Gold Rush Grandeur: A Self-Guided Dunedin Heritage Walk

Name: Gold Rush Grandeur: A Self-Guided Dunedin Heritage Walk
Brand: Viator
Price: 8.99 USD
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5.0(1)1 hr 30 min - 2 hoursEnglishDunedin & The Otago Peninsula, New Zealand

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Dunedin’s well-preserved center reflects its unique history as New Zealand’s first city of wealth and influence.

On this self-guided walking tour of Dunedin’s heritage, you’ll discover how a brief but intense period of prosperity during the 1860s Otago Gold Rush transformed this Scottish settlement into a colonial powerhouse. You’ll also see the architectural legacy that endures to this day in its grand Victorian and Edwardian buildings.

The tour starts at the iconic Dunedin Railway Station, famously designed by the architect “Gingerbread George” Troup, in striking Flemish Renaissance style. You’ll make your way through the former commercial heart of the city to explore the Warehouse Precinct, where industrial spaces have been creatively revitalized.

Included

Lifetime access to this tour in English before your booking date and after it
Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
App for Android and iOS
Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start

Not included

Smartphone and headphones
Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour
Food and drink
Transportation

What you'll do

Starting at Dunedin Railway Station, you can view the station, New Zealands long
est platform and book to go on one of Dunedin Railways Train Trips.
Toitu Otago Settlers Museum
31 Queens Garden, Dunedin, New Zealand
Awesome history of Dunedin and its Early Settlers, definitely worth a visit.
Dunedin Chinese Garden
Corner Rattray and Cumberland Streets, Next to Toitū Otago Settlers Museum, Dunedin, New Zealand
Peaceful gardens which were made and built in China then taken down and reassembled in Dunedin. Please note that the entry to the gardens in not included in this tour.
Great pizza place if you are hungry but entry and costs definitely not included in the tour
Beautiful hotel has a lovely cafe but otherwise not open to the public
Awesome hotel in former chief post office, restaurant available to the public bu
t otherwise building not open to the public.
Dunedin's Grand Casino, not included in the tour but worth a visit once you finish
Speight’s Brewery
200 Rattray Street, Central City, Dunedin, New Zealand
Filling up your water bottle outside the brewery is free but entry and tours are not included in this tour.
First Church of Otago
415 Moray Place, Dunedin, New Zealand
Beautiful First Church is sometimes open for you to visit and check out its interior.
The Octagon
Dunedin, New Zealand
The Octagon is the heart of Dunedin. We walk around it as part of the tour, if you are lucky there may be a market or other entertainment happening.

Meeting and pickup

5 locations

Pickup details

This tour starts at Dunedin Railway Station. Before arrival, please install the mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.