Otago Settlers Museum organisers are "surprised and delighted" with the growing popularity of their Walk Dunedin guided walks, despite the adverse effect of tougher economic times on some tourism-related activities elsewhere.
More than 90% of the walk participants are overseas tourists.
Val-mai Shaw, who co-ordinates volunteer guides for the three daily walks, which leave the Dunedin Visitor Centre at 9.30am, 11am and 2pm, said 177 people had taken part last month.
This was a January record, well up (by 58%) on Walk Dunedin numbers the previous January (112 ), she said.
John Ingram, the museum visitor programmes co-ordinator, said visitors enjoyed having a walk and talking to the guides, and some had opted to save money by paying directly, rather than booking through an agent.
