The Otago Peninsula is the most beautiful place in Dunedin, and along the coastline is a long road, driving on this road is really refreshing. There are beautiful bays and very beautiful forests, which is really a pleasant and romantic place.
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Otago Peninsula Highlights: Must-See Features and Attractions
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The Otago Peninsula is home to a wealth of wildlife that is easy to see up close and a must-see on many travel routes. In addition to watching wildlife such as penguins, albatrosses, fur seals and sea lions, you can also enjoy mountain scenery and historical monuments. Taiaroa Head, on the east side of the peninsula, has a terrestrial albatross colony. The viewing time is from December to February of the following year. At this time, one parent takes care of the chicks all the time, and the other goes out for food all day and returns. The blue penguin viewing spot is Pilots Beach, just below the Albatross Centre car park. Before night falls, the penguins come ashore to rest for a while. Walk down the gravel road from the car park to a viewing area near the beach, where you can stay and watch until they all return to their nests.
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Otago Peninsula Reviews: Insider Insights and Visitor Experiences
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The Otago Peninsula is the most beautiful place in Dunedin, and along the coastline is a long road, driving on this road is really refreshing. There are beautiful bays and very beautiful forests, which is really a pleasant and romantic place.
Otago Peninsula, I think it is the most beautiful scenery in Danitin, and it is indeed the most beautiful natural scenery in the local area. Walking here and stopping, I can really forget a lot of troubles at work.
The Otago Peninsula is a very beautiful seaside attraction in Dunedin, which is very empty and pristine with a beautiful coastline. Whether it is walking or driving, enjoying the beauty of this seaside is really very comfortable.
In fact, the whole Danidin can be regarded as a U-shaped: the left side of U is on the South Island, which is the signal hill and Baldwin Street, with a heavy industrial atmosphere; the right side of U is the Otago Peninsula, where there are beaches, cliffs, pastures, castles, all kinds of wildlife, etc., with a strong natural flavor; the bottom of U is the downtown Daniding. There are albatross center, Penguin world, castle, flying sand beach and so on. Among them, flying sand beach is recommended. We saw wild yellow-eyed penguins, sea lions and seals there. There are two other roads on the peninsula, one is the coastal highway, the other is the coastal highway. There is no barrier at all. Driving is very exciting. The other is the mountain road. The road is narrow. Some sections are on the cliff edge, and the road is not even on the middle line. However, the scenery of the two roads is very good. Don't miss them.
It's highly recommended if the weather is good. On the one side of the peninsula is a warm and calm bay area. Highways are built along the coast. The roads are narrow, winding and pleasant. It is said that there is an albatross center at the end of the road and tickets are needed. After enjoying the scenery of the bay, we crossed the island and drove all the way to sandflybay. The road to climb the mountain was not easy to drive, so we need to drive carefully. When we rushed down a steep slope, we were shocked to see the Baifan Bay scenery. It takes 5 minutes to walk from the parking place to the viewing platform, but it takes 40 minutes to walk to the beach. You can see the sea lions sunning on the beach at close range. Two-thirds of the hiking roads are fine white sand. When we go to the beach, we have to go down a slope. We don't feel steep when we go there, but when we come back, we find it very difficult to climb the slope. There is time to visit the castle on the island. Some people choose to live in the castle, but they have to make a reservation in advance. We didn't make a reservation one month in advance.
Great peninsula, where yellow-eyed penguins can be seen, but Nidin is the main town here.
Once the south island was very prosperous small town, yesterday's prosperity can be seen vaguely.
The best way to travel on the Otago Peninsula is to drive by yourself. The Otago Peninsula is situated on the southern side of Port Daniding. It was originally a volcano. Now the peninsula is part of the wall of a large extinct crater. Starting from Danidin, we travel along the coastline, enjoying the beautiful scenery of the bay, the blue water and the flying seabirds.