Auckland City Guided Tour: Comprehensive Half-Day Exploration in the City of Sails
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109 Ratings
Auckland
Experience the best of Auckland on a comprehensive half-day guided tour. Explore the city center, suburbs, and stunning beaches, and enjoy panoramic views from Mt Victoria. Limited to 16 people for a personalized experience.
Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Queen Street - After pick up from your central Auckland hotel, travel up Queen St - the main street of the city centre and home to iconic buildings and mixture of shops and CBD offices
  • Ponsonby - Continue on through the picturesque suburb of Ponsonby, known for its historic buildings, before heading over the Harbour Bridge to the North Shore.
  • Auckland Harbour Bridge - Travel over the iconic Auckland Harbour Bridge, connecting Auckland City with the North Shore suburbs
  • Narrow Neck Beach - Here you can stroll on a beautiful white sand beach with views out across the Waitemata Harbour to Rangitoto Island and where there is time for a coffee (at own cost).
  • Rangitoto Island - Rangitoto Island is a volcanic island in the Hauraki Gulf near Auckland, New Zealand. You will see Rangitoto from many vantage points while on this tour.
  • Mount Victoria Reserve - After a short drive through historic Devonport, continue up to the summit of Mount Victoria for stunning panoramic views of Auckland City and Devonport. Mount Victoria is Devonport’s very own dormant volcano.

Takarunga / Mount Victoria is the highest volcano on Auckland’s North Shore, rising to 87 m. Takarunga means ‘The hill that stands above’ and its lava flows now line much of Devonport’s waterfront

  • Westhaven Marina - Then, travel back over the Harbour Bridge to view Westhaven Marina, one of the largest marinas in the Southern Hemisphere.
    Westhaven Marina in Auckland, New Zealand, is the largest yacht marina in the Southern Hemisphere.The marina has nearly two thousand berths and swing moorings, and tends to be continually booked. Auckland, known as ‘City of Sails’, is generally known for its maritime passions
  • Waitemata Harbour - Waitemata Harbour is the real name for what is often just called Auckland Harbour. It means \
What's Included
  • Worry-free Shore Excursion Guarantee
  • Cruise port pick up from the bus stop at 188 Quay Street (PWC Tower)
  • Local guide
  • Small group tour - max 16 people
  • Transport by air-conditioned mini-coach
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

Explore Auckland’s highlights when your ship docks and discover why it’s called the ‘City of Sails’ on this 3-hour city tour.

This Auckland shore excursion takes you through the city center and nearby suburbs. Journey through inner-city parks with comprehensive commentary from knowledgeable driver guides. Cross the Auckland Harbour Bridge, walk along a white sand beach on the North Shore, and ascend Mt Victoria for panoramic 365-degree views of the city.

Experience personalized attention from your guide on this small-group tour, capped at 17 participants.

  • Small-group tour maximum 16 participants
  • All luggage must be kept aboard your ship or at a luggage storage facility at the port (own expense)
Location
188 Quay Street
Quay Street
Pick up will be from the bus stop outside the HSBC Building (Stop #1346)), 188 Quay Street, Auckland at 8.50am (located next to MSocial Hotel). Please confirm this with us. (If you are travelling pre or post a cruise please confirm your inner city Auckland accommodation with us for pick up)
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Mohan_n
May 30, 2024
Lovely experience of the Short tour which will cherish as also the one page color printout of the places visited during - Thank you for the wonderful short tour of NZ. Must mention our Guide Mr Kelly who along with driving kept us update with the latest information in the history of this wonderful land of islands
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Gina_c
May 14, 2024
North & south Auckland - Jason was a great guide with a great sense of humour, showing us everything from north to south of the Auckland Harbour bridge. Was really helpful as an introduction to Auckland, so we knew our way around. Jason kindly dropped us at the War Memorial afterwards!!
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James_h
Apr 26, 2024
Bush and Beach really delivered. - The driver’s knowledge of the area was outstanding and his delivery very clear. The pickup was on time and we had the full time as advertised. Would recommend this tour.
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Robert_g
Apr 17, 2024
Kelly the Awesome tourguide. - Kelly had a great intuition for mixing . periodic conversation and silence. Really enjoyed is commentary of local highlights and history.
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Martha_h
Apr 17, 2024
It was very nice tour. I... - It was very nice tour. I always enjoyed the tours with viator. Love 💕 this tour in Auckland New Zealand in general is an absolute amazing experience to visit
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Voncile_d
Apr 15, 2024
Worth it - This was worth the money. We had a nice overview of several parts of the city. Our guide was good. We had plenty of time at each stop to wander around and take photographs without feeling rushed. Auckland is a beautiful city.
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Lizette_s
Apr 15, 2024
Auckland Highlights - Murray was a guide for the day and showed us all the highlights of Auckland proper. He shared a lot of history of the area and is really knowledgeable. I also appreciated the tour of the various neighborhoods and really gave us an idea of the area near the beaches. Highly recommend this tour.
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Nancy_b
Apr 2, 2024
Nice 3 hour tour - It was a very comprehensive tour in a mini van with 15 passengers provided by Bush & Beach. Terry, the guide and native Kiwi, provided much info about real estate, Māori culture and general history of Auckland. It was a very enjoyable 3 hours.
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Judith_p
Mar 28, 2024
A trip around Auckland - The bus driver/tour guide was very informative and interesting we learnt a lot about Auckland. Hotel pickup was a great help.
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Donna_p
Apr 18, 2024
Missed a stop? - Our guide Kelly was wonderful! Enjoyed the places we stopped and the restroom breaks. Bonus. Found some beach glass in the small beach we visited. But what happened to the Fish Market stop? Being from Seattle we wanted to compare…
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