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Otago, Invercargill and Stewart Island

Otago, Invercargill and Stewart Island Travel Guide

The province of Otago occupies much of the southeast quadrant of the South Island. During the first three decades of the 1800s, European whaling ships cruised its coast and ventured ashore, yielding a mixed response from the Maori, who had been living here for hundreds of years. In 1848 Dunedin was settled, and all the land from the top of the Otago Peninsula south to the Clutha River and sections farther inland were purchased from the Maori. By the mid-1860s Dunedin was the economic hub of the Otago gold rush. Dunedin's historical wealth endures in such institutions as the University of Otago, the oldest in the country. More »

Top Reasons to Go
Orientation
Getting Here & Around

When to Go
The Northern Otago Coast & Oamaru
The Southern Scenic Route—Catlins Sections

Places to Explore

Dunedin
Invercargill

Otago Peninsula
Stewart Island

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