What to do in Dunedin? Well, one thing you do NOT want to miss is the Crime Walk (Hair Raising Tours) with Andrew Smith.

This was such a highlight of our time in the city – fun, spooky, and very memorable. I can’t seem to shake Andrew’s tale of the young man who perished in Black Dog Alley (this one has a tragic love angle). You get the sense of what Dunedin was back in the crazy days of the gold rush, when bodies showed up in alleys and dark spaces more than you can imagine. Andrew gives you the creepy side of the city’s history, with a flair – his stories are NEVER boring.

Then there’s the cherry on top – a tour of the Dunedin Gaol. Andrew’s the only one with a key, so if you want to slip inside this now-abandoned relic you need to take the tour. Once inside the prison, you can feel the place in your bones. Nothing else like it. This one is 10 out of 10, don’t miss it.