Heritage Walking Tour: Uncover Hidden Stories with Darkest Dunedin

The narratives that Gregor investigates are seldomly known. Representative of extensive years of study, these stories are unique to Tales From Darkest Dunedin. With a comprehensive understanding of the locale and its past, Darkest Dunedin ensures you depart with the familiarity of a resident and feeling equally cherished!

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The Octagon - Begin the tour here and discover the remarkable buildings that still stand in the heart of town, more by luck than by design.
  • Dunedin Railway Station - The Dunedin Railway Station is the second most photographed building in the southern hemisphere, only surpassed by the Sydney Opera House. We’ll enter the station’s foyer,…
What's Included
  • In-person guide for commentary and direction
What's Not Included
  • Private Transport
Location
50 The Octagon
The Octagon
Meet your guide under the clock tower of the 1880's municipal chambers building in The Octagon, outside the iSite entrance. They'll be holding a Tales From Darkest Dunedin sign.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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John_h
Mar 29, 2025
Terrific morning walk... - Terrific morning walk loaded with fun tales of the city. Loved our guide who kept us all grinning. We’d highly recommend this adventure!
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Derek
Mar 23, 2025
Fascinating Walking Tour - As residents of Edinburgh, Scotland we found this tour particularly interesting due to the early settlement of the Scots in the area. Lolene was very personable & knowledgeable and brought the history alive.
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Debra_g
Feb 26, 2025
Informative and... - Informative and interesting. Our guide was excellent, I'd definitely recommend this tour to learn more about Dunedin
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T6889bcbrendaw
Feb 23, 2025
Dunedin walking tour - The person who conducted the tour, Lolene, was so knowledgable and the tour so interesting. There was much to learn about the history of Dunedin and its buildings. I recommend this tour!
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Jane_c
Feb 13, 2025
Great Tour - Fascinating insights from Lolene with amusing anecdotes. Great way to learn about the city. Really enjoyed it.
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Visitnz
Jan 27, 2025
Fun walking tour - Very informative and interesting tour of Dunedin..enjoyed her willingness to share secrets of unsolved crimes and murders. This made the tour much more fun and more than the usual sightseeing walk. Would highly recommend .
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Karen_c
Jan 13, 2025
Fascinating walk - Our guide Lolene was knowledgeable and passionate about her city. We had a good time learning about the history of Dunedin including some of its most important founders. Loved all the old buildings.
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Karench3192dq
Jan 12, 2025
Interesting walk - We had a great time. Tour guide very knowledgeable and passionate about her city. It was a wonderful way to learn a little of the city’s history.
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Susan_f
Jan 16, 2025
Dreadful - Our guide didn’t tell us his name, didn’t ask us our names and spent the whole tour talking about himself. He spent five minutes at the train station telling us about his friend who worked there - absolutely nothing to do with the tour! Guide had no people skills, was not interested in his audience and could not put his knowledge forward in an interesting way. He needs to learn how to interact with people. Would not recommend at all.
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U2559iwsusanf
Jan 15, 2025
Dreadful - Booked the walking trip as we do this in all cities we visit all over the world. Unfortunately this was the worst tour we have ever done. Upon arriving at the meeting point, our guide did not even introduce himself. We only found out from the other couple on the tour what his name was. I believe his name was Greg. Gregs knowledge of Dunedin was good, but he spent the whole tour talking about himself, his blogs, his opinions on almost everything and even spent time telling us about his friend at the train station, which had absolutely no relevance to the tour. He NEVER asked a single question of us eg names, where are you from, how long are you in New Zealand for etc, it really was him telling us his life story. Really, really disappointing tour. Greg needs major help in how to deliver his knowledge in an interesting way and this could start by beginning to ask questions and at least look interested in his audience!
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up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).