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Places near Dunedin by type
All 285 places by distance →One day from Dunedin
5 stops, one loop, back by 3:00 pm
40 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Dunedin
- Ocean Beach Domainbeach · 1.5 hrs
- Smaills Beachbeach · 1.5 hrs
- Signal Hillhill · 1 hrs
- Flagstaffviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Kaikōrai Hillhill · 1 hrs
- Back in Dunedin
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Dunedin?
First Church of Otago (church, about 1 km), Queens Gardens (garden, about 1 km), Toitū Otago Settlers Museum (museum, about 1 km), Dunedin Cenotaph (heritage site, about 1 km), Stuart Memorial (monument, about 1 km), Cargill Monument (monument, about 1 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Dunedin?
275 places on Spotwander: 73 hill stations & viewpoints, 71 beaches & coast, 40 wildlife, forests & gardens, 24 churches, 21 forts & heritage.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Dunedin?
Kaikōrai Hill, about 6 km by road; Signal Hill (6 km) is next.
Which is the nearest beach to Dunedin?
Burns Point, about 3 km by road; Andersons Bay Inlet (3 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Dunedin?
Start in Dunedin, visit Ocean Beach Domain, then Smaills Beach, then Signal Hill, then Flagstaff, then Kaikōrai Hill, and drive back — about 40 km by road in all.