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A child reaching out towards a shark in an aquarium. 1
A museum interior with glass display cases containing various animal specimens. 2
Two children playing with a green laser light in a dark room. 3
A tarantula on a terrarium with a plant and a rock. 4
A person holding a child, looking up at a ceiling covered with lights. 5
By Tūhura Otago Museum
Free cancellation available
Price is €15 per adult
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Overview

    • The warmest place in Dunedin
    • Hands-on science for all ages
    • Meet the animals who call our tropical forest home
    • World-renowned collections, right here in Dunedin since 1868

Activity location

    • Dunedin
    • Dunedin, Otago Region, New Zealand

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • 419 Great King Street, Dunedin North, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
    • Dunedin, Otago Region, New Zealand

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1-Day, Tūhura Otago Museum Science Centre Overseas Visitor Pass

  • Activity duration is 1 day1d
    1d
Price details
€6.46 x 1 Child€6.46
Total
Price is €6.46

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Access to Permanent Galleries
  • Inclusions
    Access to Tropical Forest
  • Inclusions
    Daily guided tour at 2pm

Know before you book

    • Not suitable for: People with insect allergies
    • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
    • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

What you can expect

  • First visit Tūhura's Science Centre, where over 45 hands-on interactive exhibits cover everything from physics to technology, including a three-storey double helix slide!

    From there, head into the Tropical Forest, the warmest spot in Dunedin at a steady 28 degrees year-round. Butterflies from South America and Southeast Asia hatch here at the museum and fly freely around you throughout the three-tier indoor forest. You might spot a giant blue morpho, one of the world's largest butterflies, or have a smaller species land on you as you walk through.
    Alongside the butterflies you'll find parakeets, finches, giant stick insects, giant African millipedes, tarantulas, and Shelly our resident terrapin.

    Don't miss the 11am Animal Encounters show each day, where our lovely staff will show you all our wonderful animals in the tropical forest ecosystem.

    The Tropical Forest will remain open until October, before temporarily closing for the roof replacement. It will reopen in early December, refreshed and upgraded for visitors to enjoy.

Location

Activity location

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    • Dunedin
    • Dunedin, Otago Region, New Zealand

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • 419 Great King Street, Dunedin North, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
    • Dunedin, Otago Region, New Zealand