Enjoyable, informative and a great day out... Explore Auckland with 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 coach takes you to a greater variety of sights. • Easy morning, 4 hour tour. • Convenient downtown departure point or from our central pick-up locations.
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In demand: 35 of the next 60 departures are already sold out.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 7.
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, we offer 4 central pick-up locations. Let us know where you are staying and we will advise the closest pick-up point. 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 family run, and the commentary is detailed, full of insights from a local perspective and delivered with humor.
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
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.
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.
We travel over the Bridge to the North Shore, heading to Northcote Point.
We visit Shoal Bay in Northcote Point for arguably the best views of Auckland City from across the Harbour. Great place for photos.
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.
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.
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.
Fantastic elevated views of Auckland City from the summit of Mt Eden. It's a 5 - 10 minute walk from the parking lot to the Summit, but well worth the walk. There's bathrooms here.
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.
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.
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.
After Achilles Point we drive through the seaside village of Saint Heliers, and then back along the waterfront, to downtown Auckland.
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.
We drive along the tree-lined Symonds St, past the University of Auckland, where we head into the downtown area. .
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.
Queen St is the main shopping street in Auckland. I point out many lovely heritage buildings, like the Auckland Town Hall & Civic Theater.
We conclude our tour back at the Ferry Building. Alternatively, if you are staying in the downtown area, I'm happy to drop you back at your hotel. This tour is delivered with a comprehensive commentary, not just about the places we visit, but also about the geography, history , and an insight into our way of life. There's' a few funny bits as well.
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Half-day Discover Auckland City Sightseeing Tour lasts about 4h–4h 10min. The itinerary has 19 stops.
Prices start at $41 per person for this Auckland experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There are 2 booking options, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day, starting at 10:00 AM and 2:30 PM.
Children aged 0–11 pay from $26, adults from $41.
It can: 35 of the next 60 departures are already sold out, so booking ahead is a good idea.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
Yes, pickup is offered.
The experience is available in EN.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 18 participants.
Children must be accompanied by an adult 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.
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John was a great tour guide! He knows so much about Auckland NZ and we covered a lot of territory. He communicated well, had an easy driving style (no quick starts and stops), content was very interesting and the pace of the tour was not rushed. He took the time to answer all my questions so really a 5 Star effort!
Great tour with lots of information. Even though it rained off and on we saw some great sights and learnt more about Auckland
It was very informative! It’s too bad we had one guy on the trip that our guide had to go back and three separate times!
Great introduction to Auckland. Wonderful guide, thank you for sharing history and tips of where to go and what to do. Lovely stop with cafe and lots of photo opportunities. Thank you so much.
Really good tour, guide was so informative but not imposing, learnt so much about the history of Auckland and saw many sights. Mostly on a mini bus, stops for phots and one short walk, worth doing the walk for the views of the city. Good introduction to the city, would recommend. Pick up point was easy to find and a nice leisurely 10am start for 4 full hours.
It was all made pleasant by Tom, our tour guide, who was accommodating to our needs. He understand the level of intensity we could handle and made sure to alter the trip to our needs. We appreciated that. He added the simple gesture of providing us with a snack with a bottle of water each. Thank you, Tim. All the best, Vimala.
A wonderful morning with a warm and knowledgeable guide. Great way to see so much in a short amount of time!
A great first day in the city experience that lets you see a lot of the hits and some of the places you might not know about!
This was a great overview of the Auckland area, giving a taste of all the city has to offer and where to come back for more
Great guide, very informative and friendly. We saw all around Auckland and was told so much about the volcanoes and Auckland's history and up to today.
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