Staff are certainly friendly and knowledgeable about the harbour and easy to approach if you want to know something.
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- Friendly crew
- Live commentary
- Light snacks and drinks available for purchase
- Scenic 1.5 Hour Auckland Harbour Cruise
- Sail on a Classic wooden vessel
Excludes
- Transportation to and from meeting point
- Bring a warm jacket as it can get cold on the water
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- The Meeting Point for The Red Boats Harbour Cruise is at the Z Pier gate. Pay and display parking available for vehicles. Please arrive at least 15 mins prior to departure If using a taxi service, please state *Z Pier* to get exact drop off point.
Return
- The Meeting Point for The Red Boats Harbour Cruise is at the Z Pier gate. Pay and display parking available for vehicles. Please arrive at least 15 mins prior to departure If using a taxi service, please state *Z Pier* to get exact drop off point.
Itinerary
On this Cruise we Cruise Under the Iconic Auckland Harbour Bridge
See the Sky Tower standing tall above the city, a defining feature of Auckland’s skyline visible from across the harbour.
Pass by the Ports of Auckland, the city’s main gateway for trade, where cargo ships and working vessels connect Auckland to the world.
See Rangitoto Island, Auckland’s youngest and most iconic volcano, rising from the harbour with its distinctive symmetrical cone.
Cruise past Devonport, a charming seaside village known for its historic villas, sandy beaches, and relaxed coastal feel just across the harbour.
Pass by the New Zealand Maritime Museum, where stories of exploration, migration, and seafaring life bring Auckland’s deep connection to the ocean to life.
Pass the Chelsea Sugar Refinery, a historic Auckland landmark that has been producing sugar on the harbour’s edge since the late 1800s.
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Reviews
Great trip,,loved it,,hassle free,,
The weather wasn't great but the time out on the water was absolutely enjoyable. Commentary and service were informative, enthusiastic and friendly. Our group of 5 had a great time.
A great cruise. Friendly staff who looked after everyone and made a special fuss of passengers. Informative commentary. Would highly recommend.
Historical knowledge & great scenery. The crew Richard & Ari were excellent. The character of the old boat was of historical significance & continues to this day. Most likely make another cruise when I return.
Great tour - staff professional and very attentive. Clean boat and wine and cheese excellent valaue.
For the price paid, it’s an awesome experience. You will know the history of everything you see including the boat you abroad
Very well organised and imformative crew. Really good experience. Crew were very helpful and friendly. I would recommend this activity.
It was an enjoyable trip with beautiful views of the wonderful city of Auckland. I learned a lot from the information shared by the tour guide, and the crew was friendly and pleasant. Thank you.
Good and have fun. It was my first time so I like it.
Really cool experience. Cute boat that my son really enjoyed exploring with lots of different spaces for taking in the views. Great guide, learnt a lot about the area. Really enjoyed seeing the city and port from the water. We went on a fine day in winter so was not too busy, which was perfect.
Was a great cruise around the harbour, loved the guide information, well worth it.
Fantastic value for money. Worth doing the cruise even on an overcast winter's day. Commentary was great. Was the perfect length of time.
Good commentary including facts (or maybe just stories - who would know) and history about the Harbour. Made the trip entertaining. Skipper Steve and his first mate Katie were great.
Great location with ample parking Great commentary - liked that they stopped under harbour bridge for us to see a bungy jump Boats a bit old and tatty compared to other services locally Lack of snacks on board especially COFFEE!
Great harbor cruise! Comfortable boat with seating below and above. It was just long enough to see the harbor from the water.
A very enjoyable and informative harbour tour. This is coming from a land lock person. Sure the weather did impact our adventure, but that was part of the package visiting outside of their “Summer”.
Very comfortable and informative tour. An excellent opportunity to learn more about the city and its history. Stunning scenery
I was not able take the ride. I missed jt. The directions was not clear. this was not acceptable. Jjjj j
My two sisters and I went on the Scenic Harbour cruise in Auckland last week, and we enjoyed every minute of it. From the moment we stepped on board, the staff were incredibly friendly and greeted us with warm smiles, making us feel immediately welcome. A real highlight was the captain, who also provided the commentary. We learned so much about Auckland’s history and saw several landmarks from a completely different perspective. The views of the harbour were absolutely amazing. Just a heads-up for those booking through TripAdvisor: the price shown, $26.89 per adult, is in USD, not NZD. Other than that slight confusion with the website's currency display, it was a perfect outing. We highly recommend it for anyone visiting Auckland!
Nice relaxing morning cruise round the harbour with a great dry commentary from the captain
We had a great time with Red Boats. Our hostess, Tasi was super friendly. Our captain was quite knowledgeable about the Auckland harbor. And we got a bonus being allowed to sit up front with the captain and get a great view from under the bridge. Would definitely recommend.
The taxi driver dropped us off a mile from the correct pier. The street address shown on the confirmation is useless as it covers a large area. Red Boat Tours need to add Pier Z! We had to walk the mile to get there and just made it in time. Other passengers had a similar experience. The crew was great and we had a very interesting and enjoyable tour of the Harbour.
Went on the Red Boats to see the harbour it was a very informative trip and we saw lots of things sorry can not remember the man’s name who took us Well worth going and then I went to a recently opened restaurant just opposite the harbour It was called Sails lovely food and staff Overall lovely afternoon out
A lovely cruise around the harbour. It gives you a good view of lots of Auckland from the water. Interesting information provided about the sights.
Great cruise. The commander sailed in such a way that we could take panoramic photos. He was very courteous and in no hurry to end the trip.
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