Dunedin Port Chalmers, New Zealand
New Zealand

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Frequently Asked Questions

At Port Chalmers, a harbour village set in the green fjord of Otago Harbour, 14 kilometres from central Dunedin. Shuttles and buses cover the trip in about fifteen minutes.
Either the city — the railway station, the Octagon, the Toitū Otago Settlers Museum and Baldwin Street — or the Otago Peninsula and its albatrosses. Doing both in one day is tight: choose.
Because it was founded by Scottish settlers who set out to build their Edinburgh of the South: the city's name is the Gaelic form of Edinburgh. The colony began as a venture of the Free Church of Scotland.
An Edwardian building completed in 1904, in dark basalt and pale Oamaru stone under slate roofs. Inside, a mosaic floor and stained glass featuring locomotives — it is said to be among the most photographed buildings in the country.
The steepest residential street in the world according to Guinness World Records. Ten minutes of effort gets you to the top, calves burning, watched with amusement by residents. The view over the valley rooftops repays the climb.
At Taiaroa Head, at the tip of the Otago Peninsula: the only mainland royal albatross colony in the world. An observatory lets you get close to birds with a wingspan over three metres. Allow half a day by excursion or taxi.
New Zealand's only castle, the folly of a nineteenth-century banker, on the road along the Otago Peninsula. Its gardens overlook the harbour and pair naturally with a trip out to Taiaroa Head.
Yes, in the coves of the Otago Peninsula, which also shelter fur seals. Late in the day, little blue penguins come ashore in groups at Pilots Beach, watched by supervised visitors.
The eight-sided square at the heart of the city: St Paul's Cathedral, the town hall, the Regent Theatre and a statue of the poet Robert Burns seated above the cafe terraces. George Street, the main shopping street, runs on from it.
Yes, and admission is free. It tells the story of the Scottish pioneers and the Māori history of the site without varnish, with outstanding presentation. It is the best shortcut to understanding the city in an hour.