Art Deco Tour: Complete Guided Walk of Napier

Experience the ultimate Art Deco tour of Napier with this comprehensive guided walk. Starting at the Art Deco Centre, enjoy an audio-visual introduction provided by your knowledgeable local guide.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Art Deco Trust - Begin your tour with an architectural introduction and a 20-minute film presented by your guide, then enjoy a 1-hour walking tour.
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Professional guide
Additional Information
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Location
7 Tennyson Street
Tennyson Street
Please check in at the Walks and Tours desk inside the Art Deco centre
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Discover766937
Apr 6, 2025
Napier tour - Guide was well versed in the history and architecture of Napier. Very interesting. Between videos and walking tour was about right
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Gail-west-sussex
Mar 30, 2025
An informative and enjoyable walking tour! - It is well worth paying a little extra for the most in depth session! Simon was very friendly, knowledgeable and engaging throughout. His input both before and during the walking tour was outstanding. He pointed out many features and small details that we would never have noticed. He also included anecdotes to add local colour to the afternoon. He was very considerate of the group’s needs on a hot day and found shady spots for us to stop as required! We saw and learnt a great deal about the fascinating history of the town. Highly recommended! The Art Deco Trust shop is fascinating and well stocked. All staff were friendly - their costumes and enthusiasm were excellent too!
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Chanfamilyesher
Mar 16, 2025
Very informative walk - Very informative walk seeing many Art Deco buildings and features we would have missed without a guide. Small group and provided with earpieces to enable to hear well
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373iainl
Mar 14, 2025
Take the tour, but book direct. - Beware when buying through TripAdvisor, I thought we were paying in NZ$, turns out it was US$ - twice the price! Despite the shock currency issue, this tour is a must. The volunteer guides do an awesome job, providing detail, humor and structure to the tour. We learnt so much, and our eyes are now open to detail we would never have realized by our selves. The afternoon tour is longer, which is better, and is less likely to have cruise ship passengers. If you can book direct through the Art Decco Trust, it's a charity and all the income is used to help preserve the buildings. TripAdvisor will obviously take a cut if you book through them.
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W7619ksnicolam
Mar 12, 2025
Fabulous Art Deco guided walk - Fantastic walking tour with extremely knowledgeable guide. Napier is a stunning town and it is like stepping back in time to the 1930’s. Highly recommended!
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Justmetoo123
Feb 24, 2025
Great art deco walk - Very interesting walk. The guides were very thorough and provided a lot of history, both about Napier in general and about the different styles of architecture. Everyone was very friendly and organized.
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M5394yobernardb
Feb 24, 2025
Informative and entertaining - Great tour, very interesting information before and after the tour. Much learned about Art Deco and the linking of the style elements from the 1930s.
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Lesley_b
Feb 22, 2025
Walking tour Napier with Art Deco Trust. - A fab tour with a very knowledgable guide Simon! We learned so much, so many things we wouldn’t have noticed walking round ourselves.
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Ambassador563572
Feb 22, 2025
Great walking Art Deco experience in Napier NZ - Simon our guide was great and very knowledgeable, funny and patient . We walked for one and half hours looking at the most art deco boiling I have ever seen in one place .
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577lesleyg
Mar 29, 2025
Guided tour of the Art Deco township central - What an eclectic township. The guided tour, including a short film on the history behind it, really opened our eyes to this wonderfully unique place. With informative, in costume, local guides and lessons in identification of Art Deco elements, this was like a treasure hunt. From the heritage centre to the shopping precinct, seafront and most in between. Enthused us into more in depth meandering for our own enjoyment just to really to capture the essence of this extravaganza of Art Deco in reality. Well worth the walk, even between the rain drops, as it were, for us
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From $18
up to 5 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).