Port Chalmers

A port town full of history and charm, Port Chalmers captures your heart on the first visit. High above the hum and beeping of the container terminal, Flagstaff Lookout offers a panoramic view from Otago Peninsula’s Taiaroa Head, Aramoana at the harbour mouth, to the historic Scott Memorial high on the hill on the other side of town.

The banks, tailors, pubs, boarding houses and stables of the late 1800s have been transformed into cafes and restaurants along with vintage clothing and collectables shops and other quirky businesses. The quaint harbourside hamlet was a location for the feature film, The Light Between Oceans.