In this unique fundraising event for Orokonui Ecosanctuary and Dunedin Midwinter Carnival, explore the Orokonui forest at night and discover a glowing world.

Walk up a hill for a 1-hour yoga class in a natural setting with Jo Woolley - for seasoned yogi or beginners.

An easy 60-minute walk to Sutton Salt Lake, New Zealand’s only inland salt lake, followed by a tour of Middlemarch.

Come explore the wild and wondrous macrocystis kelp ngāhere (forests) along Dunedin’s stunning coastline. Bring your own wetsuit if you have one.

Enjoy a meal at Careys Bay Historic Hotel before a boat trip to Portobello/Quarantine Island and return. Departs from historic Careys Bay Hotel.

Children are invited to join a nature focused photo scavenger hunt in our lower garden. Capture all the photo points and enter to win prizes awarded onsite.

Walk from Signal Hill Road to Reserve boundary then via regenerating podocarp forest to volcanic outcrop Gerry’s Rock and back during 2+ hours.

A unique excursion that starts with 1.5 hours visiting selected locations at The OPERA focused on native flora. Then a 2-hour harbour cruise on the Monarch

In this unique fundraising event for Orokonui Ecosanctuary and Dunedin Midwinter Carnival, explore the Orokonui forest at night and discover a glowing world.

As twilight fades and night falls on our private eco-reserve, penguins make their way inland. This is the first ever publicly offered nighttime excursion offered at The OPERA.

View birds up close using spotting scopes with members of Birds NZ. Bring binoculars if you have them and meet on the footpath on Tomahawk Road.

Walk from Signal Hill Road to Reserve boundary then via regenerating podocarp forest to volcanic outcrop Gerry’s Rock and back during 2+ hours.

A unique excursion that starts with 1.5 hours visiting selected locations at The OPERA focused on native flora. Then a 2-hour harbour cruise on the Monarch

Bring the family for a fun-filled day of gnome hunting. Set among the beautiful gardens of Glenfalloch on Otago’s stunning peninsula, this is an event for the whole family.

Forests can inspire, heal, astonish and relax us. Naturalist Peter Hayden will take you on a 90 minute journey into a foreign kingdom…

Children are invited to join a nature focused photo scavenger hunt in our lower garden. Capture all the photo points and enter to win prizes awarded onsite.

Capture the natural beauty of life on the Otago Peninsula during this guided tour to select locations within our private eco-reserve.

Bring the family for a fun-filled day of gnome hunting. Set among the beautiful gardens of Glenfalloch on Otago’s stunning peninsula, this is an event for the whole family.

Visit the New Zealand Marine Studies Centre to connect with your coast and meet local marine species in touch tanks.

Visit the New Zealand Marine Studies Centre to connect with your coast and meet local marine species in touch tanks.

Bring the family for a fun-filled day of gnome hunting. Set among the beautiful gardens of Glenfalloch on Otago’s stunning peninsula, this is an event for the whole family.

Walk up a hill for a 1-hour yoga class in a natural hilltop setting with Jo Woolley - for seasoned yogi or beginners.

Children are invited to join a nature focused photo scavenger hunt in our lower garden. Capture all the photo points and enter to win prizes awarded onsite.

Walk from Signal Hill Road to Reserve boundary then via regenerating podocarp forest to volcanic outcrop Gerry’s Rock and back during 2+ hours.

Capture the natural beauty of life on the Otago Peninsula during this guided tour to select locations within our private eco-reserve.

As twilight fades and night falls on our private eco-reserve, penguins make their way inland. This is the first ever publicly offered nighttime excursion offered at The OPERA.

Children are invited to join a nature focused photo scavenger hunt in our lower garden. Capture all the photo points and enter to win prizes awarded onsite.

Walk from Signal Hill Road to Reserve boundary then via regenerating podocarp forest to volcanic outcrop Gerry’s Rock and back during 2+ hours.

Slow down and escape the everyday. Open up your senses and experience the health, mood, and energy enhancing benefits of a quiet wander in the forest.