Tunnel Beach

Dunedin · Dunedin, the Catlins & the Otago coast · New Zealand

★★☆☆☆ Beach & outdoors

What it costs a family of four

Free

No admission charge for anyone. Parking or transport may still cost.

What to know

FREE. Sandstone cliffs and a sea arch, reached through a tunnel a politician had cut through the rock in the 1870s so his daughters could reach the beach. CLOSED FOR LAMBING for about two months in spring. The walk back up is steeper than the walk down suggests.

The details

Adult ticket	Free entry
Child ticket	Free entry
Typical visit	1.5 hours
Opening hours	CLOSED for lambing, roughly August to October
Indoors or out	Outdoors
Region	Otago, New Zealand
Prices quoted in	NZD

Plan a trip around it

Add Tunnel Beach to an itinerary

The planner prices a whole day for your exact party, warns about closures and drive times, and totals the trip in your own currency.

Official page: https://www.dunedinnz.com/

Open in Google Maps

Nearby in Dunedin, the Catlins & the Otago coast

Moeraki Boulders★★★★☆ · 1 hour
Nugget Point★★★★☆ · 1 hour
Royal Albatross Centre, Taiaroa Head★★★★☆ · 2 hours
Yellow-eyed penguins★★★★☆ · 2 hours
Dunedin Railway Station★★★☆☆ · 45 mins
Larnach Castle★★★☆☆ · 2 hours
Purakaunui Falls★★★☆☆ · 45 mins
Baldwin Street★★☆☆☆ · 30 mins