Larnach Castle Tour & Wildlife Cruise: A Journey through Dunedin's Historic and Natural Wonders

Embark on a captivating journey through Dunedin’s historic and natural wonders with the Larnach Castle Tour & Wildlife Cruise. Discover the rich history of Larnach Castle and explore the stunning landscapes of the Otago Peninsula. Get up close to fascinating wildlife and experience the breathtaking beauty of the Otago Harbour. Book now!

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Larnach Castle & Gardens - Enjoy a personally guided tour through Larnach Castle. Hear the scandalous story of original owner William Larnach. Your guide will provide a full commentary about the building, it’s construction and the beautiful art and antiques that are spread through each room.
    Following the tour you’ll have 30-minutes to explore the…
What's Included
  • Complimentary Warm Jackets
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • On-board restrooms
  • Complimentary Binoculars
What's Not Included
  • Dinner
Additional Information

Embark on a customised tour of Larnach Castle, guided by our expert, and gain insights about the early history of Dunedin.
Relish the breathtaking scenery of the Otago Peninsula, the Otago Harbour, and our wild coastline while journeying through its volcanic landscape on a bus. Throughout the journey, your guide will narrate interesting details.
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Location
Larnach Castle & Gardens
145 Camp Rd, Otago Peninsula
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Ken_g
Feb 11, 2025
Great Experience! - We had a nice amount of time at Larnach Castle and were able to grab a bite to eat in the ballroom café. The whole grounds were lovely! The wildlife cruise was interesting, and the tour guides there were very good about helping us see a lot of different wildlife. Our tour guide Rob was excellent! Highly recommend!
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196jaynej
Mar 28, 2024
ONE WORD - BRILLIANT - Fantastic tour! Loved the Larnach Castle inside with our guide who was so knowledgeable and made the castle history and experience come to life. The Otago Peninsular Cruise was amazing, seeing the albatross chicks, a blue penguin, a bird feeding frenzy and the highlight were a pod of dolphins jumping and playing around the boat. Such a brilliant day. There was quite a bit of driving, up to the castle which afforded great views, down to the dock traveling a different route, and after the cruise back to the harbour, along the magical shoreline. All in all a fantastic day for our small taste of what Dunedin has to offer.
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Michael_w
Mar 18, 2024
Great way to get to know New Zealand. - Sightings of rare NZ fur seals snd the breeding ground for albatross were amazing. Learned a lot of history on the castle tour. Guides for both were exceptional.
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Allison_l
Mar 16, 2024
Excellent Tour - Both the castle tour and the wildlife cruise were excellent. We were able to see several albatrosses and seals.
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Joanne_t
Mar 3, 2024
Dunedin at its best! - We would highly recommend this tour. Larnach Castle was beautiful, and Dave our guide was very knowledgeable. He gave a great commentary of the castle and its history. We grabbed a lite lunch in the castle restaurant and then headed on to the cruise portion of our day. Monarch tours then took us out on the bay and we were introduced to two different types of albatross and fur seals. There were a few blue penguins about, but they are fast little guys and hard to get a good glimpse of. The boat skipper did an excellent job in telling us all about the birds and sea life. We were on a cruise and the pick is at the port was flawless. Also there was no problem getting back in time.
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Jane_l
Mar 1, 2024
Loved our day out in Dunedin. - Larnach Castle certainly is a surprise and well worth visiting. Our tour guide's commentary brought the castle to life. Enjoyed the wildlife cruise and the weather made viewing the albatross easy. When the cruise finished we stayed on the boat for tea and biscuits as it took us back to Port Chalmers.
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Krobinson9914
Feb 24, 2024
Highly recommend this excursion - We had a great time visiting the castle and on the wildlife cruise. The castle was beautiful and our guide was great - very informative. We saw dolphins, sea lions and blue penguins on the wildlife cruise.
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Donna_z
Feb 10, 2024
Don’t miss Larnach Castle & Wildlife Cruise - Our guide Riss was wonderful and had a lot of information about Dunedin and Larnach Castle. The castle was amazing, the Wildlife cruise was also fun and we saw Albatross, Fur seals, Sea lions, black swans and many other birds.
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Liss78mph
Feb 6, 2024
Scenery, history, wildlife, land and sea - Best value. Scenic, castle was interesting, just enough time to see it all. Take your own food. Lovely cruise to see the albatross colony, penguin tour well worth the add-on very knowledgeable tour guides not much maori history though.
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Brenda_g
Feb 1, 2024
Great tout - Beautiful castle and grounds. Loved the boat excursion. Saw lots of albatross and sea lions. Drivers did a great job getting us up close.
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