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🇳🇿 New Zealand East Coast: Dunedin & Oamaru 2-Day Itinerary

📍 Trip Planning 🚗 Dunedin ↔ Oamaru: ~1h drive (1-2 days recommended). Short on time? Focus on Dunedin! 🏙️ Dunedin Highlights ✔ Baldwin Street: 🌎 World’s steepest street! (10mins from CBD) ✔ Dunedin Railway Station: 🚂 Victorian beauty + photogenic gardens. ✔ The Octagon & First Church: Walkable from the station. ✔ Royal Albatross Centre: 🦅 Book ahead (~NZ$60)! See albatross take off + optional blue penguin tour. ✔ Sandfly Bay: Stunning cliffs + seals (steep hike—skip if short on time). 🐧 Oamaru Highlights ✔ Blue & Yellow-Eyed Penguins: 🐧 Best at dusk (check tides!). ✔ Steampunk HQ: ⚙️ Quirky Victorian/steampunk vibes (30mins to explore). ✔ Coastal Lookouts: - Moeraki Boulders (iconic stone spheres) - Shag Point/Katiki Lighthouse (seal spotting!) 🗓️ 2-Day Itinerary DAY 1: ◾ Morning: Drive from Te Anau/Queenstown → Dunedin. ◾ Afternoon: Royal Albatross Centre → Sandfly Bay. ◾ Evening: Stay in Oamaru. DAY 2: ◾ Morning: Oamaru Steampunk → Moeraki Boulders. ◾ Afternoon: Baldwin St → Dunedin Station → First Church → The Octagon. ◾ Sunset: Yellow-eyed Penguins (2h before sunset) → Blue Penguins (after dark). 🚗 Dunedin Peninsula Drives • North Route: Navigate to Royal Albatross Centre for coastal views. • South Route: Sandfly Bay for rugged hills + wildlife. 🍽️ Food Recs 🔸 Dunedin: Chopstick 101 (Taiwanese braised pork rice!). 🔸 Oamaru: Star & Garter (solid brunch). #NewZealand #DunedinTravel #OamaruPenguins #SouthIslandRoadTrip #SteampunkNZ #WildlifeEncounters 🦭📸

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🇳🇿 New Zealand East Coast: Dunedin & Oamaru 2-Day Itinerary

📍 Trip Planning 🚗 Dunedin ↔ Oamaru: ~1h drive (1-2 days recommended). Short on time? Focus on Dunedin! 🏙️ Dunedin Highlights ✔ Baldwin Street: 🌎 World’s steepest street! (10mins from CBD) ✔ Dunedin Railway Station: 🚂 Victorian beauty + photogenic gardens. ✔ The Octagon & First Church: Walkable from the station. ✔ Royal Albatross Centre: 🦅 Book ahead (~NZ$60)! See albatross take off + optional blue penguin tour. ✔ Sandfly Bay: Stunning cliffs + seals (steep hike—skip if short on time). 🐧 Oamaru Highlights ✔ Blue & Yellow-Eyed Penguins: 🐧 Best at dusk (check tides!). ✔ Steampunk HQ: ⚙️ Quirky Victorian/steampunk vibes (30mins to explore). ✔ Coastal Lookouts: - Moeraki Boulders (iconic stone spheres) - Shag Point/Katiki Lighthouse (seal spotting!) 🗓️ 2-Day Itinerary DAY 1: ◾ Morning: Drive from Te Anau/Queenstown → Dunedin. ◾ Afternoon: Royal Albatross Centre → Sandfly Bay. ◾ Evening: Stay in Oamaru. DAY 2: ◾ Morning: Oamaru Steampunk → Moeraki Boulders. ◾ Afternoon: Baldwin St → Dunedin Station → First Church → The Octagon. ◾ Sunset: Yellow-eyed Penguins (2h before sunset) → Blue Penguins (after dark). 🚗 Dunedin Peninsula Drives • North Route: Navigate to Royal Albatross Centre for coastal views. • South Route: Sandfly Bay for rugged hills + wildlife. 🍽️ Food Recs 🔸 Dunedin: Chopstick 101 (Taiwanese braised pork rice!). 🔸 Oamaru: Star & Garter (solid brunch). #NewZealand #DunedinTravel #OamaruPenguins #SouthIslandRoadTrip #SteampunkNZ #WildlifeEncounters 🦭📸

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