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Land Activities
The Walks That Actually Deliver
The Otago Peninsula has some genuinely good walking on offer if you know where to look. Sandfly Bay is a bit of a classic, a beautiful isolated beach that also happens to be prime penguin territory. Allans Beach is quieter and often has sea lions knocking about, and if you head south along the sand you can get proper seclusion. Then there's Tunnel Beach on the other side of Dunedin, which Instagram has made busier than it deserves, but go early or at low tide and it's still a cracker.
Baldwin St and the Weird Stuff
Dunedin's Botanic Gardens are worth an easy wander, nice parking, chatty parrots in the aviary, good vibes. And not far away is Baldwin Street, the world's steepest street. It's a bit of a novelty but honestly it delivers. Roll a jaffa down it if you can find one. Over in Oamaru, the Steampunk Playground is free and legitimately fun, and easy campervan parking right out front makes it a no-brainer stop.
For a more off-the-beaten-track walk, the loop at Karitane combines raw coastline with a historic Māori Pā site and blowholes if the tide's right. The Katiki Point Lighthouse Walk near Moeraki is another one worth your time, big seal colonies, good scenery, and if you time it right between 4 and 5:30pm you've got a real shot at seeing Yellow-eyed penguins coming ashore.
Land Activities in Coastal Otago
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