Napier Shore Excursion: City Sights and Hawke's Bay Tour

Overview

Available languages

English

4 hours

Mobile ticket

This shore excursion highlights the best of Hawke's Bay and Napier, considered the Art Deco Capital of the world! Discover this areas unique history including its early settlement, the 1931 Napier Earthquake, and the rebuild efforts that transformed the city to what it is today. Travel through the beautiful rural pastures outside the city, make a stop close to the top of Te Mata Peak with incredible sightings, and explore the unique architecture of Hastings and Napier.

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Children 2 and younger are complimentary provided they do not occupy their own seat.

Departure details and times will be sent upon booking.

This tour does support collapsible wheelchairs provided there is someone else there to help them on and off the coaches.

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

What‘s Included

Pick up and drop off (at the meeting point)

Live commentary onboard

Driver/guide

Admission fees

Air-conditioned vehicle

Food and drinks

Gratuities (optional)

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Napier Port

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Please take the free shuttles that the ship provides and go to the aquarium shuttle stop which is stop number two. At the aquarium look for the signage “Hawke's Bay Scenic Tours". Try and be on the first shuttle so the tours can depart promptly. Exact meeting instructions will be sent upon booking.

What To Expect

National Aquarium of New Zealand

After being picked up, you will begin your sightseeing tour of the city and surrounding areas. You will drive through the rural countryside while sighting sheep, deer, cattle, along with orchards, market gardens and vineyards, providing some of the most beautiful scenery in New Zealand.

Admission Not Applicable

Te Mata Peak

Enjoy incredible views and a great photo opportunity close to the top of Te Mata Peak, which includes incredible sights of Mt Ruapehu on a clear day.

10 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Options

Napier Shore Excursion: City Sights and Hawke's Bay Tour

Pickup included

Reviews

3.50

6 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Terrible tour
robert b,
Feb 17, 2025
- Viator
1.00
Pick up point was not described properly. It was a 20 minute walk to the supposed site, where as it could of been much closer. Tour started an hour later than it should have. Guide was not knowledgeable about most of the tour and rambled on. Confused us as far as our pickup point also. It's NONREFUNDABLE AFTER YOU BOOK IT. DON'T DO THIS TOUR!!!!!
Disappointed
Larry P,
Feb 19, 2024
- Viator
2.00
I'm sorry to have to rate this tour poorly because the bus driver was a kind, friendly person. However, the tour was listed on the Viator website as a 5-hour tour, and it lasted less than 4 hours. We had a nice photo stop at Cape Kidnappers and learned a lot on our own about honey at the Arataki Honey store. We drove past the Craggy Range Winery where our guide told us that Jacinda Ardern was married, but he didn't stop as many on the bus hoped. Most of the trip was just driving around the countryside with little information provided by the bus driver/ tour guide. When people asked questions, he was often unable to hear them and didn't answer. A few times the tour guide asked for a consensus on what we might do next as if there was a choice in the itinerary, but he could only hear the few people in the front. The people in the middle and back of this large group bus had to shout their concerns. Overall, the tour leader was well meaning, and we had a few brief stops that were interesting, but definitely not worth the money and did not fulfill the 5 hour tour advertised.
good to this trip
duckducksang,
Feb 18, 2024
- Viator
4.00
Have a boat trip is good on picton. and food provide is sufficient. Good experience on the Picton.Easy to access to the tour.
Lots of views
Joan W,
Feb 11, 2024
- Viator
4.00
Our tour guide took us to some fantastic views AND she also took us on a side trip to a 'honey tasting' store that was fantastic.
Lovely excursion.
Shauna H,
Jan 31, 2024
- Viator
5.00
Lovely excursion with a wonderful guide. Learned so much about Napier and it’s history. The guide was so knowledgeable and kind! I left my phone at one of the stops and he was so gracious in turning around to go back for it. Luckily we weren’t to far away. But other guides would have been frustrated or not even done it. He was so kind. The views on this trip were so pretty. The info on the history of the town and buildings were fascinating. We truly enjoyed it!