) before your city sightseeing tour in the afternoon. Take a seat aboard the coach and learn about Dunedin’s history via insightful commentary about the hilly city and its volcanic bay from your live guide. Discover New Zealand’s first university—the University of Otago—as well as 19th-century buildings, including ornate homes, churches, theaters, banks, and the town hall. Enjoy views of the Otago Peninsula, drive along the steepest street in the world, Baldwin Street, admire the tree-lined landscape at the Dunedin Botanical Gardens, and see St. Clair Beach and Esplanade before drop-off back at Port Chalmers.
Highlights
- ✓This combo tour makes it easy to fit Dunedin highlights into one day
- ✓Includes handy round-trip port transfers and all transportation
- ✓Cross century-old viaducts in the scenic Taieri Gorge
- ✓Tick off one of New Zealand's top railway journeys for tourists
What you'll see & do
- ✓At 8.45am the coach departs the Dunedin Port and takes you to the Dunedin Railway Station. Please be there at 8.30am for a 8.45am departure.
- ✓At 9.30am, depart Dunedin by train on the Taieri Gorge Railway. You will travel through the spectacular Taieri Gorge to Pukerangi, across wrought iron viaducts and through tunnels carved by hand more than 100 years ago. This is one of the great train journeys of a bygone era. Throughout this round trip journey, there will be numerous stops to afford you some magnificent photo opportunities. You will return to Dunedin Railway Station around 2.00 pm
- ✓2.30 pm Returning from your 4.5 Taieri Gorge Rail experience you will rejoin your coach at Dunedin Railway Station for your 2 hours Dunedin Highlights / Sightseeing Tour departing from the Dunedin Railway Satation.
- ✓The sightseeing tour will take in the highlights of central Dunedin City, including the Octagon and several historic sites.
- ✓See the St Clair beach and esplanade
- ✓Check out New Zealand’s first botanical garden.
- ✓Take in the ‘dress circle’ of Dunedin’s original homes of the wealthy settlers and travel up the world’s steepest street to a lookout overlooking the city, University campus and out to the Peninsula high road for some spectacular harbour, rural and ocean views.
- ✓See some great views of the New Zealand famous and historic Otago University, before returning to Port Chalmers and your cruise ship around 4 / 4.30 pm
What's included
- ✓Worry-free Shore Excursion Guarantee
- ✓Professional guide
- ✓Port pick-up and drop-off
- ✓Round-trip tour on the Taieri Gorge Railway
- ✓Dunedin city sightseeing tour
What's not included
- ✓Food and drinks
- ✓Gratuities
Good to know
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Should your cruise ship timetable be indicating that you will be berthing in Dunedin (Port Chalmers) at 9.00am or later, this does not preclude you from booking these tour options., however, the itinerary maybe adjusted to accommodate the later arrival of the cruise ship.
Collapsible wheelchairs with removable wheels can be accommodated providing the passenger is accompanied by someone who can assist them board and disembark
Cancellation policy
- •A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
- •No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.
Dunedin City Tour and Taieri Gorge Railway Shore Excursion
After pickup from Port Chalmers, you’re transferred to the Dunedin Railway Station for your 4-5 hour Taieri Gorge Railway journey to Pukerangi. Admire the neo-gothic style of the station, built in 1906, and get settled comfortably in a historical train carriage. The Taieri Gorge Railway covers a distance of 28 miles (45 kilometers), following the course of the Taieri River. As the train hugs the steep-walled Taieri Gorge and crosses wrought-iron viaducts of a bygone era, soak up the panoramic views. You’ll pass through nearly a dozen tunnels and stop several times for photo ops of the magnificent landscape. Have lunch in Dunedin (own expense) before your city sightseeing tour in the afternoon. Take a seat aboard the coach and learn about Dunedin’s history via insightful commentary about the hilly city and its volcanic bay from your live guide. Discover New Zealand’s first university—the University of Otago—as well as 19th-century buildings, including ornate homes, churches, theaters, banks, and the town hall. Enjoy views of the Otago Peninsula, drive along the steepest street in the world, Baldwin Street, admire the tree-lined landscape at the Dunedin Botanical Gardens, and see St. Clair Beach and Esplanade before drop-off back at Port Chalmers.
Highlights
- ✓This combo tour makes it easy to fit Dunedin highlights into one day
- ✓Includes handy round-trip port transfers and all transportation
- ✓Cross century-old viaducts in the scenic Taieri Gorge
- ✓Tick off one of New Zealand's top railway journeys for tourists
What you'll see & do
- ✓At 8.45am the coach departs the Dunedin Port and takes you to the Dunedin Railway Station. Please be there at 8.30am for a 8.45am departure.
- ✓At 9.30am, depart Dunedin by train on the Taieri Gorge Railway. You will travel through the spectacular Taieri Gorge to Pukerangi, across wrought iron viaducts and through tunnels carved by hand more than 100 years ago. This is one of the great train journeys of a bygone era. Throughout this round trip journey, there will be numerous stops to afford you some magnificent photo opportunities. You will return to Dunedin Railway Station around 2.00 pm
- ✓2.30 pm Returning from your 4.5 Taieri Gorge Rail experience you will rejoin your coach at Dunedin Railway Station for your 2 hours Dunedin Highlights / Sightseeing Tour departing from the Dunedin Railway Satation.
- ✓The sightseeing tour will take in the highlights of central Dunedin City, including the Octagon and several historic sites.
- ✓See the St Clair beach and esplanade
- ✓Check out New Zealand’s first botanical garden.
- ✓Take in the ‘dress circle’ of Dunedin’s original homes of the wealthy settlers and travel up the world’s steepest street to a lookout overlooking the city, University campus and out to the Peninsula high road for some spectacular harbour, rural and ocean views.
- ✓See some great views of the New Zealand famous and historic Otago University, before returning to Port Chalmers and your cruise ship around 4 / 4.30 pm
What's included
- ✓Worry-free Shore Excursion Guarantee
- ✓Professional guide
- ✓Port pick-up and drop-off
- ✓Round-trip tour on the Taieri Gorge Railway
- ✓Dunedin city sightseeing tour
What's not included
- ✓Food and drinks
- ✓Gratuities
Good to know
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Should your cruise ship timetable be indicating that you will be berthing in Dunedin (Port Chalmers) at 9.00am or later, this does not preclude you from booking these tour options., however, the itinerary maybe adjusted to accommodate the later arrival of the cruise ship.
Collapsible wheelchairs with removable wheels can be accommodated providing the passenger is accompanied by someone who can assist them board and disembark
Cancellation policy
- •A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
- •No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.