Auckland Explorer: Experience Best Attractions with 24 or 48-hour Hop-on Hop-off 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 departs at 9:00 am and the last bus departs at 4.00 pm - departing every 30min

1. 23 Customs Street East
Main departure point

2. SkyCity Auckland
Corner Hobson Street & Victoria Street West

3. Auckland Art Gallery

4. 359 Broadway
Westfield Newmarket

5. Auckland Museum
Outside South Entrance

6. Holy Trinity Cathedral
Corner St Stephens Ave & Parnell Rd

7. 279 Parnell Road
Parnell Village

8. Hapimana Street
Bastion Point Lookout

9. 23 Tamaki Drive
Sea Life Kelly Tarltons

Points of Interest

  • Sky Tower

  • Auckland Museum

  • Hauraki Gulf

  • Holy Trinity Cathedral

  • Bastion Point

  • Princes Wharf

Free Blue Loop - November to April (Route)

Operating Schedule: The first bus departs at 9:30 am and the last bus departs at 3:30 pm - departing every 30min

1. Auckland War Memorial Museum
Outside South Entrance

2. Domain Wintergardens

3. Mount Eden

Points of Interest

What's Included
  • Hop-on hop-off tour
  • On-board WiFi
  • Informative commentary
  • Goods and Services Tax (GST)
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
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 biggest city.

  • Please note, some days when cruise ships are in port, we can be extremely busy. Additional coaches are used to help with the crowds, however, wait times may still increase.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Patricia_m
Sep 29, 2024
Interesting and Fun - The commentary was very informative & the fact that we did not need headphones to hear it. History commentary was interesting to hear what was no longer there and why.
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Michael_h
Sep 25, 2024
Overall 👍 - Nicely laid out route. Had trouble finding the first pick up point but. Signals on route needs improvement
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Dianne_r
Sep 25, 2024
Auckland - I love the convenience of the city tours and the guide talk. Such a great way to see any city. Always timely with the schedule.
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Fiona_c
Sep 7, 2024
Bus Tour - The hop on hop off bus is a great way of getting to see a city i enjoyed this experience . I took a ticket for 48 hours so that gave me enough time to go round on the bus and see where I wanted to visit . Fiona .
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Jaime_l
Aug 29, 2024
Hassle free travel - Good way to oriet yourself with some main spots in and around the city. Hassle free way to see major attractions like the museum and art gallery as well as local areas like Newmarket and Parnell.
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Roma
Aug 20, 2024
Hoponhopofftour - We enjoyed the double-decker bus, our tour and the sites we passed were explained as well as the history behind them. The price was affordable also.
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Jade_s
Aug 12, 2024
I love the hop on hop off bus, take us to see the main attractions of the city. - Very convenient tour bus, it took us to the places we wanted to see, nice and comfortable bus, the bus driver also gave us good tips, we can take the express bus from Skycity to the airport only took about 35 min aS it took 1h 45min for us to take the normal bus there. Tips: Auckland bus is very confusing, ask the driver before you get on, otherwise it will take the opposite direction.
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Rtauk003
Aug 7, 2024
Watch out for the USD dollar conversation - Kia ora Travellers. The hop on and off staff were AWESOME and so very helpful. Our first bus driver was very entertaining and a breath of fresh air. We wish we got her name as we would definitely post here and encourage the Explorer to give her a raise. She was an older Māori woman that collected us at Downtown bus stop on Wednesday, 07/08 at 9:35am. The Ambassador at the bust stop was Jamie. The only downside was the dollar conversion from USD. We do not know why we have to pay USD for a NZ service so we got suckered as the cost was twice what we thought we had to pay.
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Casimiera_b
Sep 10, 2024
Boeing. - I do not recommend. There isn’t anything interesting to see in Auckland. I got off at a few of the stops and I really shouldn’t have.
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Marcus_d
Aug 10, 2024
over priced and long wait time for buses - i would not reccomend very expensive and the frequency of the buses on the loop is terrible stick to public transport and save your money
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