Driving Route : Christchurch - Queenstown - Christchurch

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Day 4 : Dunedin to Oamaru

Travel time is approximate only, based on an average driving speed under normal road conditions.

	Travel Time	Km	(Miles)
Dunedin - Oamaru	1.5 hr	119	74
Totals for Day	1.5 hr	119	74

Dunedin - Oamaru

119 km (74 miles)
Approximately 1.5 hours
Road Conditions: Motorway/State Highway

In the late 19th century, Dunedin acquired an impressive amount of ostentatious Victorian architecture. No expense was spared.

Today you can enjoy the historic public buildings, imposing churches, palatial homes and ornate hotels. There's even a castle. Eco-tourism is the other face of Dunedin—visit penguin, albatross and seal colonies.

Your journey north is flavoured with history. The town of Palmerston has a museum devoted to the region's Scottish past. After visiting the mysterious spherical boulders at Moeraki, you could pick up some interesting, ancient stones on the beach at Hampden.

Clark's Mill is next—a limestone flourmill built in 1866. Just before Oamaru is Totara Estate Centennial Park, where you can see restored 1860s farm buildings.

Oamaru has a population of around 12,000 and an impressive heritage. Many of the elegant historic buildings were made from the local sandstone.

Visit the Harbour-Tyne area—the best-preserved collection of historic commercial buildings in New Zealand. You should also check out the penguin colony, the museum and the pretty public gardens.

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