The Scottish sounding city of Dunedin – Gaelic for Edinburgh - is South Island’s second city, after Christchurch, and a major tourist draw. It is different to most other New Zealand cities, with its grand architecture of yesteryear and sophisticated feel, and boasts an incredible setting between rolling hills and the striking Otago coastline.

The old city lies on the South Island’s south-eastern corner, a couple of hundred miles south of Christchurch and within each of Queenstown, and is built around the pretty Otago Harbour. Undeniably Scottish, although discovered by Englishman James Cook, Dunedin is best visited in the summer months due to its southerly location which brings with it a chill factor.