Location: Dunedin
Top Things to do in Dunedin
What to do and see in Dunedin, South Island: The Best Beaches
Rare yellow-eyed penguins, fur seals and the world's only mainland albatross colony share residence in Dunedin, New Zealand's oldest city. When you're not watching wildlife, this South Island Otago Coast town also boasts impressive historic architecture from its days as a gold-rush mecca. Visit the 1906 Flemish Renaissance railway station or the country's largest center of higher learning, which resembles Glasgow University, thanks to the area's early Scottish settlers.
Restaurants in Dunedin
1. Allans Beach
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 5 reviews
Reviewed By 422iana - Dunedin, New Zealand
This is Dunedin's hidden gem! Off the tourist route, but you are likely to see sea lions in this area. Walk all the way down the beach to the estuary. You can also see penguins are the right time. Please read the signs and don't get close to these animals. So many tourists get right next to them and they are big animals and if provoked could cause damage.
2. Dunedin Beach
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 145 reviews
Reviewed By RaejonRae - Levin, New Zealand
Awesome drivetoday around the Peninsula,the albatross colony back around to Dunedin city. Awesome day out with beautiful views
3. Karitane Beach
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 53 reviews
Reviewed By JeanneN326 - Auckland, New Zealand
A stunning beach sitting on the Pacific. Great for surf and relaxation. Good local walks. A bit chilly that day for toe tipping but looked a good beach for swimming in. Well worth the visit out to
4. Aramoana Beach
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 166 reviews
Reviewed By JW_Dam - Nijmegen, The Netherlands
We were here early morning, the weather was very fine, blue sky and hardly wind. We took our breakfast sitting on a bench at the beginning of the jetty and in front of the beach. A red billed gull was watching us, hoping for a crump of our sandwitches! At sea a large fishing trawler picked up the pilot and sailed through the narrow entrance of the Dunedin harbour bay. A little later we walked along the beach. The water here is very clear and the dunes are covered with Yellow Lupines and Pink-purple asters. A coupe of Oyster catchers was dancing at the water line. A little further a Paradise Shelduck male was sleeping, waked up and walked away. Gulls adna NZ Falcon fly high in the blue sky and on the way back a beautiful female sea lion was making here bed for a late morning nap! She gave us all the time we needed to take our pictures from a close distance, Nature here is splendid.
5. Warrington Beach
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 3 reviews
6. St Clair Beach
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 85 reviews
Reviewed By Sand_51714 - Auckland Central, New Zealand
What a beautiful day it was when we arrived at the beach lots of surfers enjoying the big waves. Easy parking, and lovely promenade to walk along
