Best things to do in Otago Region

Otago Region Must-Sees

The Otago Region spans from the rugged Southern Alps to the dramatic Pacific coastline. This collection highlights the area's diverse geography, featuring the glacial-fed Blue Pools, the spherical Moeraki Boulders, and the tidal Cathedral Caves. It includes historic engineering feats like the 1880 Kawarau Suspension Bridge and Dunedin’s Baldwin Street, the world’s steepest residential road. From the alpine heights of Roys Peak to the urban murals of Dunedin and the adventure hubs of Queenstown and Wānaka, these sites represent Otago's unique geological and cultural landscape.

Otago Region Must-Sees — Map

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Queenstown Skyline Gondola

Riding the iconic Gondola up Bob's Peak provides the visitors with beautiful sceneries of the vast countryside.

Oren Rozen / CC BY-SA 3.0

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That Wanaka Tree

One of the most photographed trees in Oceania, That Wanaka Tree sits lonely at the edge of a lake.

Andre Chalmers / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Fergburger

Founded in 2000, this iconic burger joint is well-known around the world despite having only this one location.

Andy king50 / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Moeraki Boulder

The Moeraki Boulders are unusually large spherical boulders lying along a stretch of Koekohe Beach on the wave-cut Otago coast of New…

edwin.11 / CC BY 2.0

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Blue Pools

Glacial-fed pools of deep blue water located in Mount Aspiring National Park, accessible via a forest walk and swing bridges over the Makarora River.

Rob Young / CC BY 2.0

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Puzzling World

Puzzling World is a tourist attraction near Wānaka, New Zealand. It began as a single storey maze in 1973, gradually expanding to become an…

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Kawarau Suspension Bridge

Completed in 1880, this historic bridge stands 43 meters above the Kawarau River and is recognized as the birthplace of commercial bungy jumping.

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Street Art

A trail of over 30 large-scale murals created by international and local artists, concentrated within Dunedin's heritage precinct.

Gii.erre / CC-BY-SA

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Baldwin Street

Baldwin Street, in Dunedin, New Zealand is located in the residential suburb of North East Valley, 3.5 kilometres northeast of Dunedin's…

Ingolfson / Public domain

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Tunnel Beach

Tunnel Beach is a locality 7.5 kilometres southwest of the city centre of Dunedin, New Zealand.

Ashley Ng / CC-BY-SA

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Wanaka Lavender Farm

A 20-acre farm featuring lavender fields, display gardens, and farm animals, located five kilometers from Wānaka.

Ghislain Mary / CC BY-SA 2.0

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Skyline Luge Queenstown

Enjoy a thrilling ride on the top of Bob's Peak in a specialised cart.

Pseudopanax / Public domain

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Elephant Rocks

The Elephant Rocks near Duntroon in North Otago, New Zealand, are a collection of large weathered limestone rocks.

Dave Bunnell / CC BY-SA 4.0

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Cathedral Caves

Two 200-meter-long sea caves carved into the cliffs of Waipati Beach. Access is restricted to the hours surrounding low tide.

(nz)dave / CC BY-SA 2.5

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Cardrona Bra Fence

The Cardrona Bra Fence is a controversial tourist attraction in Central Otago, in New Zealand.

Ghislain Mary / CC BY-SA 2.0

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Lake Wānaka

Lake Wānaka is New Zealand's fourth-largest lake and the seat of the town of Wānaka in the Otago region.

Faztastic / Public domain

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Roys Peak

Roys Peak is a mountain in New Zealand, standing between Wānaka and Glendhu Bay.

Karora / Public domain

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Nugget Point Lighthouse

Nugget Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Nugget Point in the Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand.

Pseudopanax / Public domain

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Shotover Jet

High-speed jet boat excursions through the narrow, rock-walled canyons and shallow waters of the Shotover River.

Steve & Jem Copley / CC BY-SA 2.0

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Kawarau Bridge Bungy

The Kawarau Gorge Suspension Bridge spans the Kawarau River in the Otago region in the South Island of New Zealand.

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