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Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand.
Travel and Accommodation guide
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Dunedin offers a wide range of Accommodation, Restaurants, Arts & Crafts, Attractions and
Eco Tours & Cruises to the Wildlife situated on the Otago Peninsula that is unique in the world.
Dunedin, New Zealand's oldest city, a university city of Scottish heritage, possesses a unique combination of
cultural riches, fine architecture, and world-famous wildlife reserves on the Otago Peninsula. |
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Situated on the south-eastern coast of New Zealand's
South Island, Dunedin has a population of around 125,000
and is the main centre of Otago, a region recognized for its spectacular scenery.
The sheer physical beauty of Dunedin,
dramatic bush-covered hills and valleys at the head of a long natural harbour, attracted Maori settlers to the site over four centuries ago. Then, in 1848, Scottish migrants established a town here, giving it the ancient name of Edinburgh.
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Thirteen years later gold was discovered about 120 kilometers inland, in Central Otago,
and the small settlement of Dunedin became the centre for the nation's wealth. Soaring cathedral spires,
a magnificent Flemish-style railway station, fine banks and office blocks, a nineteenth-century castle,
old university buildings and a neo-gothic convent are among the city's architectural treasures.
More history on Dunedin.
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Dunedin's art gallery and museums contain some of the best collections in New Zealand.
The Otago Peninsula which lies within the city boundaries has internationally renowned wildlife reserves,
including the rare Royal Albatross breeding ground and Yellow-Eyed & Little Blue Penguin colonies.
This is a city of many parts, a city that is different...
that is exciting and intriguing...
Dunedin, the perfect travel destination in New Zealand.
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