Water Taxi and Shuttle to Larnach Castle

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The quickest and most fun option to get to see New Zealands only castle. A fast water taxi ride across the beautiful Otago Harbour to Macandrew Bay, a small seaside village on the Otago Peninsula. Here you transfer to our executive shuttle van for your scenic drive up the hill to the castle. Your entry fee to the castle and gardens is included in your fare.

You'll have an hour and a half to explore the castle and gardens. You'll then be brought back down to the harbour, for your second water taxi ride into Steamer Basin, in the heart of Dunedin.

From Steamer Basin it's a short 5 minute walk to the iconic Dunedin Railway Station and Toitu, the Settlers Museum. This is also the departure point for the Cruise ship shuttles that return to Port.

Please note-

Trips from 9.00am to 11.15am leave from Back Beach, Port Chalmers.

Trips from 12.00 and 12.45pm leave from Steamer Basin, Dunedin city.

All trips conclude in Dunedin City except the 11.15am trip that returns to Port Chalmers at 2.15pm

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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Our guide is available for the transport and entry to the Castle only. The tour of the castle and gardens is self guided.

Alternative departure points can be arranged subject to availability and other bookings.

Your departure point depends on the time of your tour. Trips from 9.00am till 11.15am depart from Back Beach, Port Chalmers and finish in Dunedin. Trips leaving at 12.00pm and 12.45pm depart from Steamer Basin in Dunedin.

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

Bao gồm

Morning trips depart from Port Chalmers and finish in Dunedin City

Discounted return trips back to Port Chalmers

Entry ticket to the Castle and Gardens included in your fare

Mid-day Trips depart Dunedin City and return to Dunedin by Shuttle van

Drop off to Dunedin

Please bring your own drink bottle

Bring a warm jacket for those colder days

Return trips to Port Chalmers depend on availability on the day $35 NZD, per passenger.

Your tour of the castle is Self Guided

Cần Quan Tâm

A scenic 10-15 minute water taxi ride across the harbour from Port Chalmers or Dunedin to Macandrew Bay where you will board our shuttle van for a 10 minute ride up the hill to the famous Larnach Castle, the only castle in New Zealand. This service includes your entry ticket to the castle and gardens. You have 1.5 to 2 hours to explore. We then pick you up in the van for the ride back down to the harbour, and your water taxi ride into Dunedin. Options to return to Port Chalmers can be organized on the day of travel. Please note - Trips from 9.00 am - 11.15 am leave from Back Beach, Port Chalmers. Trips from 12.00 and later leave from Steamer Basin, Dunedin city. IMPORTANT NOTE - ALL trips finish in Dunedin City EXCEPT the 11.15 trip from Port Chalmers that returns to Port at 2.30pm

Tùy chọn

Steamer Basin Departures

Steamer Basin, Dunedin to Port: Travel by boat to Macandrew Bay then shuttle van to the castle. Tour the castle then back down for your boat ride to Port.
12.00pm and later Departures : Departures from 12.00pm leave from Steamer Basin, Dunedin. Earlier departures leave from Back Beach, Port Chalmers.
Starting point:
Steamer Basin, 16 Wharf Street, Central Dunedin, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand

Back Beach Departures

Port Chalmers to Dunedin: Travel by boat to Macandrew Bay then shuttle van to the castle. Tour the castle then back down for your boat ride to Dunedin.
8.30 am - 11.30 am Departures: Departures from 8.30am until 11.15am leave from Back Beach, Port Chalmers. Departures 11.00am and later leave Steamer Basin.
Starting point:
Ferry to Quarantine Island, 39 Peninsula Beach Road, Port Chalmers, Dunedin 9023, New Zealand

Đánh giá

4.80

94 đánh giá

Tổng số đánh giá và xếp hạng từ Viator & TripAdvisor

Very friendly and efficient
shaneh840,
1 thg 11, 2025
- Tripadvisor
5.00
Highly recommend this company. Very friendly and efficient. We had to change our tour date and start time due to our ship arrival time changing but it was done with no effort on our part. Rob and Holly are very friendly and efficient.
Great friendly reliable...
Shane H,
26 thg 10, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Great friendly reliable service from a family run company also the best way to see Dunedin and surrounds. Highly recommended
They made it possible to visit Larnach Castle in the morning and still have time to see Dunedin in the afternoon.
Diana P,
9 thg 4, 2025
- Tripadvisor
5.00
The husband and wife team, who ferried us in the boat, followed by a van ride to Larnach Castle could not have organized our visit any better! Loved it and they are wonderful people! Highly recommend as an option if you’re on a cruise ship like I was. You can walk to the pick up point from the port.
Larnach Castle
Marla P,
6 thg 4, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Great directions from Viator and easy pickup. This tour included tickets to view the inside of the castle (where some others did not). One thing I would change was more time at the castle. We ran out of time to see all the grounds. We also would have had a more leisurely lunch there if we had more time there. Great views of Dunedin from the castle. We had a very fun time there.
Do this tour!
Megan P,
29 thg 3, 2025
- Viator
5.00
We booked this as shore tour rather than paying to to one through our ship & saved a bundle! Not only that these people know there stuff & we had the most enjoyable day.....highly recommend!👌
Perfect service and the best way to experience Lochlan Castle, Dunedin, and the sea life in the area.
Y7678XArobertj,
25 thg 3, 2025
- Tripadvisor
5.00
We met the boat captain at the dock close to the cruise ship who took us quickly and efficiently across the bay, where another employee met us with a van to take us approximately 8 km up to the castle where we arrived as it opened and before any bus groups came for the day. Thus, the six or eight people on our water taxi shuttle, and van shuttle were the first to arrive and had the castle to ourselves for the first hour. Afterward, the van driver took us back down to the dock where we were met once again by the boat, captain, who then took us to the town of Dunedin for us to explore for two or three hours. The husband and wife team who ran the boat and Van were excellent. We liked the service and responsiveness so well, that we wound up booking a second boat ride that afternoon for sites and scenes and nature. He took us out to the mouth of the where we saw dolphins, seals, albatrosses, and many other species of birds.
Pleasant people, excellent service.
Robert A,
19 thg 3, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Water taxi and minibus ran exactly to time in both directions. Husband and wife team were pleasant and efficient…all you might hope for, but rarely find!
Perfect for cruise ships
Christian R,
16 thg 3, 2025
- Viator
5.00
This is a perfect itinerary for visitors from cruise ships if you want to see Lanarch Castle and Dunedin.
Lovely tour to Larnach Castle perfect for cruise ship passengers
Gabrielle E,
16 thg 3, 2025
- Tripadvisor
5.00
The husband and wife team running the tour were just lovely. The water taxi arrived on time and was a great way to get across the bay to Larnach Castle. The drive up to and down from the castle was in a mini van with only 10 passengers so it felt way more personal which was great. Then the water taxi took us into Dunedin just near the railway station. Overall it was a lovely tour, perfect for independent travellers who wanted to see the castle in a unique way.
Water taxi is the way to go
DONALD P,
12 thg 3, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Highly recommend. Taking the water taxi across the bay to Larnach Castle and then from there to town was an excellent way to travel. Quite a bit faster than the folks that took the bus from the wharf. Private transportation from the dock to/from the castle was also the way to go. We enjoyed touring the castle and the gardens for about two hours. Our shuttle bus driver showed us around the gardens for a much better perspective than we would have gotten on our own. The water taxi dropped us off 5 min from the train station (highly recommend) in town. We walked to Speight's Brewery (10 min, highly recommend) for our brewery tour and got back to the ship by shuttle bus (provided by the cruise ship).

Từ NZ$165.00