Royal Otago - Larnach Castle, Penguins & Albatrosses

A little bit of everything!
May 22, 2023
This was a great tour and included such a wide variety of sights. The gardens at Larnach Castle were beautiful, and the view from the tower offered a fantastic vista of the surrounding countryside. The Penguin Place was a unique location to see penguins in their natural habitat, with a fabulous beachy backdrop. Overall, a very enjoyable day trip.
Reviewer: Nicole & Andrew
5 Stars
A little bit of everything!
May 17, 2023
A great tour for those who want to see it all... the castle grounds were beautiful and offered a wonderful view of the countryside. And the penguin place gave us an unparalleled opportunity to see newly hatched penguins in their natural habitat. A very enjoyable day overall.
Reviewer: Nicole Stankievech
5 Stars
Awesome Tour
March 24, 2023
The day was wonderful’ We had a great tour guide who was very knowledgeable. We were able to see everything including a beach trip to see the sea lions!! We consider ourselves lucky to have been able to see the yellow eyed penguins and the albatross in the wild.
Reviewer: Jo Ann Stacey
5 Stars
New Zealand
March 17, 2020
This excursion was fantastic! The guide was excellent, knowledgeable and fun! Everything went perfectly. The Castle was beautiful. We had just the right amount of time there. The Penguins were beautiful and the Albatrosses just amazing. I highly recommend this tour.
Reviewer: Steven Wiener
5 Stars
Our guide Ollie was the best!
April 11, 2019
Although we didn't see many penguins, our guide Ollie was terrific! He took us to see lots of sites around Dunedin, gave us clear instructions as to when to be back at the bus at each stop, and told us lots of interesting information while we were driving around. Ollie was by far the best guide we had on our whole cruise trip around New Zealand. We had a great day!
Reviewer: Michelle Curby-Lucier
4 Stars
Royal Otago
January 10, 2019
Absolutely marvelous! Our guide Ben was perfect, a little humor and a lot of knowledge. His pace was spot on for all our stops too. He shared knowledge of the local history, as well as plant and animal life. Extremely impressive!
Reviewer: Carolyn Wohl and Roberta Bolton
5 Stars
Much to see and do
February 14, 2018
This tour covered a lot of places and gave you a taste of many things in Dunedin. There were great views at Signal Hill and the Albatross center and lots of great countryside, especially the Ortago Peninsula. The Larnach Castle was more like a mansion but very interesting to see how rich people lived and it had a nice view and nice garden area. We also got to see many sea lions along a beautiful coastline and a couple of penguins. We had a brief run through the city and stopped at the Rail Station. The architecture and construction are outstanding with intricate design and colors especially the stain glass windows and mosaic tile floors.
Reviewer: Tom Skelton
5 Stars
GREAT DAY EXCURSION
March 14, 2013
GREAT DAY TRIP LOTS OF VARIETY
Reviewer: PJ
5 Stars