🏨 Half-day Discover Auckland City Sightseeing Tour Activity

Half-day Discover Auckland City Sightseeing Tour

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From $46.10

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Price varies by group size

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Departs: Auckland, Auckland

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

Enjoyable, informative and a great day out...

Explore Auckland in small groups for a more personalised experience.

An exceptional value, we offer a very comprehensive tour covering all the best sights, with plenty of stops for photos.
• Discover our sparkling harbour, stunning beaches, historic buildings, leafy parks, Victorian suburbs, and bustling shopping areas.
• Enjoy fantastic views from the top of our volcanoes.
• Travel over the Harbour Bridge for great views of our city.
• Learn about Auckland, the geography, history, and our way of life.
• Comfortable air-conditioned Mini-Bus takes you to a greater variety of sights.
• Choice of Morning or Afternoon Tour. 3.5 hours - 4 hours.
• Hotel pick-up from Central City Hotels, or from our convenient downtown departure point.

What's Included

Air-conditioned vehicle

Hotel pick up & drop-off (Inner city hotels only)

Professional guide with live commentary

What's Not Included

Gratuities

Traveler Information

ADULT: Age: 16 - 90

Additional Info

Children must be accompanied by an adult
Guides required to regularly wash hands
In consideration of other guests, if you are un-well, please do not participate on the tour. I will refund.
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
Regular temperature checks for staff
Strollers must be foldable.
There is some access to the bus, if you have a Walker or a Wheelchair, but these items must be folded. There is a small step. There are handles each side of the door to help.

Children must be accompanied by an adult
Guides required to regularly wash hands
In consideration of other guests, if you are un-well, please do not participate on the tour. I will refund.
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
Regular temperature checks for staff
Strollers must be foldable.
There is some access to the bus, if you have a Walker or a Wheelchair, but these items must be folded. There is a small step. There are handles each side of the door to help.

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.

What To Expect

Ferry Building

Our main pick up point is alongside the Ferry Building on Queens Wharf.
There's a pick-up & drop off area, that's the spot.

Alternatively, I can pick you up from your inner city Hotel. You will need to let me know.

This is a very comprehensive tour and we pack a lot into the 3.5 to 4 hours. You will get a real feel for Auckland. It's geography, history, sights, and our way of life.

This tour is Owner Operated, and the commentary is detailed, full of insights from a local perspective and delivered with humor.

2 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Viaduct Harbour

We drive along the downtown waterfront area, past the Viaduct Harbour, which is one of Auckland top "going out" spots. Great selection of restaurants and bars. Lots of boats, and home to the America's Cup yachts, and Whale & Dolphin watching boats

• Admission Ticket Free

Wynyard Quarter

The Wynyard Quarter has been transformed into an attractive waterfront restaurant area and is home to the Auckland Fish market. great place to revisit later for some Fish and Chips.

• Admission Ticket Free

Westhaven Marina

Westhaven Marina is the largest Marina in the Southern Hemisphere. We stop here for great photos of the Harbour, Harbour Bridge, and the Marina. Sometimes we see Bungy Jumpers leaping off the Harbour Bridge. Sorry., but Bungy Jumping is not included in the tour, but I can help you organise it.... There's also nice clean bathrooms here.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Auckland Harbour Bridge

We travel over the Bridge to the North Shore, heading to Northcote Point.

• Admission Ticket Free

Little Shoal Bay Reserve

We visit Shoal Bay in Northcote Point for arguably the best views of Auckland City from across the Harbour. Great place for photos.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Optional coffee stop. We don't stop on this tour for a formal Morning or Afternoon "Tea/Coffee" break as I prefer to show you as much of Auckland as possible. There's a couple of nice choices for takeaway drinks and snacks. Just bring them back to the bus. I have drink holders installed for this very reason.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Ponsonby

Ponsonby is a Victorian/ Edwardian suburb full of lovely older buildings. Fantastic shopping, with that point of difference, and mostly privately owned shops. An extremely varied selection of stores, from fashion boutiques, gift shops, homewares, antiques, cafe's and restaurants. Well worth a re-visit after the tour.

• Admission Ticket Free

Karangahape Road (K Road)

Known as a "colourful' area in the past, it's making a come-back. The nightclubs, bars, and tattoo parlors are still here, but there's also an interesting selection of shops, and cafe's. Definitely worth a re-visit.

• Admission Ticket Free

Mount Eden

Fantastic elevated views of Auckland City from the summit of Mt Eden. It's a 10 minute walk from the parking lot to the Summit, but well worth the walk. If you are physically impaired, I have permission from the Auckland Council to take you to the very top.
There's bathrooms here.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Auckland Museum

We drive through the Auckland Domain ( Park) and past the Auckland Museum. You would at least 3-4 hours to visit the Museum, so we don't stop, but the Museum is well worth a visit. Excellent exhibit on Maori and Polynesian culture, and the daily Maori cultural performance is most enjoyable.

• Admission Ticket Free

Parnell Rose Gardens

We drive through the Victorian suburb of Parnell, and past the Parnell Rose Gardens. If the flowers are in bloom we can stop for some photos.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Mission Bay Beach

We are now back on the waterfront, where we enjoy a picturesque drive past Ohaku Bay, Mission Bay, Kohimarama Beach, and on to Saint Heliers.

• Admission Ticket Free

St Heliers

After Achilles Point we drive through the seaside village of Saint Heliers, and then back along the waterfront, to downtown Auckland.

• Admission Ticket Free

Achilles Point

Achilles Point in the suburb of Saint Heliers affords wonderful views out over the many islands in the Hauraki Gulf. There's also a nice view of Auckland City in the distance. Great photo stop.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Auckland Central

In the downtown city area, I'll point out the Auckland Art Gallery, and show you some of the smaller side streets, like High St, and O'Connell street where there are interesting shops.

• Admission Ticket Free

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