Half-day Discover Auckland City Sightseeing Tour
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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 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.
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
A maximum of 18 people per booking
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.
Strollers must be foldable.
In consideration of other guests, if you are un-well, please do not participate on the tour. I will refund.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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, 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.
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
What‘s Included
Professional guide with live commentary
Air-conditioned vehicle
Selected convenient pick-up areas located throughout the City.
Gratuities
Options
Morning Tour - 10am
3.5 + hours, Scenic Tour of Auckland
Afternoon Tour - 2:30pm
3.5 + hours, Scenic Tour of Auckland
Reviews
1,077 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
A great adventure with Josh
rtprice1,,Jan 22, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Josh was a terrific guide who provided great detailed information with a sense of humour in between. Best tour guide we have ever had in our visits to Auckland.. Highly recommend.
Great way to see the city
mariabarnes,,Jan 22, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Well worthwhile. 4 hours with a few stops. Very knowledgeable and friendly guide. Great way to see the city.without driving yourself.
Excellent Tour
Michael M,,Jan 21, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Truly awful weather, but John made the trip entertaining and informative anyway. Learned a good deal about the city and its history.
A very good tour to get a feel for the city and learn about some of its history
Larry N,,Jan 21, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00This was a very good tour to get a feel for the city and learn about some of its history. Our guide John was very personable and knowledgeable.
Auckland exploring.
Theresa A,,Jan 21, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00The tour covered a lot of beautiful scenery and places, regardless of the pouring rain the tour director/ driver Josh tried his best for plan B to give us sheltered highlights to visit, very considerate and professional 👍.
Bad weather day turned out okay
OregonCoug,,Jan 20, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Josh was terrific. He inherited a bad weather day—lots of rain, but salvaged the day. He drove us all over Auckland showing us what he could. He was extremely knowledgeable and informative about all things Auckland.
Tour of auckland south to north
clarencevanderheide1,,Jan 19, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Interesting. Tour covered mostly southern side of Auckland . Unfortunately it rained all day. Worthy
Excellent tour
Gillian D,,Jan 19, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00This was an excellent tour conducted by Paul who was very knowledgeable, extremely accommodating had a great as t manner and gave a comprehensive tour of Auckland. It was great value for money and gave us a flavour of the culture, area and places to visit in our 3day stay before embarking on a NZ and Aussie cruise. Thanks Paul for a super informative tour that we thoroughly enjoyed.
First-class
G8510VWnicolad,,Jan 19, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00A great introduction to Auckland particularly if you are only staying a couple of days. Josh’s commentary was excellent and covered history, geography, culture and more with light hearted humour. Loved the lunch stop and being able to choose what we wanted to eat.
Great informative trip, would recommend
Passport781508,,Jan 19, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Lovely half day excursion. Paul our driver / guide was extremely knowledgeable, courteous & had a good sense of humour! Great way to get around & see different parts of Auckland, away from the central town & harbour.
From NZ$75.00
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