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) Pick up a
Alexandra i-SITE (
03-448 9515; www.centralotagonz.com ; 21 Centennial Ave;
9am-5pm;
free map of this very spread-out town.
Getting There & Away
Atomic Shuttles ( 03-349 0697; www.atomictravel.co.nz ) A daily bus heads to/from Dunedin ($30,
2¼ hours), Roxburgh ($15, 30 minutes), Cromwell ($15, 50 minutes) and Wanaka ($20,
1¾ hours).
Alpine Connexions ( 03-443 9120; www.alpineconnexions.co.nz ) Shuttles head to/from Dunedin
($40), Clyde ($15), Cromwell ($24), Queenstown ($35) and Wanaka ($35), as well as key
stops on the Otago Central Rail Trail.
InterCity ( 03-471 7143; www.intercity.co.nz ) A daily coach heads to/from Dunedin (from $21,
three hours), Roxburgh (from $14, 34 minutes), Clyde (from $15, nine minutes), Crom-
well (from $18, 24 minutes) and Queenstown (from $22, 1½ hours).
TOP OF CHAPTER
Clyde
POP 1020
Much more charming than his buddy Alex, 8km down the road, Clyde looks more like a
19th-century gold-rush film set than a real town. Set on the banks of the emerald-green
Clutha River, Clyde ( www.clyde.co.nz ) retains a friendly, small-town feel, even when holiday-
makers arrive in numbers over summer. It's also one end of the Otago Central Rail Trail
( Click here ) .
Sights & Activities
MUSEUM
Clyde Historical Museums
(5 Blyth St; admission by donation; 2-4pm Tue-Sun Sep-Apr) The main building showcases Maori
and Victorian exhibits and provides information about the Clyde Dam. Larger exhibits
(machinery, horse-drawn carts etc) are housed in the Herb Factory complex at 12 Fraser
St.
Trail Journeys
BICYCLE RENTAL
 
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