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Going to see the Albatross Colony and the penguins?

A winding road hugs the rocky Otago Harbour shoreline. You’ll nose in and out of a number of cosy bays, and then on the north side of Portobello Bay, prepare to swing hard right up a short slope to tiny Portobello Bay Backpackers.

Just 30 minutes from the buzz of Dunedin city, you have escaped to a rural waterside paradise, a far cry from a packed smelly-socks dorm.

Just down the road from the home of the giant Albatross at Otago Heads, it’s a homely little spot with just two rooms sleeping five people max.