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| Port: Port Chalmers / Dunedin Taieri Gorge By Train & Larnach Castle 
Make the most of your time in Dunedin with a train trip through Taieri Gorge and a tour of Larnach Castle.
YOUR RAILWAY TREK Exclusive to Princess, this will be your only opportunity to ride this unique train with vintage and modern carriages for a trip offering natural and manmade wonders. Latticework bridges, mountain tunnels and viaducts are part of the scenery. Guides provide onboard commentary and the train stops at various vantage points. WHAT YOU VISIT Larnach Castle - Banker W.J.N. Larnach built his castle on the crown of a wooded hill overlooking Otago Harbour, for his first wife, a French heiress. Designed in Scotland, the neo-Gothic castle required three years to build and another twelve to complete. The castle boasts English tile work, Italian marble, Venetian glass and exotic hardwoods from around the world. The 40,000-square-foot house required 46 servants; the 3,000-square-foot ballroom was a 21st birthday present to Larnach?s daughter. MORNING TEA, LUNCH AND REFRESHMENTS Morning tea is served during your train trek along with a light picnic lunch. Refreshments are served throughout the trip and include local beers, juices, sparkling wines and mineral water. WHAT YOU SEE ALONG THE WAY Disembark at the Dunedin Railway Station and board motorcoaches for views of Dunedin, Otago Harbour, and surrounding farmland, before visiting Larnach Castle. SPECIAL NOTES The transportation is not air-conditioned. There are four steep steps up into carriages. |
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