Cruise Ship Passengers
Cruise Ship Passengers
We have 3 tour options for our Cruise ship customers.
Our most popular offering for cruise ship passengers is our Water Taxi and Shuttle to Larnach Castle. Link
This is the quickest and most fun way to visit New Zealands only castle. Your fare includes entry to the Castle and gardens.
We have 2 options available depending on your schedule. Both options are “one way” If you leave from Port your trip ends in the city. This trip suits most of our Cruise ship customers, as you get to see the castle in the morning and still
have plenty of time to explore the city sights and maybe a bite to eat
before heading back to the ship for boarding in the late afternoon.
There is an option to return to Port on our water taxi depending on
availability and our other bookings, for a discounted price of $30NZD per
person.
If you board one of our later trips from Steamer Basin in the city, your trip will end back at Port Chalmers. This trip suits those who wish to see the city sights first, then visit the castle, then get a “free” ride back to Port to board your ship.
From 8.30am until 12.30pm we have trips departing from Port Chalmers
(where your cruise ship terminal is)
From 11.00am until 2.00pm our trips depart from Steamer Basin in Dunedin and conclude back at Port.
From the cruise terminal, Port Chalmers, walk around past the Log wharf to our Back Beach departure point. It’s about a 10-minute walk. Our Water taxi/Ferry leaves from one of the floating jetties on either side of the boat ramp. Link
From the Octagon, in Dunedin city it’s a 10-minute walk via the historic
Dunedin Railway Station. We depart from the Floating jetty under the shiny
“Ray White” building. Link
We take you on a fun and scenic ride across the harbour to a harbourside
village called Macandrew Bay. Here you will transfer to our shuttle van for your ride up the hill for your self-guided tour of the castle and gardens.
Depending on the time of your tour you will have 1.5 to 2 hours to explore the castle and world-renowned gardens.
You will be told where and what time to meet your ride back down the hill to re-board the water taxi for your ride either into the city, or back to Port if you are on one of our later trips.
Options for getting back to Port are –
- The cruise ship organized shuttle busses that leave every 20
minutes from the city. - Local taxis and Ubers.
- Water Taxi/Ferry ride back to Port. $30NZD per person. This can be
arranged on the day. Trips leave at 11.00am, 12.00pm, 2.00pm,
4.30pm
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