Auckland Explorer: Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

Explore the best attractions in Auckland with a 24 or 48-hour hop-on hop-off bus tour. Discover the city’s sights, beaches, and shopping districts at your own pace!

Duration: 2 days
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Red Tour (Route)

Operating Schedule: The first bus leaves at 9:00 am and the final bus departs at 4:00 pm, with buses leaving each stop every 30 minutes (timings may vary due to traffic conditions).
1. 23 Customs Street East
Main departure point
2. *SkyCity Auckland

The Sky Tower, Corner of Victoria and Federal Streets,…

What's Included
  • Hop-on hop-off tour
  • On-board WiFi
  • GST (Goods and Services Tax)
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Informative English commentary
  • Multilingual audio commentary in Mandarin, Spanish, German, and Japanese via an app
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

Experience the top attractions in Auckland with a 24 or 48-hour hop-on hop-off bus pass! Each route takes about an hour to finish, but you’ll want to hop off and explore the city’s amazing sights, tree-lined avenues, scenic beaches, and trendy shopping areas at your leisure. The Auckland Explorer Bus is an excellent way to get around New Zealand’s…

Cancellation Policy

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

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Mohd_a
May 30, 2026
Good - Enjoy god and really like it and driver very noce and polite and really worth it and want to explore more
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Lance_p
May 11, 2026
Friendly - Very friendly and helpful. On time at stops! Drivers were focused and friendly. Lots to see at all the stops.
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G8424hnkellyc
May 6, 2026
Pretty Island - While this was a nice day and bus drivers were awesome, unless you are wine drinkers I wouldn’t do this. It is mainly about touring the local wineries. The scenery is beautiful, and the beach was really pretty but had I known ahead of time, I would have chosen something else.
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Steven_w
Apr 22, 2026
Just what we were looking... - Just what we were looking for. Broad exposure to the city of Auckland, before we explored some areas of interest in depth. It was great being able to get off at a museum we wanted to visit and then catch a later bus. Totally worth it for us.
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Paul_h
Apr 12, 2026
Bus was very clean and... - Bus was very clean and comfortable! Great driver, and narration was by speaker (no ear buds required)!
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Brad_d
Apr 8, 2026
Great fun and a surprising beautiful day! - Great way to see the island and understand the history behind it. We had an enjoyable time and made a lot of stops and coupled this bus ride with E bikes. and ventured out on our own. Very well worth it and had a fun and beautiful day..👍😎👍
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Sharon
May 25, 2026
Pretty pricey - We only had a short space of time in Auckland and wanted to have a look around . It was good but thought $140 was a little pricey.
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Kit_m
May 4, 2026
Love hop on/off experiences - Always a great way to see a city and learn its history. Unfortunately it was raining that day and the bus was cold and wet- not their fault. We were able to do the combined blue and red.
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Jean_g
Apr 11, 2026
Auckland Hop on Hop Off - Staff were very helpful! Buses came on time! Learned a lot about Auckland. Took us to all the sites we wanted to see. The climb up Mount Eden was worth the stop!!
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Brian_h
May 2, 2026
Maybe not worth the trip. Hard to locate bus stops. - From downtown stops are not clearly marked. One stop near the tower had a sign that this bus stop is closed so we walked a half a mile to another stop. Streets are not easy to locate on maps. Bus only has English recording and is on a bus speaker. In the back you can not hear the speaker. Some buses were warm on a fall day. One other bus was cold. Not really much to see outside of downtown but still was somewhat enjoyable.
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From $41
up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).