Shore Excursion: 4 Hour Premium Hawkes Bay and Napier Tour

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Overview

Available languages

English

4 hours

Mobile ticket

Join a small group tour and discover Art Deco both Napier and Hastings Cities in detail and discover the greater Hawkes Bay region.

Take the free Shuttle from the ship upon arrival to Napier, to join fellow pre-booked passengers for this memorable 4 hour Napier Shore Excursion.

You will learn what Art Deco is and discover in detail, the Art Deco suburbs in the "Art Deco Capital of the World", while learning about the huge Earthquake that shaped this City. Napier is world famous as the “Art Deco Capital of the World”. You will discover much of the very popular Art Deco in and around this fantastic City and Suburbs including Hastings City. Opportunities to walk amongst these magnificent period buildings, often referred to as looking like a "Movie set".

Many photo stops on the day, enjoy fantastic vistas across the Hawkes Bay from Te Mata Peak.

Seats are strictly limited and only available as pre-booked. NO sales on the day.

A tour to remember for a very long time.

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Public transportation options are available nearby

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

A minimum of 2 people per tour is required - single travellers please enquire

Cancellation Policy

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

What‘s Included

Bottled water and local fruit included.

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Napier
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Plz look for our Guide holding (Hawke's Bay scenic tours) sign when you come off Ship, incase we have less than 6 passenger to pick from Port the Napier port will not to allow us for direct pick up, So in that case plz catch the free shuttles by port and meet the Guide at National Aquarium Napier which is Shuttle's Second stop. If we have Less than 6 passengers (Very rarely) from ship we will be in touch with you to Confirm pick up from Aquarium.

What To Expect

1

Napier

Drive around Napier city to explore Art Deco Capital, guide will allow you to take lots of photos and explain about the Napier history how town has risen again after the Earth quake.

1 hour • Admission Not Applicable
2

Arataki Honey Visitor Centre

Visit famous Araraki honey farm, chance to buy NZ famous honey.

30 minutes • Admission Included

Options

Shore Excursion: 4 Hour Premium Hawkes Bay and Napier Tour

Pickup included

Reviews

4.00

34 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

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  • Disappointing Experience

    Ian M,

    Mar 28, 2025

    - Viator

    2.00

    Pretty ho hum tour really. Had been looking forward to this tour and was somewhat disappointed. It didn’t start well. Information re pick up was to get earliest possible shuttle to final stop - The Aquarium. The shuttle driver informed us he’s not supposed to drop off at The Aquarium any longer but he would do it for us. Due to one of the drivers being unwell with COVID alternate arrangements had been made. A bus had been organised as a replacement for two vans to avoid cancellation of the tour. We had arrived at the tour pick up point just after 7:30am and the bus would be arriving at 8:45am. Apologies were given but the long wait did not bode well for a good day. Luckily we had decent weather for the wait.

  • Disappointing 4 hours

    Brian T,

    Mar 3, 2025

    - Viator

    2.00

    Meeting point wrong in instructions. Phone number for Scenic Tours was also wrong. Driver/guide tried hard but it was all rather amateurish

  • Wouldn’t do it again

    liz c,

    Feb 19, 2025

    - Viator

    1.00

    This was not a good experience, which started with the driver being late and then passengers who had got off at the wrong stop needing picking up which meant the tour started 1 1/2 hours late. The driver was rude to passengers which wasn’t good, the route was boring and seemed to consist mostly of Apple orchards and vineyards. We really didn’t need to hear the driver’s family history of how he came to New Zealand. This tour turned into a 5 1/2 hour tour with no refreshment stops. And the worst was that for most of the journey the driver was using his phone, not only talking but also texting, which with a bus full of 20 passengers was not only stupid but inappropriate. If I had known that he was breaking the law, I would have challenged him on this. Most of the passengers seem to want to return to Napier after the honey stop but the driver insisted on taking us around more art deco houses and also telling us how much they cost, irrelevant. This tour was paid for by Deborah Marsh a named member of the party, and at the end of the tour the driver took her name and offered a refund, she is still anticipating this money coming back into her account. I think she gave my name, Liz Crompton, as that was the name it was booked under. Any further questions please don’t hesitate to contact Liz.

  • Don’t waste your money

    Mike D,

    Feb 15, 2025

    - Viator

    1.00

    As requested we got off the ship as early as possible only to find the tour operator had not arrived and everyone was wandering around wondering what was happening and where to go. When the tour operator did show up it was still confusion but we finally ended up on a mini bus that was small and cramped. When we were on the tour the driver/guide seemed to be just driving around aimlessly with no structure or knowledge of the route. Very disappointing and definitely not worth the money.

  • Hawkes bay

    Diane G,

    Feb 9, 2025

    - Viator

    5.00

    Beautiful bay, the surrounding areas were a great scenic view on a catamaran.. provided coffee, tea.

From NZ$140.00

4.00
34 reviews