Auckland City Highlights Experience


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From $194.78

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 8 hours

Departs: Auckland, Auckland

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

Experience yourself why the city of sails, our super city Auckland consistently has come in third place in a new survey that ranks the world’s most liveable cities? No wonder, Auckland is home to some of the world’s most beautiful beaches, has great food on offer, and is rich in cultural diversity. There are so many ways to experience Māori culture in Auckland, that give you an insight into Māori history, traditions and beliefs, through to contemporary Māori art at local galleries.


What's Included

A local English-speaking tour escort throughout the tour

Admission to Auckland city highlight spots

Admission to Auckland museum guided experience

Auckland Harbour Bridge ,Parnell Village and waterfront views

Complimentary pick up and drop off from Auckland CBD

Complimentary refreshments and water on board

Discover Auckland's highlights including Queen Street, the CBD, the Domain, and the Harbour Bridge

Discover the best sights of Auckland City from Queen Street through to the central business district

Enjoy the picturesque and historic suburb of Parnell before heading over the Harbour Bridge

Explore 3 floors dedicated to New Zealand's cultural, natural and memorial heritage

Fully guided return transfers from Auckland

Luxurious temperature controlled transportation in a minibus

Take in great views of Hauraki Gulf, the Harbour Bridge, spectacular ocean vistas & Rangitoto Island

Take in stunning views at Auckland's iconic vistas including Achilles point and Bastion Point

Travel over the Harbour Bridge for great views back to the city

Visit the Auckland Museum to learn about New Zealand's impressive history

What's Not Included

Access to Wi-Fi on board for a small surcharge

Breakfast

Dinner

Lunch


Traveler Information

  • INFANT: Age: 0 - 2
  • CHILD: Age: 3 - 11
  • ADULT: Age: 12 - 99

Additional Info

  • Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
  • Face masks required for guides in public areas
  • Gear/equipment sanitised between use
  • Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
  • Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travellers. If it’s cancelled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
  • Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
  • Face masks required for guides in public areas
  • Gear/equipment sanitised between use
  • Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
  • Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travellers. If it’s cancelled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

Cancellation Policy

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

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Experience may be cancelled due to Insufficient travelers
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

What To Expect

One Tree Hill (Maungakiekie)
Visit One Tree Hill and explore the 182 metre high Volcanic Peak. The second highest volcanic peak in Auckland, One Tree Hill offers excellent 360 views over Auckland and has a huge obelisk at the top.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Mount Eden
The Mt. Eden walk is an easy 2k walk that will take you around 1 hour to complete. Just 5 km from down town Auckland it's the highest volcano in Auckland on Mt Eden. The last eruption was about 15,000 years ago, leaving a crater 50 metres deep. Walk to the top of Mt Eden Volcano, there you'll get a 360° view of Auckland so long as the rain stays away.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Auckland Museum
The Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira (or simply the Auckland Museum) is one of New Zealand's most important museums and war memorials. Its collections concentrate on New Zealand history. Explore some of the best Auckland Museum has to offer on our Highlights guided tour! Feed your curiosity as our local guides share their knowledge and introduce you to our various galleries. Journey through Aotearoa, learning of its' people and their place in the Pacific. Discover the remarkable flora and fauna found from north to south and delve into the conflicts that have shaped the nation. You'll also find out about one of New Zealand’s finest heritage buildings, the Museum itself! The Auckland Domain is Auckland's oldest park, and at 75 hectares one of the largest in the city. Developed around an extinct volcano, it features tropical gardens, duck ponds and public art and is also home to Auckland’s war memorial museum.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Bastion Point
Bastion Point offers magnificent views out over the Hauraki Gulf and Waitematā Harbour, as well as back to central Auckland. It’s one of the best places in Auckland to take photos of the skyline and harbour. As the name suggests, its position overlooking the harbour makes it an ideal defence point for the city. The Māori name for this area is Takaparawhā. This scenic area includes the Savage Memorial, which commemorates Michael Joseph Savage, one of New Zealand’s most beloved prime ministers.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Achilles Point
Achilles Point was originally named Te Pane o Horoiwi (the head of Horoiwi) due to the Maori history of the site. It was renamed by the council in 1940 in honour of the New Zealand crewed ship HMS Achilles. The HMS Achilles defeated the German cruiser Graf Spee in the 1939 Battle of the River Plate, the first major naval battle of World War II. Achilles Point has great views of the Waitemata Harbour, and of course the Gulf Islands. Not so much a venue for actvities, but the views say it all..

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Tamaki Drive
Coastal Drive through Kohimarama, Mission Bay and Tamaki Drive before proceeding to Auckland’s North Shore.

• Admission Ticket Free

Mount Victoria Reserve
Drive through Auckland City’s Iconic Harbour bridge and Visit Mt. Victoria located in Devonport. It’s easily accessible by foot and the walk typically takes around 10-20 minutes – depending on how many times you stop and admire the views! At the summit of Mount Victoria you’ll find one of Devonport’s disappearing guns, one of only a few left in the world. Historically, Mt. Victoria has a number of artillery emplacements and various concrete bunkers, one of which is now a music venue for the Devonport Folk Club. Loved by locals and visitors, Mount Victoria is one of the best vantage points in all of Auckland. Enjoy spectacular views of the Auckland City Skyline and the stunning Waitemata Harbour – have your camera ready!

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Free






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