Drive over the Auckland Harbour Bridge, built in 1959, offering the most spectacular views and photo opportunities of the City and beyond
This quaint little township, often remarked being similar to Sausilito, is the oldest suburb on the North Shore of Auckland. Picturesque streets which are home to over 5,000 old wooden villas
Steeped in history and is an underground "mini city" with a labyrinth of tunnels, some of which we journey into. We walk around this volcano (flat walk) with simply spectacular 360 degree views of Auckland
Steeped in history with spectacular Harbour Views
New Zealand is famous for wine and we journey into the wine growing district of West Auckland and stop and do some wine tasting
Our lunch destination is at Riverhead. Steeped in history dating back to 1857 overlooking the uppermost finger of Auckland's Waitemata Harbour (lunch not included in tour)
Soak up the stunning views of Auckland Harbour coastline flanked with our beautiful native pohutakawa trees
Another of Auckland's inner city beaches that was formerly the home of New Zealand native parera duck
New Zealand's richest suburb as we explain how to tell the age of the old wooden villas and about their construction and other facets
Journey to the highest point in Auckland (196 metres) with simply spectacular 360 degree views. This is one of 56 extinct volcanoes in Auckland bosting one of the largest volcanic craters in Auckland
Journey along this road built in 1931 offering magical views of inner Auckland
Parnell is the oldest suburb in Auckland dating back to 1841 and is home to the Auckland Rose Garden and the Golden Mile of Parnell with its numerous eateries and the quaint Parnell Village
We visit one of Auckland's 3 crater lakes. This formed from a volcanic eruption that occurred 85,000 years ago
The richest street in Auckland and New Zealand offering breath-taking views over the Harbour and City
We enter the countryside of West Auckland where guests will see farms, livestock and marvel at the greenness of the pasture
We journey through this wealthy area in the countryside of Auckland, flanked by enormous homes, and we show guests the Coatesville Mansion that recently sold for $32.5 M
We had a great time touring around Auckland. Our guide Mike ensured everyone was comfortable and having a good time. Our visit to the winery for tastings was very nice. The diner we were taken to for lunch had a nice setting and the food was excellent. Auckland is definitely a must visit city when in New Zealand.
Clear instructions for meeting up outside the ferry terminal and pick up in a comfortable air conditioned small coach was on time . This is a wonderful introduction to Auckland, giving us a good idea of what we might want to see in more depth ( and what we definitely don’t want to !) and the layout of Auckland. Although it’s not an enormous city it’s very spread out . Lots of helpful information and interesting extra snippets from our very pleasant guide, John . We were going to pay for a hop on hop off bus for a day but this was much better, easier and surprisingly also cheaper .
All day in a comfortable Mercedes van . Went to so many different places . Stopped at a delicious diner for lunch over looking a beautiful river. Tour includes going to a 5th generation winery. Pickup and drop off at hotel front door on time.
What a great day! Our tour guide, Mike, did an amazing job showing us the sights and providing us with cultural background and history. He was also humorous and very personable so it was like spending the day exploring with a new friend.
This was an extensive Auckland tour visiting the major highlights. A must do if you a short on time and want to see a lot in a short period. Mike was our guide and he was fabulous and made my hubby and I feel right at home!
It was a great trip... Our driver Mike provided loads of information about Auckland and it's culture... his passion and sense of humour was amazing.. overall it was truly memorable trip
Had a small group of five people. Our driver and guide Danny was excellent! We really enjoyed our Auckland visit.
Our guide, Danny, was informative, professional and overall excellent. It's a good tour to see Auckland in one day after cruising before checking into the hotel. Pick up and drop off processes were smooth. The few items That I'd change would be lunch and wine tasting. Lunch can be a simple pie, coffee and dessert rather than a formal dining that took an hour and 20 minutes. It's so-so and pricy. Wine tasting was done over a table with us tasting a dozen different wines. Wasn't worth the time. And the tour descriptions were more 'expansive' than reality.
Mike was one of the best tour guides we have ever had. He was so energetic, enthusiastic and you could really tell that he loved being a tour guide. Beyond his enthusiasm, he was quite knowledgeable about the city of Auckland, New Zealand and the sites that we visited. Would definitely recommend a tour with him.
This is a comprehensive tour around Auckland whilst also incorporating some short walks. Mike, our guide, was very knowledgeable about Auckland, combining good humour with interesting history and information. The lunch stop was at a picturesque venue and the choice of food/drink to purchase was delicious. The wine tasting was appreciated too. Highly recommend this tour if you have all day available.
Mike brought us around Auckland and showed us the variety of neighborhoods and key points to see, and he was very pleasant and knowledgeable.
Mike was our driver/ guide for this tour. He was informative throughout. The tour took us all around the Auckland area.We were a group of previous strangers but left a group of friends. One member of the group desperately wanted to obtain an All Blacks jersey so we made a diversion to Eden Park. Mike made great efforts to get the shop to be opened especially for us. We all appreciated this. After a visit to a winery Mike chose a beautiful restaurant for our lunch break. The meal was delicious. I would thoroughly recommend this tour should you have a full day to spend in the city. It was worth every penny.
Our guide Danny, was a great guide. He show us the beautiful points of Auckland. The outlook was crazy.
Amazing experience driving around Auckland, our guide was funny and very knowledgeable. He made sure we didn’t miss a thing
With limited time on a cruise ship stop, this tour gave us exactly what we wanted. We never would have seen as much of the city on our won. Well worth the money.
When of the best tours we have ever taken, and we have done 100's all over the world. Great tour design and David was a magnificent tour guild. Highly recommend!
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